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El precio de los tomates en EE.UU. ha aumentado notablemente. Estas son las razones

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Por Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN en Español

Mike Armata lleva un mes viendo tomates de aspecto poco atractivo.

Sí son aptos para el consumo, pero no lucen tan bien como de costumbre. Su mayor problema, sin embargo, es que resultan muy costosos. Pero en el mercado actual debe conformarse con lo que pueda conseguir.

“Hay escasez por todas partes. Representa un gran desembolso inicial para nosotros, una apuesta a ciegas de que la gente realmente comprará estos productos a estos precios. Da miedo”, comentó Armata, quien se desempeña como comprador de productos frescos para la empresa familiar E. Armata, que suministra tomates a cientos de negocios en el noreste del país.

La demanda estacional de tomates está comenzando a repuntar en Estados Unidos, a medida que el clima cálido invita a consumir más hamburguesas, salsas, ensaladas y kétchup en los perritos calientes. No obstante, una intensa ola de frío durante el pico de la temporada tomatera en Florida —sumada a las condiciones climáticas húmedas durante la temporada de cultivo en México— ha reducido el volumen de la cosecha este año. Armata señaló que apenas está recibiendo una octava parte de su suministro habitual procedente de México, California, Florida y la República Dominicana.

Mientras tanto, los precios han experimentado un aumento notable. El precio de los tomates subió un 15,3 % tan solo en el mes de marzo y acumula un alza del 22,6 % en comparación con la misma fecha del año anterior, según datos del Índice de Precios al Consumidor. El arancel del 17 % aplicado a los tomates provenientes de México, sumado al encarecimiento del diésel a consecuencia del conflicto con Irán, ha creado la combinación perfecta para disparar el precio de los tomates a niveles exorbitantes.

Armata comentó que hace un mes pagaba US$ 25 por una caja de 11 kilos de tomates. Hoy, paga el triple.

Añadió que, para que E. Armata obtenga una pequeña ganancia, los clientes tendrían que pagar al menos US$ 80 por una caja de 11 kilos de tomates.

El aumento de precio también se está reflejando en los consumidores. En el supermercado, los tomates se venden a unos US$ 2,25 la libra, el precio más alto en ocho años. Esto representa un aumento del 18,6 % con respecto a febrero, cuando los consumidores pagaban cerca de US$ 1,90, según David Branch, gerente del sector en el Instituto Agroalimentario de Wells Fargo.

“Los tomates se encuentran entre las verduras más caras que los estadounidenses ven actualmente en el supermercado. Hasta que se reanuden las cosechas, los tomates seguirán siendo uno de los principales factores que impulsan la inflación de los productos agrícolas esta primavera”, declaró Branch esta semana.

(Sabemos que muchos de ustedes, y los botánicos, consideran que el tomate es una fruta, pero los agricultores los llaman verduras porque así los clasifican la Aduana de Estados Unidos y la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales).

Las explotaciones agrícolas de Florida y México —ambos productores clave de tomates para Estados Unidos— se vieron duramente afectadas por condiciones meteorológicas extraordinarias durante lo que debería haber sido su temporada alta de producción.

A mediados de enero, las temperaturas en la costa oeste de Florida descendieron hasta los 27 grados Fahrenheit (unos -3 °C). Tan solo cinco horas de temperaturas bajo cero bastan para arrasar los cultivos.

“Por primera vez en unos 15 años, sufrimos una helada severa en Florida”, declaró Bob Spencer, presidente de West Coast Tomato, en el condado de Manatee (Florida). Esta explotación de gestión familiar cuenta con unas 2.000 acres dedicados al cultivo de tomates. Spencer estima que la helada destruyó aproximadamente el 70 % de la producción total de la granja.

Sin embargo, Florida representa solo una pequeña parte del mercado del tomate. El 70 % de los tomates que se consumen en Estados Unidos provienen de M

Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 7:57AM PDT until April 17 at 2:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE…Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Central Ventura County
Valleys, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Susana Mountains,
Southeastern Ventura County Valleys, Ventura County Beaches,
Ventura County Inland Coast, Western San Fernando Valley, and
Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area.

* WHEN…Until 2 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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Wind Advisory issued April 17 at 7:57AM PDT until April 17 at 2:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE…Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Interstate 5 Corridor,
Southern Ventura County Mountains, and Western San Gabriel
Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor.

* WHEN…Until 2 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
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Trump administration considers unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as peace talks hit home stretch

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By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN

(CNN) — The Trump administration is considering unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.

Officials are hoping that a broader deal to end the war could be finalized as early as this weekend, though some areas of disagreement remain, sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.

The idea of Iran benefitting financially is likely to cause some consternation among conservative hawks; President Donald Trump has repeatedly excoriated former President Barack Obama over a 2016 arrangement that had $400 million of cash delivered to Iran the same day the country released four American prisoners and formally implemented a nuclear deal.

Lead Pakistani mediators who have been in close contact with top Trump officials in recent days, including Asim Munir, the country’s field marshal, entered their third day of talks with Iranian officials in Tehran on Friday. The Trump administration is hopeful that if those talks are successful, and the Pakistanis can get the Iranians to a place of significant compromise, then a potential second round of in-person talks between US and Iranian officials to finalize a deal could take place in Islamabad as soon as this weekend.

The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, announced by Trump on Thursday, has had a positive effect on the negotiations, the sources said. Iran also announced Friday morning that it would fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though Trump said shortly after that the US blockade of Iranian ports would continue.

The key sticking points that remain in talks center on the length of time Iran would agree to for a suspension of its enrichment of uranium, as well as discussions over retrieving the nuclear materials still in Tehran’s possession, the sources said.

One proposal includes unfreezing assets in exchange for Iran turning over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Iran has asked for major sanctions relief and unfreezing of assets north of the $20 billion figure, according to a source familiar. The discussions are still ongoing and haven’t been resolved.

Axios first reported that the unfreezing of $20 billion in Iranian assets is under consideration.

“Productive conversations with Iran continue, but we will not negotiate via the press,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told CNN.

Trump asserted Friday the US will get Iran’s nuclear “dust” and that no money would “exchange hands” as part of any peace deal to end the war.

“No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form,” Trump said on Truth Social.

Trump on Thursday floated the possibility of traveling to Pakistan himself if a deal were to materialize. Earlier this week, a US official told CNN that Trump had privately expressed interest in traveling abroad to sign a peace agreement.

However, it remains unclear whether negotiations have progressed enough for that to happen. And major questions over the logistics of such a trip, including the high security risks of the US president traveling to the region amid the ongoing war, remain — adding uncertainty over whether such a trip would be possible, the sources said.

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