Reader’s Digest: Novembre 2023

In November 2023, we published the following articles:

• WPTC Crop Update as of 26 October 2023.
• The Mutti Group has conquered foreign markets and is now selling more abroad (53%) than in Italy (47%).
• Conserve Italia is investing 86.6 million euros to ready themselves to face the ecological transition as well as the digital transition.
• The Farmer Voice Survey was commissioned by Bayer and relays the opinions of 800 farmers in 8 countries about Climate Change.
• Nadia Pante. ABMA representative, presented the latest trends of aseptic packaging during the 2023 Tomato News Conference in Parma.
• California: Crop situation as of November 4, 2023.
• Global Imports of Tomato Products, updated November 7, 2023.
• The 2-year project entitled Tomato SAUCE (Sustainable Agriculture Understanding in Central Europe), financed by the European Union, started with a delegation of Northern Italy's Interbranch Organization at the Anuga show trade in Cologne.
• Mintec Commodity price movements, September 2023 report.
• Kagome, NEC and DXAS are introducing their agricultural ICT platform "CropScope" in Northern Italy in order to save water and increase yield.
• In China, 2023 was an unusual crop, mainly due to adverse weather conditions. However the processing volume reached 8 million tons, a 29% increase compared to last year.
• Global Exports of Tomato Paste, updated November 14, 2023.
• California: Final PTAB Tonnage as of November 11, 2023.
• In Spain, ALSAT is investing 6 million euros in order to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse emissions by up to 40%.
• A new study considered the impact of climate change on the risk of establishment of Tuta Absoluta in the current and future climatic conditions.
• In Italy, the opening prices for the 2023/2024 marketing year have been published mid-October, with an increase ranging from 7% to 15%.
• Prices of Canned Tomatoes, November 2023: Italy, Spain, USA, Greece, Portugal.
• In California, reservoirs are above their historic water levels, as a result of El Niño weather pattern this year.
• Tomato paste imports and sauces imports are increasing, while imports of canned tomatoes suffered from a sharp decrease.
• A study conducted by SSICA and led by Pr Luca Sandei compared commercial tomato products and a patented tomato extract.
• Presentation from Javier Muñoz from Euromonitor during the Tomato News Conference on latest trends in the global market for tomato products.
• Campbell Soup 's CEO explained the reasons behind the transitory pressure the company is facing, particularly on the Soups and Beverages segment.
• Aran Group is launching a second-generation Bag-In-Box Premium Flex, which does not contain metalized layers, fully recyclable and supporting up to 8.000 km transport.
• Food manufacturers are using umami ingredients to reduce sodium. Lycored offers two taste components using tomatoes as the source of umami.
• The 2023 season in Italy ended with 5.4 million tonnes processed, slightly less than last year.
• Tomato Paste Prices, November 2023: USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy, China, Chile. 

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