Tomatoes

Micah Enriquez, a New Jersey-based DIY digital creator, has gained attention for her innovative fridge salad bar hack shared on her Make It With Micah channels. Aiming to fulfill her New Year's resolution of eating a salad daily, Enriquez organized a fridge drawer with various salad ingredients
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The cultivation of processing tomatoes has to overcome a major challenge: avoiding nutrient excesses or deficiencies. In order to find the right balance with nitrogen and calcium, one can aim at bottom fertilisation to allow the seedlings to have an efficient source of supply
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Consumer perceptions about taste and health remain underexplored and undervalued in the world of fresh produce, in part because of the difficulty of measuring and communicating such aspects about a product, but also because of doubts over whether consumers really know what they want. read more

The huge supply in the various segments of table tomatoes can create confusion and quite a few difficulties. Wholesale operators and big buyers find it difficult to find that distinctive trait in a product that could make their shelves attractive and retain final consumers. read more

The GearStation, Dutch company Gearbox's smart workstation, already evaluates tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, grapes, and cut flowers like roses, gerberas, chrysanthemums, lilies, and tulips. Now, the 100% quality control of soft and stone fruits has been added. That includes strawberries,
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Alarm over the geo-political crisis in the Red Sea area is shaking several markets, including the food industry. The red canned food sector, which has always been strongly export-oriented, is no exception, with around 60 % of production destined for
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BASF participated from 24 to 27 January in the Agroexpo International Fair in Don Benito (Extremadura), where it showed its global solutions for two strategic crops: industrial tomatoes and rice. read more

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has approved quotas for duty-free tomato imports into Russia, capped at 100,000 tons, a reduction from Russia's initial request for 130,000 tons. read more

In recent weeks, the supply of cherry tomatoes has significantly increased in Europe. While Spain's campaign is in full swing, the continent's productions under artificial light, led by the Netherlands, are also reaching high levels. read more

There is some concern for Sicilian tomato productions as, despite the fact that they have not yet recovered from the damage caused by ToBRFV, they might have to face a new problem in the form of the “Tomato Fruit Blotch Virus” (ToFBV – Blunervirus solani), an insidious disease
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“It’s a busy time for our Mexican team and grower partners with large volumes of vegetables shipping daily from Rico Farms Facility in Rio Rico, AZ,” says Oscar Trujillo with Bridges Produce. The company is currently importing organic hard squash (Acorn, Butternut, Delicata, and Kabocha),
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The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus is the sworn enemy of tomatoes at the moment, and for growers it is becoming the main challenge to face as this virus can compromise a large part of the harvest with percentages as high as 70%. The main companies
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There is some concern for Sicilian tomato productions as, despite the fact that they have not yet recovered from the damage caused by ToBRFV, they might have to face a new problem in the form of the "Tomato Fruit Blotch Virus" (ToFBV - Blunervirus solani), an insidious disease that can be easily
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The volumes of Spanish tomatoes, which fell below average in the first months of the campaign, are gradually increasing as the production is going in full swing in Almeria and Murcia, where the planting was delayed due to fear of the possible impact of high temperatures. Higher volumes are
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In January, supermarkets and markets across Ukraine witnessed a surge in vegetable and fruit prices. As of January 23, the minimum price for cucumbers reached 1.46 euros/kg, with the maximum hitting 2.10 euros/kg. Tomatoes, the most economical choice, are available from 0.5 euros/kg, while the
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SanLucar has launched a heart-shaped fruit bowl for consumers looking for a healthier alternative to the traditional Valentine’s Day gift of chocolates. read more

A day marked by cold temperatures with appreciable sales on the market: sustained prices were reported for vegetables, particularly tomatoes, courgettes and peppers, albeit lower than last week. Brassicas settled, with lower prices compared to
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With the arrival of the first Mauritanian watermelons on January 18th, this year's season is getting off to an exceptionally early start. "Last year, we offered Mauritanian goods for the first time, and the season didn't really get going until the beginning of March. The goods were very well
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Choose from strawberries, blueberries, dates or cherry tomatoes - there are several versions of the original SanLucar proposal. A unique and sweet gift that is sure to delight fruit lovers on 14 February. read more

"Worldwide, we observe a shift towards indoor cultivation in leafy greens. Driven by supply security, reduced water and fertilizer usage, and, of course, the desire for maximum yield per square meter. Leafy greens are logically following the trend set by well-known crops such as tomatoes,
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