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Green Star to acquire Chinese tomato processor
June 20, 2013In a press release published at the end of May, China Green Star Agricultural Corporation announced…
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CO2, TYLCV and productivity
June 19, 2013Farming & AgronomicsIn 2012, researchers have produced a paper entitled "Lower incidence and…
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Tomcoex: 2 million in aid to increase sales
June 18, 2013… and encourage the planned integration with other regional cooperativesThe regional authorities of…
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SIPA delivers non-aseptic ketchup bottle
June 17, 2013In late May, according to FoodProductionDaily, SIPA announced it has developed a…
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Online Auction – Conserves de Provence
June 14, 2013Online Auction – Conserves de Provence – Le CabanonIn the name and on behalf of Conserves de…
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Packaging: Recent innovations for tomato products
June 13, 2013(Based on the presentation by Ms. Margot Jaremczuk (APPE), Food News Forum, Rome, May…
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Canada: slight dip in imports in 2012
June 10, 2013It is estimated that over the past twelve years, the Canadian consumption of tomato products…
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Southern Italy: industry reaches an agreement!
June 06, 2013An agreement based on the valorization of the qualityThe tomato processing industry in Central and…
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Enzyme assisted tomato firming
June 05, 2013(From a lecture presented by David Guerrand (DSM), during the FoodNews Tomato Forum held in Rome,…
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2013 Season: A late and reduced harvest…
June 03, 2013Crop situation as of 31st May 2013It goes back more than fifteen years ago, precisely before 1998,…
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The limitations of globalization
June 03, 2013Could it be that nature and the weather are once again conspiring against production forecasts and…
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Pomi is a main sponsor for the World Congress in 2014
May 29, 2013“From the field to the consumer’s plate: working together to shape the future for processed tomato…
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Italian exports: the development of retail packs
May 28, 2013After the record volumes of 2011, a “cause and effect” fallback in 2012… The quantities of tomato…
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Canada: Frost damage could cost millions
May 28, 2013According to Windsor Star, frost damage to Ontario’s processing tomato crop on 25-26 May could…
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DSM launches dry powder tomato extract for food supplements
May 27, 2013Dutch ingredients giant DSM is launching a dry powder form of its Fruitflow tomato extract which…
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China: export volumes continue to drop
May 24, 2013According to the figures provided by the Chinese Customs Statistics Information Center, total…
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Italy: The inter-branch organization
May 24, 2013By Prof. Gabriele Canali (Scientific consultant of the IO)SMEA, Graduate School of Agri-food…
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Ananta U.S.A: the Spanish expertise in California
May 14, 2013In January, Jose Martinez-Fresneda became president of brand-new Ananta USA, a subsidiary of a…
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Crop situation as of May 6th, 2013
May 09, 2013Weather conditions in April, which were unusually bad in the western part of Europe, have not…
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Micro-irrigation: grow more with less
May 08, 2013In the last few years, the great diffusion of the cultivation of tomatoes to be processed even in…
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Australia: PM rejects import tariff plea
May 07, 2013Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Australia will not consider imposing tariffs on imported canned…
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Ontario processing tomato prices disappoint growers
May 03, 2013Arbitrator supports Ontario processors' offers Ontario's processing tomato growers went to…
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Ruchi and Kagome entered into a joint venture
May 02, 2013Ruchi Soya Industries diversifies into tomato processing Ruchi Soya Industries, a fast-moving…
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In Brief May 2013
May 02, 2013Cedenco: tomatoes best for yearsAccording to local papers, tomato and maize crops have been the…
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China: a sharp drop in export volumes during the first quarter 2013
May 02, 2013Chinese paste exports dropped by almost 11% during the first three months of 2013 (January to…
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Naturex introduces cold-processed 100% fruit and vegetable powders
May 02, 2013Powders do not include any carriers or additives, such as anti-caking agents Clean label: a key…
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Algeria: “machine harvesting is becoming the norm”
April 30, 2013Due to lack of labor, 15% of the crop was lost in 2012 In the region of Annaba, like in the south…
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France: the crisis has boosted sales of tomato sauces…
April 30, 20132012 results: +2.7% in value and +3.1% in volume! EUR 447 000 of turnover earned in fifteen days by…
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France: a clearer situation for Provence Tomates
April 29, 2013The difficulties encountered by the Provence Tomates company since the collapse of global prices…
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UK: ketchup and brown sauce lead the condiments market
April 29, 2013The British condiments market recorded a 1% growth in terms of volume and a 5% growth in terms of…
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Global TOP30 tomato processors
April 29, 2013Between 2011 and 2012, big changes occurred in the higher reaches of the global ranking of the 30…
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Spain: production is down 15 % due to rainfall in Extremadura
April 29, 2013“A lot of uncertainty” for processing tomatoes According to industrial sources, the production of…
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Canada: Tomato Arbitration
April 26, 2013According to OPVG, Kathryn Munn, the arbitrator in the tomato arbitrations conducted April 9, 10…
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Publication: Tomato Health Management
April 26, 2013Tomatoes are an intensely managed crop, and the production of high-quality, top-value yields is a…
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Unilever soup moves to aseptic
April 26, 2013Unilever launches its Unox brand into aseptic cartons for the first time in partnership with SIG…
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‘Focus on Tomato’ Webcast: Perennial Weed Management
April 26, 2013Plant Management Network (PMN) has launched a new presentation in its Focus on Tomato webcast…
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Northern Italy: a framework agreement for 2013!
April 25, 2013A base price of EUR 86 per tonne, a EUR 2 increase from the 2012 price! On April 15th,…
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California: BPA blacklisted
April 24, 2013California officially adds BPA to its dangerous chemicals list The state of California has placed…
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France: an alarming statement regarding BPA
April 23, 2013…that could weigh heavily on European decisions It is recognized that France is particularly…
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2013 Season: crop update in mid-April
April 22, 2013Crop yields questioned ItalyAlthough the weather has improved in recent days, fields are too wet to…
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USA: increasing demand
April 22, 2013“Inventories are coming down to more reasonable levels.” According to a report published on April…
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Turkish exports: a slight improvement in 2012
April 22, 2013Increasing quantities of passata and single-concentrated paste in retail packs… After two…
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Editorial April 2013
April 09, 2013Legislative loopholes and uncertainties At the end of February, the press in both Italy and the UK,…
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Distretto Nord Italia: 2012 processing results
April 09, 201360% of production intended for reprocessing, 25% for the retail market and 13% for the HoReCa…
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In Brief April 2013
April 09, 2013Ketchup: Heinz launches production in BrazilHeinz started its Brazilian production of ketchup early…
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USA: 2013 price will be 70.5 USD/ton
April 09, 2013According to the bulletin dated April 3, the CTGA Board has agreed to accept a USD 70.50 per short…
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ACOREX: successive resignations
April 08, 2013On March 28th, Mr. Matías Sánchez Gómez resigned from his post as President of ACOREX, the largest…
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2013 Season: Global crop forecast
March 29, 2013Reduction in the surface planted and delayed planting in AMITOM countries Italy, NorthAs of 27…
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Spain: group campaigns for BPA ban
March 29, 2013Vivosano, a Spanish non-profit health organization, is calling on health authorities and political…
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Canned tomato trade statistics
March 29, 2013Partial marketing-year results: July-October 2012 The updated tables presenting the results for the…
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The CAP reform: an agreement in the near future…
March 29, 2013…but some expectations have been lowered European Agriculture Ministers painfully came to an…
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Nigeria: to develop the national tomato industry
March 29, 2013“Made-in-Narict tomatoes will save N19 billion” Professor Idris Bugaje, Director General of the…
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DOSSIER Worldwide markets: trade stays stable in 2012
March 28, 2013A slight bonus for the higher-value products? Without really confirming or contradicting some of…
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ANICAV: integrated production rules for 2013
March 25, 2013For many years now, the member companies of the ANICAV (National Association of Canning Industry…
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Italy: CoPadOr’s troubles come calling during the negotiations
March 25, 2013On March 15th, the AIIPA (Italian Association of Food Industry Operators), through a statement from…
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Genetically modified tomatoes mimic actions of good cholesterol
March 22, 2013UCLA researchers have genetically engineered tomatoes to produce a compound (peptide) that mimics…
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EU: limiting late payments
March 22, 2013Since March 16th, the 27 European Member States must have introduced legislation forcing public and…
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Argentina: the plastic revolution
March 20, 2013Drip irrigation for optimizing the use of water resources and achieving high yields, biodegradable…
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WPTC: Publication of the 2012 research program results
March 20, 2013During the month of February, the World Processing Tomato Council (WPTC) published on its website…
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Algeria: development of the tomato industry still a major focus
March 18, 2013Presentation of the Annaba "innovation cluster" system for processing tomatoes Re-launching the…
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Alternative crops: production forecasts and rising prices
March 18, 2013An increase in production, but mostly within Europe. The latest FAO forecasts for the 2012 results…
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Australia: Rosella to close its Sidney factory
March 18, 2013Australia has lost another iconic sauce brand with food manufacturer Rosella announcing it is…
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Ukraine: increased income for the tomato industry
March 18, 2013Paste and sauces brought in USD 33 million in 2012 The mid-2000s were a turning point for the…
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Brazil: reducing the country’s dependence on imports…
March 12, 2013Predilecta buys unoccupied Unilever plant Once again, Brazilian trade results for tomato products…
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Canada: 2013 Tomato Negotiations
March 11, 2013Three major processors calling for reductions Arbitration appears to be in the cards for…
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Tomato Paste Statistics: Marketing years: July 2010 - June 2011 and July 2011 - June 2012
March 05, 2013The updated results tables for the marketing year 2011/2012 and for the first four months of the…
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Italy: difficult ongoing price negotiations
March 05, 2013“There is no more time-margin left for negotiation” January 25th-26thIn an end-of-January statement…
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Focus on Tomato: new presentation
March 05, 2013The Plant Management Network (PMN) has launched a new presentation in its Focus on Tomato webcast…
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Argentina: economies of scale achieved thanks to export
March 05, 2013Argentina is looking for answers to a problem: its tomato products are not competitive abroad…
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Canada: Food processors lobby to save jobs
March 04, 2013For several months, the federal government has been planning to repeal the law that regulates the…
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Russia: growth of the sauces & ketchup market
March 01, 2013According to an annual report by the Intesco Research Group, the Russian market for tomato sauces…
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Dominican Republic: forecasts of 230 000 tonnes?
February 28, 2013Whereas processing intentions published last November in the Dominican press only amounted to “4…
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Processing tomato: development strategies
February 28, 2013Monsanto brings together industry operators In the context of its new "Grower Academy" initiative,…
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Carcesa launches onto new markets
February 27, 2013The Carcesa company is diversifying its business with new products like prepared dishes, which are…
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Senegal: the SOCAS plans to close a factory
February 26, 2013According to the Senegalese press, SOCAS leadership is reported to be planning the sudden closure…
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Spain: are the Acorex and Acopaex merging their “tomato” businesses?
February 25, 2013The ACOREX (which includes the companies Tomalia, Tomix and Tomcoex) and the ACOPAEX (joint…
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Spain: Tomates del Guadiana to expand production capacity
February 25, 2013Tomates del Guadiana, a tomato processing cooperative from the Spanish province of Badajoz,…
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Campbell Soup to close Mexico plant
February 25, 2013Campbell announces commercial agreements with Grupo Jumex and Conservas La Costena The New…
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Italian cooperative organizations: new blood
February 20, 2013Maurizio Gardini has been elected President of the Confcooperative On January 31st, the national…
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2012: a year of consolidation for US exports
February 19, 20132012 exports drop 1.5% compared to 2011 In 2012, US export operators just about achieved their aim……
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DOSSIER: 2012/2013: results and future prospects - PART II
February 19, 20132013: a repeat performance of 2012? The difference between processing intentions for 2013 and what…
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DOSSIER : 2012/2013: results and future prospects - PART I
February 19, 20132012: final worldwide results A decrease of 6% in AMITOM countries All together, AMITOM countries…
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Heinz: the largest-ever food company takeover
February 15, 2013Buffet invests USD 23.3 billion in ketchup giant Heinz Billionaire Warren Buffett is putting his…
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Salyer sentenced to 6 years in prison
February 15, 2013Frederick Scott Salyer, the former owner of one of the nation's largest tomato processors,…
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CoPadOr spins off Berni
February 15, 2013“We want to concentrate on tomatoes” A bit more than three years ago, in December 2009, the…
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Copador: difficult times
February 14, 2013"Ready to start up again with a new business approach” At the beginning of February, Mr. Paolo…
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Iran: further increase of export shipments
February 12, 2013Export results in 2012 are 18 000 tonnes higher than in 2011 Iranian paste exports continued to…
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Spoilage detection in tomato processing
February 11, 2013YSI analyzer targets tomato processing industry In the tomato processing industry, a tomato’s…
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Tomato ripening process explained
February 10, 2013A way to control the ripening process, improve quality and prevent spoilage? Scientists have…
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DOSSIER : UE27: the surplus is shrinking
January 29, 2013A largely active balance, but some weak spots Is the European tomato paste trade balance…
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Paste: consolidation of prices
January 29, 2013Since the end of the harvest and the publication of the early quotations for products from the 2012…
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The Ing. A. Rossi Group looks to California
January 29, 2013For many people, summer is without doubt the season of the year they most look forward to, with its…
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ISHS Acta Horticulturae 971
January 29, 2013Publication of the Acta of the 12th International Symposium on the Processing Tomato The Acta of…
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Russia: retail sales are doing well
January 29, 2013Most of the tomato products sold in Russia are sold on the consumer retail market. According to a…
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Distretto del Pomodoro del Sud: work in progress
January 29, 2013An initiative aimed at developing the food industry in southern Italy. After a first consultation…
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Venezuela: agricultural production to grow 30%
January 29, 2013A five-year plan is being set up. Last December, Pedro Rivas, the President of the Fedeagro (the…
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COFCO TUNHE: CNY 700 million losses in 2012?
January 29, 2013“Performance is substantially lower than expected” After its Board Meeting held on January 21st,…
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Carcesa: sale is confirmed for EUR 16.5 million - REVISED ARTICLE
January 28, 2013The new group, called Apis, is due to launch several new products early 2013 In the first few days…
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California: Carbon costs
January 28, 2013“State regulators consider food processors moderately vulnerable to leaving the state” According to…
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California: a new record for yields?
January 28, 2013Processors expect nearly 50 tons per acre California tomato processors expect to contract with…
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Italy: growers’ pull-out still a threat
January 28, 2013The price negotiations that were initiated in November by Confagricoltura for the North of Italy…
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Italy: identifying the source tomato
January 28, 2013Identification of the raw materials used in making a product and the security of products are the…
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California: processors to contract 13.0 million tons in 2013
January 22, 2013Processing intentions are up 2.4% from last year According to the survey conducted by the…
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AMITOM: Production forecast as of 18 January 2013
January 22, 2013Processing forecasts are up 2% from last year GreeceThe current forecast is for similar surfaces to…
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California: early price negotiations
January 22, 2013On November 20th, the CTGA (California Tomato Growers Association) made the first moves to…
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US disappearance: soon to reach 1 million (metric) tonnes every month?
January 18, 2013In December 2008, for the first time in recorded history, the US apparent disappearance of tomato…
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Australia: Tomatoes enjoying the heat
January 14, 2013After flooding rains for the last two years, Australia's processing tomato industry is hoping for…
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Poland: a decisive turning point for sauces
January 14, 2013Paste purchases and sauce sales – or how to reduce the deficit in the trade balance Over the…
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Happy New Year!
January 04, 2013The year that has come to a close has given us the opportunity to address the most notable subjects…
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Argentina: a 19% increase expected in quantities
January 04, 2013With the onset of fruit ripening in San Juan on December 15th, the beginning of flowering in…
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Australia : fewer growers, but they are more and more effective
January 04, 2013In the currently difficult context of the Australian tomato sector, the national industry intends…
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Olam’s tomato processing business looks ahead to 2013
January 03, 2013Olam International, the parent company of one of California’s main tomato processing operations,…
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Barilla to invest aggressively in emerging countries
December 31, 2012Italian food group Barilla has said it is looking to "strongly" invest in emerging countries and in…
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Australia: Food industry feels the squeeze
December 31, 2012Food icon Rosella collapses At the beginning of December, Gourmet Group, the company which owns…
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Tunisia: Will there be a review of the prices for processing tomatoes?
December 28, 2012Operators in the tomato industry have called for a review of the prices paid for processing…
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Heinz Watties: the price of relocation
December 28, 2012Heinz Watties has reported a five per cent drop in net profit for the year to April 29, with…
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Ukraine: USD 16 million loan to develop food industry
December 28, 2012Agrofusion to strengthen its position on the domestic and export tomato paste markets IFC, a…
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Research: tomatoes with better resistance to parasites…
December 27, 2012…thanks to a gene from wild tomatoes Researchers have been successful in developing tomatoes that…
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Cuba: a modern processing plant in Guantanamo
December 26, 2012…a bid to put an end to tomato paste imports Local political authorities have been closely…
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The tomato products trade: other winning countries
December 24, 2012Neighboring markets: not extraordinary, but regular In 2011, like in 2010, only sixteen countries…
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Guar replacers target ketchup
December 21, 2012Manufacturer of fruit beverages, mayonnaise and ketchup have access to a new range of guar gum…
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Inexpensive solution to stabilize ketchup
December 20, 2012Low production costs without loss of flavour Hydrosol, a German supplier of food stabilizers, has…
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Heinz:”30% of sales from emerging markets by 2016”
December 18, 2012In November 2012, William R. Johnson commented on the 30% of sales from emerging markets by 2016…
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ARP: sales of euro 46 million in 2012—a good result despite the economic crisis
December 17, 2012At the end of November, a general meeting of the members of the ARP cooperative confirmed the…
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Spain: the market situation
December 11, 2012With an active tomato trade balance of USD 328 million, Spain is the world’s fourth biggest…
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South Africa: the end of “zero” duty on imports originating from the EU?
December 10, 2012Canned tomato imports put local producers at price disadvantage The International Trade…
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Ghana: Techiman tomato factory inaugurated
December 10, 2012According to the official web portal of Ghanaian government, a tomato factory aimed at helping to…
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South Africa: International markets boost Tiger Brands
December 06, 2012Exports drive an 11% increase in turnover, at USD 2.6 billion South African consumer goods group…
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Portugal: increasingly active on the European scene
November 29, 20122011: a boost to trade Portuguese processors, of which Sugalidal (the biggest) has recently…
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The secret of taste: a “mobile” DNA sequence
November 27, 2012According to a study published in the journal of the National Academy of Sciences in the USA, the…
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United Arab Emirates: a big trade hub
November 27, 2012Coming in right behind Greece but ahead of Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates rank 10th in the…
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Brazil 2012: a busy year
November 27, 2012Launch of the Brazilian association Abratop In 2012, three noteworthy events have occurred within…
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Benamor: soon to start export operations
November 27, 2012“We have the reaction capability of an SME but the ambition of growing into an international group”…
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Argentina: a new factory in Mendoza
November 26, 2012Baggio has announced an investment of 48 million pesos in Mendoza At the beginning of November, the…
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Rodolfi Mansueto: processing tomatoes and certification
November 26, 2012No Italian tomato processor can claim more certifications than Rodolfi Mansueto The Italian…
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Pomopatè: a further innovation from Cirio
November 26, 2012Early November, the Italian tomato specialist Cirio announced the launch of a ready-to-use tomato…
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Croatia: A record year for Podravka
November 26, 2012Podravka, the second largest Croatian food manufacturer, has announced that a volume of 11 000…
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2012/2013 marketing year: consolidation of the prices
November 22, 2012A slight increase in 2012 opening prices This year, the new quotations for products processed…
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China: Chalkis saved by local government?
November 20, 2012The indebted firm helped by local government, analysts suspect Indebted Chinese firm Chalkis has…
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Mutti awards the “Golden Tomato” to growers
November 16, 2012For more than 100 years, the Mutti company has turned quality tomato products into a family…
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US sources for the European tomato paste market?
November 16, 2012US-produced organic tomato paste could be a cost-effective alternative to European sources, now…
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Angola: Tomato processing plant to be unveiled
November 12, 2012Construction work will begin on a tomato processing factory in January 2013, and a packaging plant…
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Death of the founder of Rossi & Catelli
November 12, 2012Born in Parma in 1919, Camillo Catelli started out as a technician in a mechanical engineering…
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Northern Italy: 2012 figures drop slightly
November 12, 2012…but the crop is bigger than mid-season forecasts announced According to final figures published by…
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Agromonte testing market with new tomato passata
November 12, 2012Agromonte testing market with new tomato passata Italian tomato company Agromonte is testing the…
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Israel: LycoRed targets Japan with natural Lycopene
November 12, 2012LycoRed presents new finding on lycopene LycoRed, Israel, announces dramatic sales growth in past…
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Italy: fewer tomatoes in 2013?
November 12, 2012Growers are increasing the pressure on prices for raw materials Southern Italy, particularly the…
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United Kingdom: the world’s biggest market for tomato products
November 01, 2012690 million US dollars for the processed equivalent of 1.8 million tonnes of tomatoes Despite a…
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AMITOM: fluctuating forecasts
October 31, 2012The increase in expected results may be explained by the ITOM’s difficulty in obtaining reliable…
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Canada: jobs threatened by changes in food packaging regulations
October 30, 2012Proposed changes in federal regulations for packaged food could cost Canadian food processing…
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Germany: the ketchup market
October 30, 2012Ketchup sales in Germany amounted to EUR 238 million in 2011. Heinz (the category’s leading brand…
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Well known products, new packaging…
October 30, 2012Del Monte banks on the sachet ketchup route Bharti Del Monte India Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture…
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Japan: Kikkoman launches “Del Monte Tenku No Tomato” …
October 29, 2012…a drink made with tomatoes that are indigenous to the Machu Picchu The Kikkoman company recently…
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News: In brief
October 29, 2012USA: Counterfeit Heinz ketchup Since mid-October, Heinz officials are investigating what they're…
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Spain: end-of-season results based on excellent crop yields
October 25, 2012Tomato production 15% larger than expected During the month of September, the Spanish secretary of…
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DOSSIER: The organization of global trade in 2011
October 25, 2012The Top 9 exporting countries accounted for 95% of worldwide trade in 2011 Two years after the…
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Ontario: record processing tomato yields
October 25, 2012Ontario tomato growers have squashed all previous records for average processing tomato yields with…
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Malta: Tomato growers to benefit from €500,000 scheme
October 22, 2012“The time from when tomatoes are harvested to the moment of canning is less than 24 hours whilst…
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Well known products, new packaging…
October 19, 2012Del Monte banks on the sachet ketchup route Bharti Del Monte India Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture…
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How to increase processing tomato yields?
October 18, 2012Heterosis can be utilized to improve agricultural yields of processing tomatoes While research on…
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Tuta absoluta confirmed in Senegal
October 16, 2012“Now, there are no natural barriers to its spread across the African continent” On September 28,…
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Brazil: the first hybrid processing tomato variety
October 16, 2012Early September, Brazilian operators from the processing industry and from the agricultural sector…
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Italy: Mutti reduces water consumption by 30%
October 16, 2012Mutti, one of the leading tomato processors in Italy, launched an attempt at managing water…
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Heart health ingredient Fruitflow enters US beverage market
October 15, 2012Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials recently…
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Barilla defies crisis with new Italian investment
October 15, 2012The world's leading pasta-maker, Barilla, is defying Italy's recession by opening a 40-…
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Tomatoes are stroke preventers
October 12, 2012Lycopene-rich tomatoes linked to lower stroke risk Eating tomatoes may help lower the risk of…
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California: the second highest crop in history?
October 04, 2012Outlook seems promising for California farmers Released by the USDA California Field office, recent…
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Beijing Congress: Seed breeding for 2022
October 01, 2012Africa and Eastern Europe may lead the way for processing tomato growth The Ukrainian and Turkish…
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Argentina 2013: towards a 10% increase in volumes?
September 28, 2012“Drip irrigation a success in tomato cultivation” A new production season began early September for…
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Brazil: sharp decrease in processed quantities!
September 28, 2012According to information provided by the FAEG (Farmers’ Federation of the State of Goiás), the…
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Brazil: a 500 000 tonne project in the north-east
September 28, 2012On September 11th, the governor of the Brazilian State of Piaui, Wilson Martins, and the Terracal…
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Dutch scientists discover resistance genes against whitefly
September 27, 2012Galapagos tomato gives whitefly resistance Within two years, a tomato could be on the market with…
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Vilmorin acquires Campbell tomato seeds division
September 25, 2012Vilmorin recently acquired the tomato and sweet pepper seed breeding and marketing division of the…
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TSWV : New webcast featured in Focus on Tomato
September 25, 2012As the primary vector for Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV), thrips are an important pest to…
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EU: the advantages of EU extension
September 24, 2012What dynamics can be observed for the twelve countries that have joined the EU since 2004? In 2004,…
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Cedenco becomes Kagome
September 24, 2012Australia's largest tomato processing company Cedenco has undergone a name change.The…
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Chile: Sugalidal acquires a Corpora subsidiary
September 21, 2012The Portuguese company Sugalidal has recently confirmed that it has acquired the processing…
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Carmello Paoletti dies, a pioneer of the tomato industry in Brazil
September 20, 2012Mr. Carmello Paoletti, founder of the traditional industry Etti, died on last 12 September in Sao…
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US exports for the 1st semester: a slight dip
September 20, 2012Unlike Chinese exports, foreign sales from the USA slowed somewhat over the first semester (January…
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Tuta absoluta: the FAO intensifies preventive measures in the Middle-East
September 13, 2012“Tuta has developed resistance to insecticides” The FAO has intensified the fight against the…
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Cedenco to double its processing capacity
September 13, 2012Australia's last processor plans to more than double production in the next five years Cedenco…
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The 2012 season: the Mediterranean region has been too hot.
September 13, 2012Big concentration of the crop should lead to a reduction in quantities Weather conditions,…
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Shifts and trends in the worldwide tomato products trade
September 13, 2012Trade has increased 4% compared to 2010, but sauces have stalled… In 1997, the 9.7 million tonnes…
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Scientists to “fix” tomato flavor
September 13, 2012Researchers may have taken the first step in “fixing” the flavor of commercially grown tomatoes…
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A biodegradable plastic derived from tomato skins
September 12, 2012A study carried out by the Seville Institute of Materials Science (ICMS), in collaboration with the…
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The official position of the Chinese industry
September 12, 2012“We have noticed that the article "Exporters denounce substandard Chinese canned tomato paste"…
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