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Breaking news: Snow in Xinjiang

08/05/2023

2023 Season
Sophie Colvine
China,
PacificAsia
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Widespread snowfall in Xinjiang in the last few days may spell a disaster for the 2023 tomato processing season in China.
 


 

The tomato processing industry in China is currently evaluating the impact of the snow which fell over most of Xinjiang in early May when about a third of the tomato fields had already been planted. It is expected that this could mean a significant reduction of the volume processed in China in 2023, previously estimated at 7.2 million metric tonnes, and on the global production.

We will be updating you on the situation as soon as possble.