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Home-Grown Tomatoes and Trade Wars - April 14

April 14, 2025

Day 1,291 of the Adventure


The last time I posted anything about growing tomatoes, I started a firestorm of controversy. Here's the Article. Here's my response to it! Anyway, that's a battle for another day. Today, in one of the homestead groups I belong to, was this humorous posting about growing tomatoes. While I see (and appreciate) the humor of it, I can't help but comment. I recently saw an article in the Wall Street Journal which only caught my eye because of the word "Tomatoes" in the headline. It said "Tomatoes Become One of the First Everyday Casualties of Trade War". Now, I'm not a fan of the Wall Street Journal and not necessarily critical of the Tariff war going on right now. I believe there's a bigger picture to address than the pain and necessity of hammering out new trade agreements. With that said, there are some realities to the circumstances that can't, or at least shouldn't be ignored. The first is that, Yes, prices on imports are certainly going to be affected. But second, it related to imports. Third, rising prices for imports will naturally affect domestic prices as well. (That's just how that seems to work out) And finally, if we buy tomatoes at the store, we'll pay more. In fact, the article states that roughly 70% of tomatoes come from Mexico which could see an average store price reach $2.48 for a one-pint carton of grape tomatoes. (According to the USDA)

Between general "Trump Bashing", "Tariff Bashing" and "Doom and Gloom" of the WSJ (along with most other media) you have to sift through the facts a little. Without going into the dynamics of the politics and commerce effects, the fact is, that higher prices are a current reality and trade agreement negotiations will very likely exacerbate that for a while. Maybe a short while, maybe a long while. The solution....... Maybe get yourself okay with growing your own tomatoes. And, I'm not even referring to just tomatoes. Maybe get okay with growing anything you regularly consume. To take it a step further, maybe get okay with doing all kinds of things for yourself that you've never considered before. The art of becoming more self-sufficient, is synonymous the art of becoming less dependent. But, if all we are talking about is tomatoes, Home-Grown beats store bought EVERY TIME! There's reason enough right there!

Carry On

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