Mexican Suppliers Prosper with American Tomato Imports Jumped to $2.9B
Jul 22, 2021
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In 2020, American tomato imports rose by +21% y-o-y in value terms to $2.9B, despite the volume of shipments declined by -1% to 1.8M tons. Mexico provides 91% of the U.S. tomato imports, while the rest 9% come from Canada. Practically all the Mexican tomato exports are sent to the U.S. The average price for tomatoes imported to the U.S. increased from $1.34 per kg in 2019 to $1.59 per kg in 2020.