Reader’s Digest: August 2024

In August 2024, we published the following articles:

• La Doria acquires Clas S.p.A, a leading Italian producer of sauces and pesto's.
• The Copagri confederation recommends using BlockChain and Techniques of Assisted Evolution (TEA) to promote the traceability of tomatoes.
• California: Weekly Tonnage as of 3 August 2024.
• Carlos Campillo Torres received the Bernard Bièche Memorial Award during the World Processing Tomato Congress and the ISHS Symposium.
• An $8 million tomato processing plant will be built in Burkina Faso in order to reduce waste and decrease reliance on imported goods.
• The region of Basilicate in Southern Italy is suffering from a lack of water which, combined with high summer temperatures, is putting 3,000 hectares at risk.
• In California, harvest started in July with heat waves impacting pollination and harvest. Farmers hope for an average crop at best.
• J.G. Boswell, The Morning Star Company and a tomato grower give their views on this year's tomato harvest.
• Podravka opened a new tomato processing plant in Varazdin, northern Croatia.
• California: Weekly Tonnage as of 10 August 2024.
• WPTC Crop Update as of 9 August 2024.
• ISMEA presented an updated cost breakdown for Northern Italy, showing a total cost per hectare above 10 thousand euros.
• The Apo Conerpo group reappointed Davide Vernocchi as president and nominated a new director, Daniele Maria Ghezzi.
• A new report assessed water impacts of cover crops in California, showing that their benefits may outweigh water use.
• The Egyptian government intends to convert desert areas into farmland. However, critics question the impact on public finances and the environment.
• California: Weekly Tonnage as of 17 August 2024.
• Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated August 20, 2024.
• In order to adapt to weather challenges, Mutti turned to innovative solutions to optimize water use and improve agricultural resilience, such as the Bioristor, a tool monitoring the health of tomato plants in real-time.
• In California, an interdisciplinary team of scientists are developing a novel suite of solutions to efficiently extract ultra-low waste heat from gas streams, in order to use it in the food and beverage industry.
• Newlat Food completed the acquisition of Princes Limited, thereby forming New Princes Group.
• New study about technology for crop bio stimulation and digital phenotyping, led by start-up SugaROx and scientific institute Fera Science Ltd to improve tomato resilience to climate change and reduce carbon footprint.
• California: Weekly Tonnage as of 24 August 2024.
• WPTC Crop Update as of 23 August 2024.
• Tomato Paste Prices, August 2024: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China and Chile.
• Mutti is taking part in a monitoring experiment using an innovative sensor, the Bioristor, on tomato plants.
• Sensors are used in tomato farming for different purposes: improving yield, smart water management, detecting soil structures, salinity and conductivity.
• The USDA report shows an updated forecast of 10.251 million metric tons, 12% below last year and 2% below the May forecast.

You can find the individual articles in the NEWS list and/or search by keyword, date etc.