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Jul 15, 2025 3:01 AM CDT

The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here

New tariff expected to raise prices and limit tomato choices nationwide

(Newser) - American shoppers may soon find their favorite tomatoes pricier and harder to find as a new 17% tariff on Mexican imports shakes up the produce aisle and reignites a decades-old trade battle, the New York Times reports. The Trump administration imposed the tariff, effective immediately, on most Mexican tomato...

Tomato Mysteriously
Lost in Space Turns
Up 8 Months Later

Dec 9, 2023 10:45 AM CST

Tomato Mysteriously Lost in Space Turns Up 8 Months Later

Astronaut Frank Rubio, who'd been accused of eating it, is vindicated

(Newser) - In late March, astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully harvested a batch of space-grown tomatoes, and each astronaut was given a plastic baggie with a sample. One of those tomato bags ended up floating away, with the tiny tomato still inside, and now, nearly nine months later, the missing...

Company Develops
'World's Tiniest Tomato'

Jan 8, 2018 12:07 AM CST

Company Develops 'World's Tiniest Tomato'

'It's clean, it's nice, it's sexy,' chef says

(Newser) - They say bigger is better, but in the succulent world of cherry tomatoes, one Israeli company is going smaller than ever before. The "drop tomato" is about the size of a blueberry, and the Kedma company in the country's southern Arava desert says it is the smallest one...

This Exists:
Plant That Grows
'Ketchup' and 'Fries'

This Exists: Plant That Grows 'Ketchup' and 'Fries'

'TomTato' now available in US

(Newser) - Tomatoes and potatoes go together like, well, ketchup and fries—so why not grow them together? A hybrid plant known as the "TomTato" or, yes, "Ketchup 'n' Fries," allows you to do just that, and it's now available in the US after first being released...

Why Are Tomatoes Red?
Blame Meteor

Why Are Tomatoes Red? Blame Meteor

Dinosaur-killing impact forced the tomato into big changes, say scientists

(Newser) - Why are tomatoes red? The same reason dinosaurs were killed off, say scientists. The massive meteorite that struck Earth 60 to 70 million years ago created extremely harsh conditions that forced the evolution of the tomato into its current red and edible form, reports Phys.org . Researchers discovered this connection...