Reader’s Digest August 2020

In August 2020, we published the following articles:

• California 2020: Crop situation as of 1 August, projection to 8 August.
• In California, a price agreement of USD 80 per short ton was reached with 5 processors.
• In Italy, over 300 agricultural companies adopt VeChain's blockchain technology to make the tomato supply chain traceable.
• In Turkmenistan, the largest state-owned company Ruhubelent started processing tomatoes at the end of July.
• WPTC Crop Update as of 7 August 2020.
• California 2020: Crop situation as of 8 August, projection to 15 August.
• Weather situation as of end of June.
• The exports in China are practically stable, despite  the restrictions in response to the CoVid crisis.
• New publication on how to use genetic and genomic resources to breed climate-smart tomatoes.
• Paste Prices: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile.
• California 2020: Crop situation as of 15 August, projection to 22 August.
• Global Trade of Tomato Paste, updated 15 august 2020.
• Update on 2020 Processing Tomato Price.
• In Spain the season started with a much lower inventory than last year, due to increased demand caused by the pandemic.
• The tomato red spider mite was found in New Zealand, in Auckland, in May this year.
• WPTC Crop Update as of 21 August 2020.
• A recent study showed that the cherry tomato likely originated in Ecuador around 80,000 years ago, which implies it started as a wild species. The findings of the study can be used for crop improvement.
• In Northern Italy, due to unusual weather conditions, which accelerated the ripening of the raw material, more than 38% of the contract has already been processed.
• California 2020: Crop situation as of 22 August, projection to 29 August.
• The European Commission published an implementing regulation containing measures to prevent the spread of ToBRFV in the European Union.
• In Algeria, where harvest is close to completion, this year's performance enables the country to achieve self-sufficiency.
• In California, the processing forecast has been revised downward, still up 2.4% from last year's result but 5% below the May forecast.
• In Northern Italy, at mid-season, more than half of the quantities have been processed, and the Brix is very satisfactory at a 4.99 level.
• The 2020 Processed Tomato Yearbook has just been made available online on our website for all our readers.

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