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News

Reader's Digest March 2020

01/04/2020 - Madeleine Royère-Koonings

In March 2020, we published the following articles:

Weather conditions in February: California is increasingly affected by the drought, and Europe is facing abnormally mild temperatures.
Processing tomatoes price remained unchanged in Spain, at 70 Euros per tonne.
Northern Italy: a 2019 results overview was presented during a conference held in Piacenza.
The new dates have been confirmed for the WPTC Congress: 8 to 12 November 2020
Conserve Italia started the search for new varieties, more vigorous and resistant to pathogens, less demanding in terms of water and better suited for late ripening.
Conagra Brands lowered their forecast, due to weak consumption trends in January.
In Provence, close to the village of Le Barroux, a fossile of an unknown species of tomatosaurus was found by a team of archeologists. It has been named Tomatosaurus Miklichansky in honour of the founder of AMITOM.
Spanish researchers managed to produce tomato plants resistant to the Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV).
Flexible packaging producer Liquibox acquires DS Smith Plastics (rigid and flexible packaging).
The EU-funded project Agrimax launched a new online platform to connect crop and food producers to 2 bio refineries. The waste will then be converted into high-value products to be used in the food, packaging, chemical and agricultural sectors.
WPTC Crop Update as of 11 March 2020
Although there is no disruption planned with regards to planting operations, a first visible effect of the CoViD-19 pandemic is the decline in popularity for Chinese and Italian cuisines and products. The EFSA confirmed recently there haven't been any reports of transmission through food.
Mobilization of the tomato industry: press releases related to CoViD-19 from Solana, Kagome, Sugal Chile, Australian Processing Tomato Research Council, Univer, China Chamber of Commerce, Imeta.
Paste Prices: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile, as of 16 March 2020.
Global Trade of Tomato Paste, March 2020.
The tomato industry is operational in Italy, where 130 supply contracts for tomatoes were filed on time, and field transplants are now on their way.
U.S. Processed Tomato Stocks as of March 1, 2020: inventory is down 8.1% from the prior year level.
The Pomodoro Nord Italia IO has a new website: www.oipomodoronorditalia.it
The European Community has published guidelines for effective border management during the CoViD-19 pandemic.
The ISHS Symposium has been rescheduled to 8-11 November 2020 and the call for papers has been reopened.
In Europe, where many countries have introduced isolation measures, many consumers have been stocking up rice, pasta and other staple products. European governments, retailers and food makers insist that there is enough capacity to cope.
Pr. Montana Camara Hurtado and her team at UCM Madrid published a review of international health claims in functional food products labeling.
California Tomato Growers Association published an official statement regarding the current CoViD-19 situation.
Mobilization of the tomato industry: press releases related to CoViD-19 from Paste & Juice, Kagome, the European Union, CFT.
Mobilization of the tomato industry: press releases related to CoViD-19 from AMITOM, ANICAV, Hansin, Podravka.
Nouna Juices and Concentrates Company is building a new tomato paste factory in Upper Egypt.
Proposed prices in California (Dec. 2019) for the 2020 season.
In Spain, the subsidies for the 2019 season are slightly down compared to 2018, due to the increase in planted surfaces.
CoViD-19 impacts all businesses and supply chain. Chinese exports seem to have dropped by 20-30% in January and February compared with recent years.
Mobilization of the tomato industry: press releases related to CoViD-19 from CONESA, MUTTI.
Olam is not likely to operate its Californian Lemoore plant this season and is planning to sell it.

You can find the individual articles in the NEWS list and/or search by keyword, date etc.

California: Lemoore\'s Olam plant not likely to operate in 2020

31/03/2020 See details

CoViD-19: mobilization of the tomato industry (4) March 31 UPDATE

31/03/2020 See details

Covid-19: what impact on Chinese exports?

30/03/2020 See details

Spain: a slight dip in the amount of 2019 subsidies

27/03/2020 See details

California: proposed prices for 2020 season

26/03/2020 See details

Egypt: Nouna builds a new tomato paste factory

25/03/2020 See details

CoViD-19: mobilization of the tomato industry (2)

25/03/2020 See details

CoViD-19: mobilization of the tomato industry (3) March 27 UPDATE

25/03/2020 See details

Covid-19: Official statement by CTGA

24/03/2020 See details

Publication: A review of international health claims

23/03/2020 See details

Europe: authorities appeal for calm as panic-buying increases

21/03/2020 See details

The ISHS Symposium call for papers is reopened

21/03/2020 See details

CoVID-19: EC Guidelines for border management measures

21/03/2020 See details

Pomodoro Nord Italia IO: the new website is up

20/03/2020 See details

U.S. Processed Tomato Stocks as of March 1, 2020

20/03/2020 See details

Coronavirus emergency: the tomato industry is operational

20/03/2020 See details

Global Trade of Tomato Paste, March 2020

19/03/2020 See details

Paste prices: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile

18/03/2020 See details

CoViD-19: mobilization of the tomato industry

17/03/2020 See details

First visible effects of the CoViD-19 pandemic

16/03/2020 See details

WPTC Crop update as of 11 March 2020

13/03/2020 See details

Tomato pomace: Agrimax new online platform

12/03/2020 See details

Liquibox acquires DS Smith Plastics

11/03/2020 See details

Spanish researchers develop TSWV resistant tomato

10/03/2020 See details

Conagra Profit Warning

09/03/2020 See details

Climate change: Conserve Italia is investigating new varieties

06/03/2020 See details

New dates confirmed for the WPTC congress in San Juan

06/03/2020 See details

Pomodoro Nord IO: 2019 results overview

05/03/2020 See details

Spain 2020: tomato prices remain unchanged, at EUR 70 per tonne

04/03/2020 See details

Reader\'s Digest February 2020

04/03/2020 See details

Weather conditions as of 20 February

03/03/2020 See details

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