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Reader's Digest: August 2024

30/08/2024 - Madeleine Royère-Koonings
In August 2024, we published the following articles:
  • La Doria acquires Clas S.p.A, a leading Italian producer of sauces and pesto's.
  • The Copagri confederation recommends using BlockChain and Techniques of Assisted Evolution (TEA) to promote the traceability of tomatoes.
  • California: Weekly Tonnage as of 3 August 2024.
  • Carlos Campillo Torres received the Bernard Bièche Memorial Award during the World Processing Tomato Congress and the ISHS Symposium.
  • An $8 million tomato processing plant will be built in Burkina Faso in order to reduce waste and decrease reliance on imported goods.
  • The region of Basilicate in Southern Italy is suffering from a lack of water which, combined with high summer temperatures, is putting 3,000 hectares at risk.
  • In California, harvest started in July with heat waves impacting pollination and harvest. Farmers hope for an average crop at best.
  • J.G. Boswell, The Morning Star Company and a tomato grower give their views on this year's tomato harvest.
  • Podravka opened a new tomato processing plant in Varazdin, northern Croatia.
  • California: Weekly Tonnage as of 10 August 2024.
  • WPTC Crop Update as of 9 August 2024.
  • ISMEA presented an updated cost breakdown for Northern Italy, showing a total cost per hectare above 10 thousand euros.
  • The Apo Conerpo group reappointed Davide Vernocchi as president and nominated a new director, Daniele Maria Ghezzi.
  • A new report assessed water impacts of cover crops in California, showing that their benefits may outweigh water use.
  • The Egyptian government intends to convert desert areas into farmland. However, critics question the impact on public finances and the environment.
  • California: Weekly Tonnage as of 17 August 2024.
  • Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated August 20, 2024.
  • In order to adapt to weather challenges, Mutti turned to innovative solutions to optimize water use and improve agricultural resilience, such as the Bioristor, a tool monitoring the health of tomato plants in real-time.
  • In California, an interdisciplinary team of scientists are developing a novel suite of solutions to efficiently extract ultra-low waste heat from gas streams, in order to use it in the food and beverage industry.
  • Newlat Food completed the acquisition of Princes Limited, thereby forming New Princes Group.
  • New study about technology for crop bio stimulation and digital phenotyping, led by start-up SugaROx and scientific institute Fera Science Ltd to improve tomato resilience to climate change and reduce carbon footprint.
  • California: Weekly Tonnage as of 24 August 2024.
  • WPTC Crop Update as of 23 August 2024.
  • Tomato Paste Prices, August 2024: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China and Chile.
  • Mutti is taking part in a monitoring experiment using an innovative sensor, the Bioristor, on tomato plants.
  • Sensors are used in tomato farming for different purposes: improving yield, smart water management, detecting soil structures, salinity and conductivity.
  • The USDA report shows an updated forecast of 10.251 million metric tons, 12% below last year and 2% below the May forecast.
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