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Africa: paste imports continue to decline

09/09/2022

Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela, Serbia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Egypt, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Togo... This list of countries that have planned to set up – or have actually set up – tomato processing plants in recent years is a long one, and far from comprehensive (see our related articles below). It is accompanied by the long list...

WPTC Crop update as of 1st September 2022

02/09/2022

Following the publication of a reduced forecast for California and smaller adjustments in other countries, the global processing estimate for 2022 has been reduced by over one million tonnes and is now under 37 million tonnes. This is nearly three million less than the March processing intentions and one and a half million tonnes less than what was expected at the start of the harvest. As the...

California: 2022 processing tomato production revised at 9.525 million mT

01/09/2022

Expected production continued to decrease as the season progressed Contracted production for California processing tomatoes is forecast at 9.525 million metric tonnes (mT, or 10.5 million short tons (sT)), averaging 105 mT/ha (46.9 short tons per acre). The current production forecast is 2% below last year’s contracted production, and 10% below the May forecast. The projected harvested...

Global Exports of Tomato Paste, Updated August 24, 2022

24/08/2022

Comparison of monthly exports of tomato paste (HS code 200290) over past two years, comparison with the previous three marketing years The update of the latest results shows record activity for the month of March 2022, which records, with a total activity very close to 348,000 mT of tomato paste exported worldwide, the second highest monthly activity in the history of global trade of tomato...

WPTC crop update as of 19 August 2022

22/08/2022

The harvest progresses in most countries but with continued uncertainties regarding the volumes of tomatoes which will be available for the middle and end of the harvest season following the heatwaves and lack of water. It is probable that the current global estimate of 38 million tonnes will not be reached. AMITOM countries Egypt The processing of the summer crop continues but with a low...

Mintec Commodity price movements August 2022 report

12/08/2022

Global Packaging Index declines for a third month Mintec Global Packaging Index declines for a third month by 8.1% in June 2022 after soaring to high levels in March and falling by 5.6% in May. The Global Packaging Mintec Category Index (MCI) was down by 8.1% month-on-month (m-o-m) and by 2.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) at USD 1,662/mT in June 2022. The decline in the index was driven by a...

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Freight: The situation remains very mixed

16/09/2022

Trans-Pacific rates still sinking, Trans-Atlantic rates still peaking: as of August 21, 2022, Asia-US West Coast rates -70% year on year, while...

2022 Season: about the situation of the agro-industry

15/09/2022

Yannik Schultka (Food Industry Sales, Henry Lamotte Food), on processed tomato products: "The main criterion for our customers is not so much...

Paste prices, September 2022: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile

14/09/2022

Tomato Paste Prices, Last update September 14, 2022 Since May 1986, information concerning the prices of pastes on the export market has been...

Spain: Las Marismas appoints new general manager

13/09/2022

Mr. Alberto Jurado has been appointed to the position of General Manager of Las Marismas de Lebrija SCA to take over the management of the...

California: Crop situation as of September 10, 2022

12/09/2022

At the end of August, the USDA revised the contracted production estimate for California processing tomatoes to 9.525 million mT (10,500,000 short...

MorningStar: comments on the harvest season and on the outlook for 2023

12/09/2022

“Performance of October will be the most crucial factor to the performance of the 2022 tomato crop” Here are Morningstar’s...

Africa: paste imports continue to decline

09/09/2022

Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela, Serbia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Egypt, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe,...

Philippines: government to revive tomato processing plant in Ilocos Norte

08/09/2022

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved a total of PHP100 million (USD 1.79 million or Euro 1.76 million) to revive a tomato processing...

Global Imports of Tomato Products, Updated September, 2022

07/09/2022

Occasional signs of a relative slowdown are appearing, but monthly pace of tomato paste imports remains high and higher than those recorded before...

Climate and drought situation in August 2022

06/09/2022

According to the latest report of Combined Drought Indicator, 47% of the EU territory was in warning conditions at the end of the 1st ten-day...

California: Crop situation as of September 3, 2022

05/09/2022

The USDA revised the contracted production estimate for California processing tomatoes to 9,525,000 metric tonnes (10,500,000 short tons) averaging...