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06/07/2020

WPTC Crop situation as of 3 July 2020

The WPTC world production estimate for 2020 has been raised slightly to 39.2 million metric tonnes,…

01/07/2020

2020 season: slight increase in the price paid for tomatoes

Total value of the harvest estimated at about USD 3.3 billion According to data collected by…

30/06/2020

Southern Italy: Will the Ministry of Agriculture intervene?

In the context of negotiations regarding the price of the “tomato” raw materials for the 2020…

26/06/2020

Southern Italy: “the harvest will start with or without an advance decision on prices”

With a price proposal of EUR 100 /mT for round tomatoes and EUR 110 /mT for…

26/06/2020

Infographics: The top 20 producing countries between 1994 and 2019

Changes in the top 20 processing tomato producing countries from 1994 to 2019 (in thousand tonnes):…

15/06/2020

WPTC Crop update as of 12 June 2020

As of 12 June, the global processing forecast for the 2020 season show a slight decrease…

04/06/2020

Princes: responsible sourcing and fair purchase price

The Princes Group (PIA) published at the beginning of May a video statement regarding its commitments…

04/06/2020

South-central Italy: A growing gap between the different price proposals

ANICAV puts forward hardline counter-proposal on prices   In several articles relating to the extremely tense ongoing…

02/06/2020

Portugal: review of twenty-five years of tomato harvests

Solid growth driven by profound structural changes The production of processing tomatoes in Portugal has increased…