Reader’s Digest June 2021

In June 2021, we published the following articles:

• ANICAV is supporting a few projects in the following areas: promotion of the Italian tomatoes in America and Asia, promotion of canned legumes, innovation, sustainability, medical research, PGI.
• A recent report issued by Mintec confirms sharp increase of steel and packaging prices.
• Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated 1 June 2021.
• The industry is facing a global wood pallet crisis, due to a multitude of factors, thereby putting even more pressure on an already challenged supply chain.
• The CropScope agricultural ICT platform has been enhanced with new functionalities, announced Kagome and NEC.
• WPTC Crop Update as of 1 June 2021
• The Tomato Foundation's recent results show additional nutritional values the industry can use to support market growth.
• Kraft Heinz is planning to invest in its plant in Kitt Green, Wigan, in order to bring back to the UK production of Heinz sauce, as well as further upgrading machinery and delivering on its social responsibility commitments.
• In Spain, an International research group discovered that the genetic mechanism involved in the ageing of plant leaves (named CHLORAD) is also playing a fundamental role in the tomato ripening process.
• The Carré company, together with Hydrokit, developed a robot assisted weeding, ANATIS. This connected Co-bot assists farmers by autonomously performing mechanical weeding tasks.
• Kraft Heinz announced it reached an agreement to purchase the Turkish Assan Foods.
• Paste Prices, June 2021: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile.
• The Italian canning industry is concerned about a potential shortage of tinplate and/or a noticeable increase of price.
• Global Exports of Tomato Paste, updated 16 June 2021.
• In Italy, several hundred tonnes of Egyptian tomato paste were seized in the Agro Nocerina Sarnese region, due to contamination by pesticides (more than legally authorized).
• In California, in the light of heat waves and water shortages, food processors have reduced the tonnage of tomatoes they plan to buy.
• In the UK, tinned tomatoes suppliers reintroduced supermarket rationing, in order to avoid stocks running out.
• Report on US Inventories on 1 June 2021
• Worldwide imports of sauces & ketchup increased by 3% in 2020 compared to the previous year.
• Press Release from ANICAV about the attack against canned tomatoes in Italy.
• The EU is currently investigating a potential renewal of authorization for Glyphosate but no changes are foreseen at this stage.
• Tiberio Rabboni was re-elected as president of the OI Pomodoro Nord Italia for the next three years .
• US Inventories of Tomato Products on June 1, 2021.
• SIG upgraded their high-speed small aseptic carton-filling machine, which now had a capacity of 24,000 packs an hour.
• Presentation from Martin Stilwell at the Tomato News Conference (June 8). 

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