News
In July 2026, we published the following articles:
- The average price of raw processing tomato continues to decline, albeit still higher than the price of 2022.
- The EU parliament passed a regulation on the use of New Genomic Techniques (NGT) in plant breeding. Reactions have been very contrasted.
- Global Processed Tomato Market: Food Service vs Retail Distribution, Parts 1, 2 and 3.
- A study by SSICA in Italy developed a polyphenol-fortified tomato juice using extracts from unripe green tomatoes.
- WPTC crop update as of 3 July 2026.
- From the 2026 WPTC Congress: Presentation from Guido Aufdemkamp on Navigating food packaging recycling mandates: challenges and potential solutions for Europe.
- Tomato Paste Prices, July 2026: Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile and USA.
- From the 2026 WPTC Congress: Presentation from Samantha Kappalman on Navigating food packaging recycling mandates: challenges and potential solutions for the US and Canada.
- The World Bank Report on the state and trends of carbon pricing in 2026 has been released and confirms environmental compliance as a core economic pillar of international trade.
- California: Weekly tonnage as of 11 July 2026.
- Weather update: June has been the second warmest on record in Europe and probability of a very strong and long El Niño is increasing.
- Cabot fumed silica products are used to improve tomato powder performance by reducing caking, improving flowability, enhancing handling characteristics and optimizing processing.
- Global Exports of Tomato Paste, updated July 15, 2026.
- Morning Star Tomato Bites: July 2026 Release.
- Mutti and WWF Italy announced the creation of the Montechiarugolo affiliated oasis, as part of the WWF Affiliated Oasis program which networks natural areas to contribute to biodiversity conservation.
- California: Weekly tonnage as of 18 July 2026.
- José Luis Llerena from CTAEX received the seventh Bernard Bièche Memorial Award for his long involvement in tomato research and his contributions during the previous ISHS tomato symposia.
- Prices of Canned Tomatoes, July 2026: Italy, Spain, USA, Greece, Portugal.
- The Italian company De Cecco, the third-largest pasta manufacturer, acquired the tomato processor RossoGargano.
- Graphical and interactive analyses of the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from Euromonitor data show the regional disparities as well as the category ones.
- The first Cosme Argerich Memorial Award was awarded to Myles Collinson, a PhD candidate from UC Davis, for his work on Fusarium stem rot and decline (FRD) cultivar resistance.
- California: Weekly tonnage as of 25 July 2026.
- Interactive charts have been prepared to show the evolution of tomato production by region and country since 1989.
- Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated July 29, 2026.
- The ISHS Young Minds Award was won by Salome Arewa for her presentation on her work on reducing Tuta absoluta losses in Northern Nigeria.
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