MEXICO CITY, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday criticized the new 17.09 percent tax the United States plans to levy on Mexican tomatoes as "unjust," vowing actions to strengthen the domestic market and more talks with Washington to solve the issue.

Noting the tax directly impacts domestic producers as well as U.S. consumers, Sheinbaum said at her daily morning press conference that the Mexican government will continue talks with U.S. authorities toward an agreement. "Mexican tomatoes will continue to be exported even with the tariff because there is no substitute."

"I hope next week we can announce a series of measures that we will develop with all the associations and all the tomato producers," she added.

"I don't want to get ahead of myself, but these are within the framework of the (government's) Plan Mexico, and we are going to provide different options for tomato producers in our country and continue fighting in the United States," the president said.

In April, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a tariff on Mexican tomatoes starting July 14, a deadline that ended on Monday.