21-08-2017 20:45 via growingproduce.com

NAFTA Renegotiation Long Overdue for Florida Farmers

It’s easy to see the impact Mexican tomatoes have had on the Florida market in recent years.Florida’s specialty crop growers are eagerly awaiting to see what form President Trump’s promised renegotiation of NAFTA takes. While other agricultural sectors have benefited from the trade pact that took force in 1994, it has been a negative for the state’s fruit and vegetable growers.
Tomato growers have taken a particularly hard hit from Mexican imports. In July, Reggie Brown,
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