Reader’s Digest: February 2026

In February 2026, we published the following articles:

• Senegal forecasts 80,000 tonnes for the coming season.
• Registrations and Sponsorships have opened for the WPTC Congress, happening in June 2026 in Monterey, California.
• Comment on the US Inventories as of December 1, 2025.
• Tomato Paste Prices, February 2026: Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile and USA.
• Conesa Group and Fertiberia launched a program designed to reduce carbon emissions in industrial tomato cultivation using fertilizers produced from green hydrogen.
• Morning Star Tomato Bites – February 3, 2026: Raw Material Supply Chain.
• The Marzetti Company is acquiring Bachan’s, Inc., valued at $400 million, as a strategic move to bolster Marzetti’s presence in the expanding condiment and sauce category.
• WPTC crop update as of 4 February 2026.
• One year after the launch of Digital Tomato ^TM from CFT, figures from the latest campaign.
• Chilean exports of tomato paste rose significantly in 2025.
• Conversation with Mira Mehta, CEO of Tomato Jos and new NATPAN Delegate on the board of WPTC.
• Morning Star Tomato Bites – February 10, 2026: Water Outlook in California.
• Global Exports of Tomato Paste, updated February 12, 2026.
• A few innovations from early 2026: Heinz KegChup, Heinz Dipper, Better-for-you portfolio from Heinz, as well as a new campaign from Cirio (Conserve Italia) and a new pilot plant for aluminum-free aseptic packaging from TetraPak.
• Heinz’s new CEO decided to not go ahead with the split of the company into two independent entities.
• Interview of Reinhardt Kotze, CTO of Incipientus.
• Morning Star Tomato Bites – February 17, 2026: Supply & Demand Outlook.
• Prices of Canned Tomatoes, February 2026: Italy, Spain, USA, Greece, Portugal.
• GB Foods Africa announced the acquisition of 6,000 acres in Ghana for tomato cultivation and processing in Tema.
• OI Pomodoro Nord held a conference during Tomato World in Piacenza about the challenges facing the industrial tomato supply chain.
• The New Delta project in Egypt led to huge investments by local and foreign tomato processors and Italian industry bodies are asking for universal standards within the EU single market.
• Interview of Franco Goglio, CEO of Goglio.
• Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated February 25, 2026.
• By using CRISPR to silence the SlERF.D2 gene, researchers from Fudan University prevented tomato plants from “sabotaging” their own water conservation, enabling them to survive drought and salt stress more effectively.
• Researchers from Xianghu Laboratory created a tomato that accumulates the same aromatic compound found in fragrant rice, giving the fruit a distinct popcorn scent without affecting its growth or yield.
• The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) might result in a potential ban for industrial aseptic bags from 2030 onwards. To prevent this disruption, the ABMA (Aseptic Bag Manufacturers Association) is launching a dedicated initiative and hosting a webinar on 6th March.

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