Recently, tomato prices in the United States have seen a marked increase due to severe weather conditions affecting key agricultural regions in Florida and Mexico. A rare hard freeze in Florida during mid-January caused significant damage to tomato crops, with temperatures plummeting to 27°F (-2.8°C). This freeze impacted approximately 70% of the produce output at West Coast Tomato in Manatee County, Florida. Concurrently, Mexico, which supplies 70% of the tomatoes consumed in the U.S., has been experiencing excessive rainfall and persistent fog, further reducing crop yields.