Tomatoes
Household consumption of vegetables in the first four months of the year stood at 756 million kilos, 5% less than in the same period of 2022. Tomatoes fell by 4%, with a total household consumption of 143 million kilos; peppers, by 8%, totalling 58 million kilos; and peppers, by 8%, with a total consumption of 58 million kilos in the first four months of the year.
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Fear of water shortages slows vegetable cultivation and planting of second crops in Malaga
2023-08-30 00:00
In Malaga province, growers are delaying planting crops due to ongoing drought concerns and fears of water shortages. According to President of the provincial young farmers' association Asaja, Baldomero Bellido, this would impact particularly on tomatoes, onions and peppers. He claimed the
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No July dip for cherry and specialty tomatoes
2023-08-30 00:00
Against the grain, European Union tomato prices fell slightly further in July to an average €1.40/kg. That is still above average compared to the past five years. The latest look at the European Commission's updated tomato dashboard reveals that, in particular, cherry and specialty tomato
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Industrial tomatoes in Veneto, higher prices balance losses
2023-08-29 00:00
The rain and hail that characterised the summer of 2023 in Veneto were not favourable for the cultivation of processing tomatoes, although the warmth of August allowed a recovery, limiting product losses. However, the higher price paid to farmers thanks to
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The old low-rise wooden sheds that started the history of intensive horticultural greenhouse cultivation in the southern coastal area of Sicily, the so-called fascia trasformata (transformed landscape), are now only a distant memory. Today, the Simonelli company, founded nearly 50 years ago,
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European tomato producers feel the heat of Moroccan competition
2023-08-28 12:00
While tomato acreage in Europe shrinks, Morocco has almost tripled its area between 2013 and 2022 (from 5,500ha to almost 14,000ha), driving total tomato exports up by 61.7% in volume and over 300% in value (from €323M in 2013 to 982M in 2022). In 2022, Morocco exported 740,661 tons of
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He stole tomatoes from a field. He explained to the police that he wanted to make ketchup
2023-08-25 00:00
A 48-year-old inhabitant of Zamość, driving through a neighbouring town, stopped by a field where tomatoes were growing and picked himself full nets of them. He was spotted by the owner of the plantation, who called the police.
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Demand for greenhouse tomatoes picking up ahead of Labor Day
2023-08-25 00:00
The supply of greenhouse tomatoes from Mexico continues to be steady. “Our volume and quality of greenhouse tomatoes are both really good right now. We’re a bit ahead of last year, about four truckloads per week over last year just due to additional plantings,” says Anthony Otto of
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Now, tomatoes can also be worn
2023-08-25 00:00
The Indian company Bioleather, which specializes in the development of new fabrics, has launched a new and disruptive material: a new vegan leather made from tomato skin. This new material, which they present as a perfect innovative alternative to traditional animal leather, is 100%
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"In recent weeks, the price of arugula has risen noticeably again"
2023-08-22 00:00
Arugula and cherry tomatoes are the main products delivered from the vegetable gardens of Italy in the summer, as Rasim Shateri, managing director of Gemex Handels GmbH, based at the Berlin wholesale market, tells us. He offers arugula twelve months a year with origin in Italy. "In the last
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Price shock. Tomatoes have become 400 per cent more expensive!
2023-08-19 00:00
Prices of tomatoes, a staple ingredient in Indian cuisine, have risen in the country by as much as 400 per cent in recent weeks.
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"We sell Polish bell peppers to supermarkets throughout Europe"
2023-08-18 00:00
You cannot compare Polish bell pepper farming to high-tech cultivation in the Netherlands. Unlike tomatoes, which Poland grows in glass greenhouses, most bell pepper cultivation is still done in plastic tunnel greenhouses. "There have been trials over the years with bell peppers grown in glass
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Current tomato prices at the Bronisze market [16.08.2023].
2023-08-16 00:00
At the wholesale market in Broniszach, red and raspberry tomatoes have been joined by field-grown product in recent weeks. How is the situation shaping up? What rates can producers expect?
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Morocco has overtaken the Netherlands and Spain as the leading supplier of tomatoes to the UK. Also, Morocco has become the second-largest supplier of tomatoes to the EU, surpassing Italy. Experts suspect that the Netherlands will regain its production capacity and level of competitiveness next
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Morocco has been actively increasing its vegetable exports to Poland in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The revenues from the exports have grown almost 100 times and reached $2.7 mln in 2022!
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Sales abundant on summer fruit like red and Rainier cherries, grapes, peaches, nectarines, plums
2023-08-07 00:00
The Hatch chile season has arrived and many retailers featured the popular peppers in multiple regions of the country. Specials on grilling and roasting items like sweet onions, tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, pineapple, corn, and bell peppers were tied in with Hatch chile promotions. Sales
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Why do tomatoes need to be pruned and when should it be done? The key is this timing
2023-08-04 00:00
Pruning tomatoes is an important treatment to remove shoots and leaves. This will speed up flowering and fruiting. <br />How and when to prune tomatoes?
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Prices for tomatoes in Ukraine went down again
2023-08-04 00:00
Since the beginning of this week, selling prices have resumed on the tomato market in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts report. The main reason for the downward price trend was the massive entry of open-field tomatoes into the market. Although the field tomato season has just begun, growers
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Industrial tomatoes, associations stand up for more controls
2023-08-03 00:00
The salsify tomato harvest has started in Italy, which, due to the effects of climate change, including hailstorms, cloudbursts, floods and heat waves, risks producing even less than the 5.6 billion kilos forecast for 2023, while at the national borders, there is a leap
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 24 July
2023-07-25 00:00
Full campaign for apricots; good demand for peaches and nectarines, despite the drop in availability of the Emilia-Romagna product; strong demand for tomatoes. Low volumes are common to several crops: onions, potatoes, watermelons themselves. First batches of the varieties
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