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Global Exports of Tomato Paste, Updated May 26, 2023
Comparison of monthly exports of tomato paste (HS code 200290) over past two years, comparison with the previous three marketing years
Data available for global exports (3.681 million mT) over the full marketing year (March 2022 – February 2023) show a strong increase (+9%) compared to the same period last year. This increase brings the total global exports recorded over a period of twelve months to a level very close to the historic level of 3.684 million mT recorded in February 2021.
With a total quantity just above to 3.44 million metric tonnes of tomato paste exported over the period March 2022 – February 2023, TOP10 exports of tomato paste were significantly higher (9%, about 288,000 mT) than in the previous twelve months (March 2021 – February 2022) period.
The twelve-month activity level of TOP10 exporting countries was also 187,600 mT higher (5.8%) compared to the same period of the three previous years. TOP10 trade activity now stands at higher levels (about 11%) than in the three years preceding the Covid pandemic.
The ten countries presented accounted for 94.5% of the sector’s total exports on average over the last five years, with the remaining 5.5% distributed over approximately 80 countries.
For each of the ten countries (China, Italy, Spain, USA, Portugal, Chile, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, and Iran) that play a significant role in international trade, Tomato News presents a comparison of the monthly performances for exports of tomato paste over past two years. For greater clarity, the histograms present (blue dotted lines) the curve of the average activity of the same months of the three previous marketing years.
This situation makes it possible to follow the evolution of national export dynamics and to compare recent performances with those of equivalent periods of the previous year. These elements of international trade also give a better understanding of the quantities on which the average values presented in our articles on tomato paste prices were constructed.
Sources: Trade Data Monitor LLC, professional sources,
