Packer Insight - Jason Klinowski talks Mexican tomato trade

The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst talked with Jason Klinowski, agricultural and food law attorney on July 17.

By Tom Karst

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September 21, 2022 09:14 PM

The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst talked with Jason Klinowski, agricultural and food law attorney on July 17.

Karst asks about Jason’s start as a PACA attorney and then questions Klinowski about issues related to the tomato trade between the U.S. and Mexico, and specifically the dumping investigation and the prospects for a new suspension agreement.

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