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Reader’s Digest: November 2024

29/11/2024

Tomato News Reader’s Digest
Madeleine Royère-Koonings
Antartica

In November 2024, we published the following articles:

  • California: Final Tonnage for 2024.
  • Conserve Italia held its shareholders meeting. It grew its turnover by 5% this year and Maurizio Gardini was confirmed as president for the next three years.
  • Global Exports of Tomato Paste, updated November 5, 2024.
  • Interview: Pier Luigi Merusi, FBR-ELPO
  • Architecture of worldwide trade of tomato products 2023/2024, part 1 and 2.
  • In Australia, the Anti-Dumping Commission, following a complaint by SPC Ardmona, is currently investigating the two largest grocers, Woolworths and Coles.
  • The Carbon price in the EU is expected to be between 70 and 80 Euros per ton for Q4 2024.
  • Prices of Canned Tomatoes, November 2024: Italy, Spain, USA, Greece, Portugal.
  • Jason Fritsch, CEO of Kagome Australia, has been appointed CEO of Kagome USA, succeeding Luis De Oliveira, who will be retiring in 2025.
  • In North of Italy, following investments from OI Pomodoro Nord, water consumption has decreased, thanks to micro-irrigation, use of precision farming software, condensation towers, filtering and purification of water.
  • Digital tomato is an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solution designed by CFT, which helps processors optimize efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
  • Mutti inaugurated its company restaurant in its Montechiarugolo headquarters. It integrates elements of sustainability and circularity and will be surrounded by a garden dedicated to local plants and products.
  • Presentation of Antonio Solana on The economic, social and environmental sustainability of the European tomato supply chain, held during the WPTC Congress in June in Budapest.
  • Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated November 20, 2024.
  • In France, the tomato processing industry intends to double its size by 2030 and reach a production of 300,000 t.
  • Study: Development of a processing factor prediction model for pesticides in processed tomato foods using elastic net regularization
  • In Australia, after five years of research and development trials, Master Foods is trialing the first paper-recyclable single-serve tomato sauce packs.
  • In Italy, the season closed with 5.3 million tonnes produced, after a long and difficult campaign, especially due to adverse weather conditions.
  • Following up on the difficult crop, the OI Pomodoro Nord Italy requested the intervention of the Ministry and the Regions to activate compensatory provisions in favor of the damaged companies.
  • Worldwide trade: the proportion held by the Top12 paste exporting countries has declined; the same is true for the Top10 canned tomatoes exporting countries.
  • Tomato Paste Prices, November 2024: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China and Chile.
  • Morning Star Tomato Bites, November 2024.
  • Program of Il Filo Rosso Del Pomodoro.

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