Whitney Smith from Little Rock said the import tax comes with a cost that she’s not ready to pay.
“I’d prefer not to go to the grocery store and see any price of food be higher,” Smith said.
At Me and McGee Market, it’s a different story. Owner Logan Duvall said he’s hoping the new tariff will encourage more people to shop locally.
Right now, 70% of tomatoes consumed in the U.S. are imported from Mexico, according to the advocacy group Florida Tomato Exchange.
“When we buy local, we’re investing local. When we buy something that’s being shipped in from Mexico, that money is being siphoned out of our communities,” Duvall said.
Smith said while shopping local is the goal, for her, it’s not always realistic.
“I do prefer going to Farmer’s Markets. But just the convenience of it — we end up going to the grocery stores more. So, it might end up affecting us more than I realized,” Smith said.
Trump said Mexico can expect 30% tariffs on all goods coming into the U.S. starting in August.
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