Tomatoes

During a rally that was held yesterday in Denizli province, Turkish president Erdoğan has denied there is an ‘expensive onion, potato or cucumber problem’ in the country. The president argued that there is no problem with the rising cost of living in the country. read more

The dynamic decline in wholesale prices for Polish greenhouse tomatoes is typical for the current season. The supply of tomatoes from local greenhouses has continued to grow rapidly since the end of March. In addition, the decline in prices during this period is supported by low exports, because
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The Agency for Quarantine and Plant Protection has denied information about dangerous viruses in tomatoes in Uzbekistan. Negotiations on the matter were held between the quarantine services of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Kazakh media referred to the words of the head of the regional territorial
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UK: Asda signs up to the global LEAF Marque Environmental Assurance System, to help deliver its sustainable sourcing commitments read more

Farmers have been handed 11.5 million seedlings in the quake-hit Şahinbey district of Gaziantep province in southern Turkey. This is part of a project to promote sustainability in agriculture. The plants, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, wheat, barley,
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The fiber-based ProducePack™ Punnet tray is an alternative to traditional plastic punnets for produce applications such as mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, grapes, and berries. It has been developed in close collaboration with growers, packers, and machinery suppliers to ensure that it
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In March, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade still showed declining consumption across the different macro-categories, but the change in average prices showed a leap forward compared to February. Among the main products oranges, bananas, tomatoes and potatoes are those which
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"In recent years, the domestic market of small tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes) in China has exploded. The production areas are actively deploying and expanding rapidly, and the market side has a strong absorption capacity, while the whole sector is showing rapid growth." read more

Sorma Groupwill not miss this year's Macfrut, the international trade fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, to be held in Rimini, Italy, from 3 to 5 May. Together with the latest innovations in terms of systems for sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables, the Group will
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The future of food production will require greater efficiencies, sustainable practices, and maximizing yields at every step. To optimize the future production of tomatoes, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds recently worked with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Four Growers, Inc. to test the GR-100 robotic harvester
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The production season of French tomatoes is already well underway, and French producers, members of Légumes de France, are denouncing the abusive margins of some supermarket chains that penalize both producers and consumers. read more

Sorma Group will not miss this year's Macfrut, the international fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, which will be held in Rimini (Italy) from 3 to 5 May. Along with the latest innovations in systems for sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables, the Sorma Group will also be exhibiting its latest innovations in the fruit and vegetable sector.
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In much of Europe, including the UK, soaring energy prices have forced tomato producers to limit their production or even consider leaving the business. This is placing ever greater responsibility on overseas producers in countries like Morocco to keep the retail shelves stocked. read more

Sussex grower Richard Diplock is appealing to UK consumers to buy British tomatoes as the domestic season gets under way. read more

Sorma Group will be exhibiting again this year at Macfrut (stand 147, hall D1), where it will present the new LCP-128A weigher, specially designed for cluster tomatoes and table grapes, as well as the latest innovations for fruit and vegetable sorting and packaging. The companies
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For tomatoes, the first weeks immediately after planting the seedlings are the most delicate ones, and it is essential that they have a good, strong and healthy root system in order to determine optimal vegetative growth and ensure a good harvest. Xeda Italia (click
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Wholesale prices for fresh tomatoes have fallen sharply over the past week in Uzbekistan – the average wholesale price for rose tomatoes has fallen by 32%, and red round tomato prices have fallen by a third. Given that wholesale prices for round red tomatoes have been declining for the second
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Wholesale prices for fresh tomatoes have fallen sharply over the past week in Uzbekistan – the average wholesale price for rose tomatoes has fallen by 32%, and red round tomato prices have fallen by a third. Given that wholesale prices for red round tomatoes have been declining for the
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Kapiris Bros' current growing season for gourmet and Roma tomatoes is taking place in Two Wells, South Australia, this typically runs from October right through to May, but they will most likely be harvesting until June this season. read more

At 1.8 million tons, the gross greenhouse vegetable yields in the Netherlands were 7.9% lower in 2022 than a year before. read more