Tomatoes become latest symbol of America's affordability squeeze

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Tony DiMare’s family owns 4,000 acres of tomato farms across Florida and California. Sadly, his Florida crops have been mowed over and left to rot, as with many tomato vines across the state.

DiMare told WSVN 7 Miami that President Donald Trump’s tariff and immigration policies are driving farmers to abandon their crops.

More recently, DiMare told The Washington Post that Florida's acreage for tomato farms has tumbled from 61,800 acres in 1990 to 23,000 today – that’s a drop of almost 63%.

As the Trump administration proceeds with mass deportations of undocumented migrants, there are far fewer pickers in the fields, and crops are left to go bad.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-farmers-now-plowing-over-101200504.html