NPB Launches "Somethings Missing" and New Tariff on Mexican Tomatoes
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The National Peanut Board has launched “Something’s Missing,” a new promotional campaign to spotlight the absence of peanuts from K-12 cafeterias and college and university dining halls.
www.morningagclips.com reports the campaign highlights the unintended consequences of blanket allergen bans that remove a nutritious, affordable and culturally significant food from millions of students’ plates.
On NationalPeanutBoard.org/SomethingsMissing, the campaign will appear at key industry conferences, presentations and webinars, in trade publications and digital platforms.
www.morningagclips.com/somethings-missing-sparks-conversation-on-peanuts-in-foodservice/
**House leaders are expected to continue an Ag Committee markup that was tentatively set for last week as big issues remain for the GOP’s massive domestic policy bill.
Republicans are counting on Agriculture and Energy and Commerce to find the bulk of the spending cuts they’re relying on to finance the GOP’s planned tax cuts.
Deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are one of the bigger issues facing the Ag panel.
**The Trump administration plans to put a nearly 21% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes starting July 14, impacting the 4 billion pounds of tomatoes we import from Mexico each year.
Proponents say the tax would help rebuild the shrinking U.S. tomato industry.
Mexico currently supplies around 70% of U.S. tomato market, up from 30% two decades ago.
Opponents say this will make fresh tomatoes more expensive for U.S. buyers.
