Monthly TN Digest: July 2025

In July 2025, we published the following articles:

• The 16^th WPTC Congress and 18^th ISHS Symposium on Processing Tomato will take place in Monterey, California, in June 2026.
• Researchers at UC Davis, in collaboration with HeinzSeed, published a new study on the qualities required in tomatoes specifically for processing and how breeding and genetics can achieve these.
• Tomato Paste Prices, July 2025: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile.
• US inventories per June 1, comment.
• Del Monte Foods, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11.
• California: Weekly tonnage as of 6 July 2025
• Nunhems: Interview with Juan Sastre Ferrus, EMEA Tomato processing Crop Lead
• Researchers from Wageningen University investigated protein extractability from tomato leaves.
• Global Exports of Tomato Paste, updated July 10, 2025.
• Morning Star Tomato Bites – July 2025.
• Goodpack: How reusable packaging can transform Tomato Supply Chains
• IKEA started selling Ikea’s ketchup in their Swedish Food Markets.
• California: Weekly tonnage as of 13 July 2025
• The Italian La Doria completed the acquisition of Fegé Srl and Fegé Logistica Srl, solidifying their position, particularly on private label markets.
• The Tomato Foundation formed the ProFlow Research Consortium.
• The Bulgarian Fitto Terra company organized an open day to bring together farmers, scientists and agronomists.
• On July 12, US President Trump proposed 30% tariff to the EU, per August 1. The EU wants to continue negotiating. If it goes ahead, there will be significant implications for the industry.
• Prices of Canned Tomatoes, July 2025: Italy, Spain, USA, Greece, Portugal.
• California: Weekly tonnage as of 20 July 2025
• Researchers from UC Davis and Texas A&M University developed an artificial intelligence tool for precise crop yield forecasting.
• The processing tomato campaign started on Sunday 13 July in Northern Italy, with an increase in plated areas and some concerns on water availability throughout the season.
• Casalasco Group released its sustainability report for 2024.
• Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated 25 July 2025.
• WPTC Crop update as of 25 July 2025.
• California: Weekly tonnage as of 27 July 2025
• A new Tomato virus was identified in the Indian Ocean, named the Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Reunion Virus (TYLCREV). It is a recombinant virus, from the Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus and two less known viruses from Madagascar.
• The global tomato juice market represents around 100,000metric tons of finished products and close to 87 million US dollars.

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