Mexico Tariff

Mexico-grown tomatoes supply most of the U.S. market. Tomatoes are an ingredient found in everything from condiments to main courses. They are at the center of a new worry in the trade wars because of tariffs. Florida growers, however, say the tariff is necessary.

The Trump tariffs against Mexico are now in place and San Antonio is going to feel the pinch. Expect higher prices for food, construction, gas and more. And then there are the job losses including in trucking, auto manufacturing and agriculture.

San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro was joined by Democrats San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, and state Senators Jose Menendez and Roland Gutierrez in calling out how President Trump’s tariffs with Mexico will cause economic harm in San Antonio.

The United States and Mexico struck a last-minute deal on immigration to avoid a 5% tax on all Mexican goods that President Trump had threatened to impose.

Residents, business owners and political leaders in Laredo braced for President Trump’s threat of a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico — that is,…