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19/10/2026

California: Weekly tonnage as of 17 October 2026

The harvest season started at the same time as last year, with an important quantity of…

16/10/2026

Final results of the 2026 campaign in Northern Italy: yields among the lowest in recent years

A total of 3.2 million tonnes of tomatoes were delivered to the industry. Heatwaves, drought and…

12/10/2026

California: Weekly tonnage as of 10 October 2026

The harvest season started at the same time as last year, with an important quantity of…

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16/10/2026

Global Tomato Paste Trade in 2025/2026: slow emergence of secondary origins

Over the past two decades, the global tomato paste trade has experienced remarkable expansion, with traded…

15/10/2026

Global Exports of Tomato Paste, Updated October 15, 2026

Comparison of monthly exports of tomato paste (HS code 200290) over past two years, comparison with…

09/10/2026

Canada’s Processed Tomato Industry: Trade Flows and Import Dependencies

Between 2021 and 2025, the Canadian market for processed tomato products confirmed its massive structural dependence…

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18/09/2026

Morning Star Tomato Bites September 2026 Release

The California crop comes into focus…

24/02/2026

Interview: Franco Goglio

Sophie and Madeleine had the pleasure…

07/10/2026

Aran Group to Showcase Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO and Cibus Tec 2026

October 2026 marks an important month…

25/06/2025

PASTE & JUICE: Step into a World of Luscious Fruits

Paste and juice has achieved  lower…

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28/08/2025

HeinzSeed: Developing tomato seeds for the global market

How a research facility in Leamington…

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17/02/2026

Interview: Reinhardt Kotze, CTO of Incipientus

In this interview, Madeleine sat down…

In the factory

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30/09/2026

Navigating Food Contact Chemicals

A study published in Environmental Science & Technology introduces a systematic framework designed to bring clarity…

28/08/2026

Postcard from Tunisia

In July, Sophie and Madeleine traveled to Tunisia during what proved to be one of the…

10/07/2026

2026 Congress Day 2: Samantha Kappalman

NAVIGATING FOOD PACKAGING RECYCLING MANDATES: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS From the presentation of Samantha Kappalman, VP…

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06/10/2026

New Tool Maps California’s Water Future

Managing California’s water system has long involved balancing the competing demands of agricultural irrigation, urban consumption,…

01/10/2026

Extremadura Tomato Farmers Threaten 2027 Boycott Over Unprofitable Prices

Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias Extremadura has labeled the region’s current processing tomato campaign as disastrous. Due to sharp…

29/09/2026

California: El Niño increases chances of winter storms and floods

by Manola Secaira, Ag Alert California’s water year will be shaped by the arrival of El Niño,…

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07/10/2026

Aran Group to Showcase Packaging Innovations at PACK EXPO and Cibus Tec 2026

October 2026 marks an important month for the food packaging and processing sector, as industry leaders…

06/10/2026

GPS launches “YOU ASK. WE UNPACK. ”

A new format designed to put the questions and challenges faced by supply chain professionals at…

05/10/2026

APEX: Connecting the Field to the Finished Product

Turning Variety Trials into Real-World Insights Morning Star’s new APEX pilot plant is giving our variety…

Science

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14/10/2026

War on wilt with Africa-wide trials

Bacterial wilt is one of the most devastating tomato diseases in tropical and subtropical regions. Host-plant…

07/10/2026

Study traces genetic roots of tomato flavor loss

Anyone who has compared a supermarket tomato to a homegrown heirloom variety has likely noticed the…

06/10/2026

New Tool Maps California’s Water Future

Managing California’s water system has long involved balancing the competing demands of agricultural irrigation, urban consumption,…

Legislation

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23/09/2026

‘Sunshine’ Tomato Gains UK Approval

The gene-edited ‘Sunshine’ tomato has reached a historic regulatory milestone in England, bringing the biofortified, vitamin…
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21/09/2026

OI Pomodoro Nord Italy: discussion on supply chain challenges

Water, climate change, planning, and high production costs at the center of the meeting between the…

17/09/2026

New California Bill Targets Ag Import Origin Transparency

Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Rooting Out Mislabeled Agriculture (ROMA) Act alongside Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-04), David Rouzer…

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01/10/2026

Reader’s Digest: September 2026

In September 2026, we published the following articles: You can find the individual articles in the…

23/09/2026

Obituary: Antonio Biancardi

It is with great sadness that we learned that Antonio Biancardi, founder and President of Solana…
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21/09/2026

OI Pomodoro Nord Italy: discussion on supply chain challenges

Water, climate change, planning, and high production costs at the center of the meeting between the…