Reader’s Digest: June 2025

In June 2025, we published the following articles:

• Adjustments to the forecast in several countries causes the WPTC 2025 global forecast to drop below 40 million tonnes.
• Tomato Paste Prices, June 2025: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile.
• By implementing new technology, a Californian farmer improved water efficiency while maintaining healthy tomato plants.
• The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) gave a positive opinion on Lumenato^TM, a yellow tomato extract developed by Lycored.
• Kazakhstan and Italy agreed to establish a joint 500 million euros Agri-investment fund.
• The average reference price per tonne is declining significantly, while staying above the value of 2022.
• Recent research delves into employing microbial consortium for the management of stress in tomato plants.
• Global Exports of Tomato Paste, updated June 10, 2025.
• Zimbabwe is intending to revitalize the tomato processing infrastructure with the rehabilitation of processing equipment on 3 estates.
• The Italian company La Torrente is expanding its processing capacity with a new processing plant.
• Mitsui & Co, Ltd is integrating its key seeds businesses, Totam Seeds B.V., ISI Sementi S.p.A. et Top Seeds International Ltd into a newly formed entity based in Italy.
• The Greek trade balance for tomato paste and canned tomatoes is very positive, following a spectacular recovery.
• Prices of Canned Tomatoes, June 2025: Italy, Spain, USA, Greece, Portugal.
• Kraft Heinz committed to remove its FD&C colors from its US portfolio before the end of 2027.
• Interview: Roger Scriven, Morning Star.
• FBR-Elpo developed a complete line for tomato paste Bag in Box, from filling to cartoning.
• A study conducted in Italy presents a comparative assessment of the different innovative tomato peeling technologies, focusing on economic and environmental impacts.
• Heinz recently launched Ketchup Zero, thereby answering demand for healthier food choices, with no added sugar or salt, and 35% more tomatoes.
• US Inventories on June 1, 2025 (report)
• A recent study carried out in Italy, using the Life Cycle Assessment, showed that the packaging stage of tomato products is the main source of environmental burdens and that it could be reduced significantly.
• Researchers from Tel. Aviv University developed a groundbreaking genetic editing method using CRISPR technology, addressing the limited scale of gene editing and the issue of “genetic redundancy”..
• Marco Serafini was reelected President of Anicav at the Members’ meeting on June 20.
• Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated 26 June 2025.
• Insights from our conversation with Sonoco, a leading supplier of metal packaging.
• Obituary: Cosme Argerich.
• WPTC Crop update as of 27 June 2025.

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