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U.S. tomato farmers say want to dump Mexico deal (that they say has become "a charade".)
Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 6/25/12 | Doug Palmer - Reuters

Posted on 06/25/2012 6:32:26 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. tomato growers on Monday said they have formally asked the U.S. Commerce Department to tear up a pricing agreement with Mexican producers that they say has become "a charade."

Reggie Brown, executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange, told Reuters U.S. producers want the pact voided so they can file a new anti-dumping complaint against Mexico.

The rare request comes in a dispute that dates back to 1996, when U.S. industry filed a petition accusing Mexican producers of selling in the United States at unfairly low prices.

Brown said the Commerce Department found that Mexican producers were dumping their tomatoes in the United States at nearly 188.5 percent below fair market value.

The department later agreed to suspend action on the petition and negotiate a "suspension" agreement with Mexican producers and exporters that established a minimum reference price for Mexican tomatoes in the United States.

In following years, two more suspension agreements were negotiated to replace the original pact, but the reference price barely changed, Brown said.

In the meantime, U.S. tomato imports from Mexico nearly tripled in value to about $1.8 billion last year.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: commerce; deal; dump; farmers; mexico; tomato
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To: cripplecreek

Don’t know. I just moved here last Summer.


21 posted on 06/25/2012 7:52:57 PM PDT by EricT. (The GOP's sole purpose is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.)
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To: Aria
.do you put all your veggies in a sort of weak bleach solution now?

Yes. I left a kidney and spleen on the side of a mountain, far, far away, so I have one of those compromised immune systems.

Except for my veggies that I grow.

/johnny

22 posted on 06/25/2012 7:56:23 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Viking2002
About the only thing American left are the seeds

I use mostly heirloom seeds. One of these days the feds are gonna swoop down and arrest me and a whole busload of little old ladies who are part of the seed trading ring.

Just the other day, Mildred said she would hook me up with some Budget Booster tomato seeds next spring if I could score some Broomsdale spinach seed for her.
23 posted on 06/25/2012 8:01:29 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: TLI

I refuse to buy any vegetables or fruits coming from Mexico and complain loudly when I find that is all the store has. And further complain to management, just as loudly. I also complain about fish from China.


24 posted on 06/25/2012 8:03:11 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: JRandomFreeper

So please let me know how to make this solution - how much bleach to water?

I’n pretty healthy but no use pushing my luck.

Were you in the military? Spleen and Kidney is a lot to leave behind.


25 posted on 06/25/2012 8:16:39 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 wasn't an election - it was a coup d'etat.)
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To: Aria
Technically? 50 parts per million.... and regular bottled bleach requires about a capful per gallon of water. When you can smell it, it's enough or way too much.

Yes. I was in the military.

That had zip to do with leaving the spleen and the kidney. I was a cook last enlistment. Who shoots cooks?

Cooks get hurt in slip fall accidents.

And (deep voice here) it's amazing how short a distance you can fall and get badly hurt.

/johnny

26 posted on 06/25/2012 8:24:26 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: cripplecreek
Yeah, I'm really getting to appreciate heirloom seeds and my catalogs are starting to arrive in the mail now. Just got a new John Scheepers catalog last week, in fact. And that bit about the feds is no joke - the Ag weenies pack heat, now. Can't sell raw milk. Some states even ban rainwater collection. They'll be coming for our squash next.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920


27 posted on 06/25/2012 8:43:55 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you're gonna hang out in places like this, wear a badge on your didey.")
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To: JRandomFreeper

Ahh...well I was imagining war wounds....obviously.

Thanks for the info.


28 posted on 06/25/2012 10:08:41 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 wasn't an election - it was a coup d'etat.)
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To: Aria
We had safety briefings in the USAF.

I was safer when I was at war. ;)

/johnny

29 posted on 06/25/2012 10:17:02 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: TLI

I do the same thing. I also say the words salmonella and e.coli very loudly.


30 posted on 06/25/2012 10:19:39 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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To: Duchess47

Bravo! I do the same here in Northern California. We have the best farmland in the world and have to import produce from Mexico? No way I’m buying from outside the US. Best tomatoes I’ve found, Campari, from Arizona. Consistently sweet and rich, and meaty.


31 posted on 06/25/2012 10:58:22 PM PDT by JoeA (JoeA / Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Technically? 50 parts per million.... and regular bottled bleach requires about a capful per gallon of water. When you can smell it, it's enough or way too much.


That's a little stronger than the level of bleach we were told to use after an earthquake -

Boiling water should be your first choice. You can, however, disinfect water with common household liquid chlorine bleach. This will kill bacteria in the water. Add eight drops of bleach per gallon for clear water and 16 drops per gallon if the water is cloudy. Shake and let stand for 30 minutes before using. A slight chlorine odor should be detectable in the water. If not, repeat the dosage and let stand for an additional 15 minutes.

32 posted on 06/25/2012 11:11:27 PM PDT by az_gila
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To: cripplecreek

I’m on my third garden hose water sprayer this year. I thought it was just me. What garbage they make.


33 posted on 06/25/2012 11:16:49 PM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: NormsRevenge

Three words: Chi Chi’s restaurant.
And yes, heirloom seeds. Got Rutgers, Brandywines, Ace 55s, Romas and some volunteers from last year.


34 posted on 06/25/2012 11:36:12 PM PDT by Eagles6
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To: Viking2002

Read the seed packets. Some now say on the Country of Origin: China.


35 posted on 06/26/2012 3:20:39 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!; cripplecreek
So far, I haven't come across any marked as such; not vegetable seeds, anyway, and I always check country of origin and packing date. But, the best way to eliminate it is cripplecreek's way - go heirloom. They haven't hybridized all the flavor out them, either.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920


36 posted on 06/26/2012 4:03:10 AM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you're gonna hang out in places like this, wear a badge on your didey.")
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To: JoeA

I personally think we should do more of the region specific traditional crop farming. More cold weather crops from places they grew in the 1800s before being hybridized to grown in the desert.

That’s not to say that we shouldn’t maximize crops by growing in the southwest, only that growing traditional crops as a safety measure is a good idea.


37 posted on 06/26/2012 4:20:20 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Viking2002

This won’t be a great year for tomatoes in southern Michigan, (too cool and dry) but the hybrids that would do well, taste like wax.


38 posted on 06/26/2012 4:23:58 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: cripplecreek; Viking2002

Mine: Made in The USA:

http://www.amazon.com/Rittenhouse-amazwalkingsprinkler-Walking-Sprinkler-Cast/dp/B0002PB214


39 posted on 06/26/2012 4:34:16 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
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To: cripplecreek

US made tools/equipment:

http://www.squidoo.com/made-in-the-usa-garden-tools


40 posted on 06/26/2012 4:39:03 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (All libs & most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
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