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16/06/2021

Italy: concern over the availability of packaging materials

The Italian canning industry is concerned about a possible shortage of tinplate for manufacturing cans used…

07/06/2021

WPTC Crop update as of 1 June 2021

Global tomato processing volume now expected at 38.9 million metric tonnes The latest clarifications made by the…

31/05/2021

California: tomato processors contract for 10.5 million metric tonnes

This estimate is 4.1% lower than the January forecast As of May 15, California’s tomato processors…

26/05/2021

South Italy: Agreement reached for the 2021 season

Average reference prices will be Euro 105/mT and 115 Euro/mT  After a long negotiation, ANICAV and…

25/05/2021

WPTC Crop update as of 24 May 2021

On 24 May, WPTC released a forecast update for the AMITOM countries, where the only change…

20/05/2021

California: increased demand is putting some extra pressure on tomato crops

“…the first year tomato processors have not been able to contract all the tons they need”…

17/05/2021

Michigan: Frost concerned farmers in early May

The Michigan press in early May recounted a particularly devastating frost on the tomato crop from…

14/05/2021

California: now is not the time for expanding capacity

On April 29, 2021, in its newsletter The MorningStar Packing Company published an open letter by Chris…

13/05/2021

2021: TOP10 processing countries

Trade is increasing slightly, but the overall contribution of the largest ten processing countries has decreased Based…