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Global Trade of Tomato Paste, Updated 15 September 2020

16/09/2020

Architecture of Trade
François-Xavier Branthôme
California,
Middle East
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Comparison of monthly exports over the past two years
 
For each of the ten countries (China, Italy, Spain, USA, Portugal, Chile, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Netherlands (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.
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.
 
China: last 12 months down 6% from the previous 12-month period
 
Italy:  last 12 months up 3% from the previous 12-month period
 
Spain:  last 12 months up 12% from the previous 12-month period
 
USA:  last 12 months down 17 % from the previous 12-month period
 
Portugal:  last 12 months up 5% from the previous 12-month period
 
Chile:  last 12 months up 29% from the previous 12-month period
 
Turkey:  last 12 months up 23% from the previous 12-month period
 
Ukraine:  last 12 months up 3% from the previous 12-month period
 
Greece:  last 12 months down 11% from the previous 12-month period
 
In the case of the Netherlands, it is important to note that this country does not have an agricultural production of processing tomatoes or an industrial first transformation industry, but only companies producing second-step tomato products (type sauces) from imported tomato paste. Tomato pastes imported into the Netherlands are mainly of Italian, Spanish or US origin. The quantities mentioned here correspond to re-exports.
Netherlands:  last 12 months up 31% from the previous 12-month period
 
Iran
Not available
 
Source: Trade Data Monitor LLC, professional sources