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First detailed program of the Budapest congress

08/04/2024

The provisional program of the 15th World Processing Tomato Congress which will take place in Budapest on 9-12 June 2024 has been released. Monday 10 June - Morning CONGRESS & SYMPOSUM JOINT OPENING CEREMONY THE FUTURE OF FOOD Moderator: Jason Fritsch, WPTC President ...

Euromonitor 2023: Global Tomato Pastes & Purées Market

05/04/2024

Except for a dip in 2020, due to Covid-19, global retail sales of tomato pastes and purees are growing steadily and expected to continue so and noably in its tow laergest markets: Western Europe and the middle East and Africa. In 2017, total sales of tomato pastes and purees (see definitions attached) absorbed nearly 3.67 million tonnes (t) of finished products worldwide. Sales fell off...

WPTC crop update as of 29 March 2024

01/04/2024

Planting is starting in most northern hemisphere countries, with small delays due to rains in some regions. Meanwhile, the harvest is nearing the end in the southern hemisphere. There are only minor changes to the 2024 global forecast which now stands at 47.1 million tonnes. AMITOM COUNTRIES BULGARIA In an effort to extend the length of the season to hopefully 70 days, planting...

Euromonitor 2023: Middle East & Africa market for tomato products

26/03/2024

In this market, which is largely dominated by sales of tomato pastes in terms of quantity and value, especially in the retail sector, the health crisis of 2020 led to a sharp slowdown in sales in the food-service sector, particularly for canned tomatoes, ketchup and sauces (liquid and pasta sauces). Despite some increases in retail sales of tomato pastes, soups and prepared dishes, sales...

Euromonitor 2023: the global canned tomatoes market

18/03/2024

Worldwide, the canned tomato market is the one in which sales volumes are most evenly split between the retail sector (54%) and the food-service sector (46%). There are major price disparities between regions. As we have already pointed out for other product categories, sales of canned tomatoes (see product definitions in appendices) recorded a sharp downturn in 2020 and 2021, followed by a...

California: Farms cut tomato acres, await price as planting starts

15/03/2024

California farmers are scaling down their processing tomato acreage this year as processors enter the planting season with boosted inventory. The state’s tomato processors planned to contract for 10.5 million metric tonnes (t) (11.6 million short tons) this year, down about 10% from the 11.7 million t (12.9 million tons) they contracted for in 2023, according to a January report from...

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