Tomatoes
Last season, the price of conventional vine tomatoes surpassed that of organic tomatoes
2023-02-14 00:00
According to the information provided by the Junta de Andalucía Observatory of Prices and Markets, consulted by Hortoinfo, during the 2021/2022 campaign, conventional vine tomatoes were sold at a higher price than organic tomatoes. Conventional vine tomatoes were sold at an average price of
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Jos vegetable farmers in trouble as prices plummet
2023-02-13 00:00
Tomato farmers around Jos, the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State, are in trouble due to the current situation of the price of tomatoes in the market, occasioned by the non-availability of the naira notes in the country. Growers are already counting losses as the price of
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Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company based in Seoul, has purchased 200 tons of seasonal produce leftover after the Lunar New Year holidays to help revitalize the agriculture industry. The company bought strawberries, apples and tomatoes, among others, from 1,000 farmhouses nationwide.
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Bangladesh growers swap rice for vegetables due to water troubles
2023-02-10 00:00
In response to a dryer climate, farmers in Bangladesh are planting vegetables instead of rice. Drought has grown increasingly common in the region of Barind, while groundwater levels are dropping by around 50 centimeters each year as farmers turn to deep wells.
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As prices go up, Morocco bans some vegetable exports to West Africa
2023-02-10 00:00
Morocco has forbidden fruit and vegetable traders from exporting tomatoes, onions and potatoes to West African countries. The decision by the agricultural food export authority, Morocco Fodex, was informed to trader by phone and it cited a need to ensure food security at home after tomato prices
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Italy: "Better planning would benefit the whole supply chain".
2023-02-09 00:00
In the current season, sales prices are 30% to 40% below average, especially for tomatoes and courgettes, and large quantities have gone straight to disposal or, in the best case, to processing.
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AMI: Advertising intensity for tomatoes drops rapidly
2023-02-08 00:00
With the tighter supply of tomatoes, the composition of the supply campaigns of the food retail trade in Germany also changed. In particular, the cool weather in Spain limited harvest volumes and caused prices to rise.
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TomaTech and Nirit Seeds continue as Harmoniz
2023-02-08 00:00
Global greenhouse seeds developer Harmoniz is making its debut after concluding the legal processes of the merger of TomatoTech, a seed breeding company, and Nirit Seeds, developers of some of the most successful hybrid vegetable seeds in the market. The rebranded company leverages the
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Unpredictable weather has affected the production of vegetables in Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands, causing shortages and prices to double. Cameron Highlands Vegetable Growers Association secretary Chay Ee Mong said the January to March period usually sees dry weather in the highlands. Instead,
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Russia imported 5,000 tons of Turkmeni tomatoes
2023-02-07 00:00
Since the beginning of 2023, Rosselkhoznadzor for the Moscow region has inspected over 270 vehicles and carried out quarantine phytosanitary control of about 5 thousand tons of fresh tomatoes that entered the territory of the Moscow region from Turkmenistan
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A noticeable increase in demand for greenhouse tomatoes in the Ukrainian market, as well as a significant reduction in their supply, stimulate another price increase in the segment, EastFruit project analysts report. Turkey is the main supplier of greenhouse products to the Ukrainian market at
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Large in-vitro production of seedlings has been established in the Bukhara region (Uzbekistan)
2023-02-06 00:00
The greenhouse complex of the Uzbek-Turkish joint venture Bukhara-Varnet LLC, located in the Bukhoro-Agro Free Economic Zone, is one of the largest projects in greenhouse production using hydroponics technology in the region. Mainly tomatoes are grown in modern greenhouses with a total area of
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A noticeable increase in demand for greenhouse tomatoes in the Ukrainian market, as well as a significant reduction in their supply, stimulate another price increase in the segment, EastFruit project analysts report. Turkey is the main supplier of greenhouse products to the Ukrainian market at
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Vidre+ works to extend the shelf-life of tomatoes
2023-02-03 00:00
Sources say that trials conducted with Vidre+ technology demonstrate that the shelf-life and color evolution of tomatoes can be significantly delayed or influenced. Research seems to indicate that Vidre+ extends the shelf-life of tomatoes harvested at color stage 3-5 to 12-18 days after harvest.
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In 2022, the average price paid to Andalusian tomato producers was the highest of the last ten years
2023-02-02 00:00
According to calculations by Hortofinfo, based on the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucía, in 2022, producers in Andalusia were paid an average of €0.99 per kilo of tomato (this average takes into account all tomato varieties), i.e. the highest level in ten years.
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More than 5,000 tons of tomatoes arrived in Russia from Turkmenistan since the start of '23
2023-02-02 00:00
A significant share of the supply of fresh tomatoes to the Russian market comes from Turkmenistan. Every year the Republic is increasing exports in this direction.
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Kenya: Tomato prices increased sharply over the last month
2023-02-02 00:00
According to Consumer Price Indices and Inflation rates for January 2023 released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on Tuesday, the price of tomatoes jumped by 8.1 per cent over the past 30 days. KNBS indicated that the price of tomatoes surged to hit Ksh102.5 per kilogram. In
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Beyond Seeds uses AI to produce tomatoes
2023-02-01 00:00
Climate change is causing the deterioration of aquifers, the depletion of arable soils and the alteration of climatic seasons, affecting the future of conventional agriculture, which requires new biotechnological tools to combat its effects.
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Bayer/M2i Group: Partnership for distribution of pheromone-based biological crop protection products
2023-01-31 00:00
Under this agreement, Bayer says it will exclusively distribute selected M2i products for the control of harmful lepidoptera in crops such as stone and pome fruits, tomatoes and grapes.
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds innovations at Fruit Logistica
2023-01-31 00:00
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds will be present at Fruit Logistica where it will present some of the latest amazing innovations in the industry (Hall 1.2 stand C-50), including Ideal melons, among the 10 finalists for the Innovation Award 2023. A virtual tour to see the robotbased
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