Trade The Florida Tomato Exchange hired Cordone Consulting to lobby on the termination of the 2019 U.S.-Mexico Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes. The trade association, which represents tomato growers and packers in the Sunshine State, filed a request with the Commerce Department earlier this summer to end the agreement. The group alleged the agreement hasn’t…
It appears likely that debate over the 2023 Farm Bill will be conducted during a budget-constrained cycle, which means new initiatives and increased funding could be difficult to sell.