All the latest important developments on import tariffs and how they affect the fresh produce trade.
One-month delay comes after US administration receives assurances from Mexican leaders on border controls
South Africa reacts to trade threats made by US president Donald Trump
CPMA president Ron Lemaire says countries including Mexico could supply more produce to Canada if tariffs push up price of US imports
Prices and healthy diets under threat as escalating trade dispute casts shadow over North American market
Kevin Moffitt, former CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest, tells Fruitnet exporters in the US will lose out as Canada and Mexico imposes retaliatory tariffs
Canada rolls out 25 per cent tariffs against US products while Mexico set to push tariff and non-tariff measures
Trump also imposes 10 per cent duty on China and promises ’substantial’ tariff action against EU, as North America’s fresh produce trade braces for impact
Bananas and avocados among the products in the firing line as US president ordered 25 per cent tariffs on Colombian imports
Government to continue tariff exemption for bananas, pineapples and other key products in first six months of 2025
Concerns grow in South Africa as Donald Trump threatens tariff hikes on Brics countries
Frutas de Chile seeking reduction in tariffs on apples, kiwifruit and other Chilean fruit
Plant Sciences’ Steve Nelson fears impact on winter imports from Mexico will mean a rise in prices for buyers in the US
Planned duties on Mexican and Canadian imports risk higher prices for consumers and damage to supply chains
President-elect pledges 25 per cent tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada and additional 10 per cent on Chinese imports
With the election of Donald Trump as US president (again), economists have raised concerns about the consequences of introducing tariffs on imports, not least from Mexico
Senior officials have held bilateral talks in Seoul aimed at boosting agribusiness trade between the two countries
Government says ten imported fruits will remain tariff-free until the end of September as it continues fight to curb food price inflation
Government allows unlimited tariff-free imports of key products until 30 June in bid to stabilise fruit prices after domestic supply shortages
UK import tariff on prune juice suspended after lobbying by UK trade and California Prune Board
Tariffs on shipments of fresh, frozen and dried blueberries go down from 30 per cent to 10 per cent
Mid-season export volumes are 16 times more than 2022/23 season totals