The 2024 Tomato News conference took place online on 4 December 2024 and was chaired by Manuel Goncalves (Sugal Group & WPTC Vice-President).

The videos and slides of the event are available below. 

Videos

• Introduction by Manuel Gonçalves

Keynote: Global Macroeconomic and Markets Update by Rabobank

• Stefan Koopman (Senior Market Economist, RaboResearch Macro Strategy Team) 
• Carlos Mera Arzeno (Head of Agri Commodity Markets Research, RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets Team)
• Q&A with Stefan Koopman & Carlos Mera Arzeno

• Farmers perspectives with Don Cameron (CTGA, California) & Carlo Piccinini (OI Pomodoro Nord Italia) 

Roundtable: The global tomato processing industry in 2024 and outlook for 2025

• Italy: Marco Serafini (ANICAV)
• Iberia: Manuel Vazquez (Conesa & WPTC President)
• Iran: Hamed Vosoughi (Ilkin)
• California: Aaron Giampietro (Morning Star)
• China: Zhu Chenhui (COFCO)
• South America: Arturo Cerda (Patagonia Fresh)
• Global outlook: Martin Stilwell (Tomato News President) 
• Panel Discussion & Q&A with the audience

Slides

Keynote: Global Macroeconomic and Markets Update by Rabobank

• Stefan Koopman (Senior Market Economist, RaboResearch Macro Strategy Team)
• Carlos Mera Arzeno (Head of Agri Commodity Markets Research, RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets Team)

Roundtable: The global tomato processing industry in 2024 and outlook for 2025

• Italy: Marco Serafini (ANICAV)
• Iberia: Manuel Vazquez (Conesa & WPTC President)
• Iran: Hamed Vosoughi (Ilkin)
• California: Aaron Giampietro (Morning Star)
• China: Zhu Chenhui (COFCO)
• South America: Arturo Cerda (Patagonia Fresh)
• Global outlook: Martin Stilwell (Tomato News President)