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Amid Cinco de Mayo celebrations, a tax on Mexican tomatoes looms

An ASU agribusiness expert weighs in on how a tomato tax could impact consumer prices.

In this story published May 4, 2025, in AP News:

Tim Richards, a professor at the Morrison School of Agribusiness at Arizona State University, expects U.S. retail prices for tomatoes to rise by around 10.5% if the duty goes through.

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