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Growers and senators press trade officials as cheaper imports undercut U.S. produce
Summary
At the Senate Aging Committee hearing growers described imported produce being delivered at prices below U.S. production costs, asking Congress and trade agencies for stronger measures to ensure a level playing field and citing specific examples including tomatoes and other vegetables.
Growers told the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging that imports priced below U.S. production costs have depressed prices and pushed some producers to dump unsold crops. "We couldn't get the order. I can get them delivered from Mexico for $10 — I can't pick and pack them for $10," Jim Alderman testified about grape tomatoes.
Senators and witnesses described a pattern where lower…
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