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Today's News Brief: 🍅 The Trump tomato tariffs are coming for your free chips and salsa. A 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes, then bad weather in Mexico and Florida, sent tomato prices to a 20-year high. Texas Restaurant Association says food costs are up roughly 35% since the pandemic.

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tpr.orgTrump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurantsThe 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.

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