Tomatoes

The second prototype of the harvesting robot from Floating Robotics is much more precise, moving faster between the rows of tomatoes this fall than last year. According to its creator, Salman Faraji, the device is set to replace 3.5 workers in the future. read more

This winter, more Coöperatie Hoogstraten growers are growing TOVs under lights. Last year, there was hardly any lit cultivation due to high energy costs; this year, the lights have been switched on again in many places in Belgium. "It's certainly not at the level it was before the energy
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“According to the latest estimates as of November 1st, 2023, the surface area planted with tomatoes for the fresh market for the 2023 campaign would be 2,660 hectares, which is similar to last year and the 2018-2022 average. French tomato production for the fresh market in 2023, estimated at
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Snake cucumbers fetched 0.95 euros/kg to 0.80 euros/kg, cucumbers francés 0.70 euros/kg to 1.40 euros/kg and cucumbers corto negro 1.65 euros/kg to 1.30 euros/kg, courgettes fino 1.65 euros/kg to 1.40 euros/kg, courgettes gordo 1.50 euros/kg to 1.25 euros/kg, striped aubergines 1.30 euros/kg to 1 euro/kg
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Rafael Salinas, Syngenta's Product Manager for tomato, explains that the agricultural sector in Almeria "is looking for size to differentiate itself". And with Myrador he obtains G-calibre, white-necked, smooth, flat, bright, intense red fruit, with symmetrical branches, very good
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Danish technology firm Newtec returns to Fruit Logistica in February, fresh from helping one of Scandinavia’s largest vegetable suppliers to automate its operations, minimise waste, and optimise its overall performance. read more

G+FLAS Life Sciences and Bayer AG have signed a letter of intent (LOI)  to collaborate on the development of novel CRISPR genome-edited tomato varieties that are nutritionally enhanced with vitamin D3.   read more

"When introducing a new variety to the market, you're always hopeful that consumers will love it as much as you do," says Danny Mucci, Managing Partner with Mucci Farms. With about three out of five shoppers purchasing tomatoes, it is a popular item at retail. At the same time, many new tomato
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According to data shared by the Prices and Markets Observatory of the Government of Andalusia, tomatoes are the leading greenhouse organic vegetable in Andalusia, with 34% of the total production marketed in 2022/23. Vine tomatoes have become the most representative type, with a 48% share of all
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From the graphs below, we see that the negative peaks in tomato prices occur, for all types, in the summer months. In fact, although consumption of this vegetable increases in summer, self-consumption from family gardens lowers its price. The plant is
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Ukraine is witnessing a surge in imports of fruits and vegetables from Turkey due to the Polish border blockade. read more

Last winter many greenhouse tomato growers in Europe elected not to plant due to the exorbitant energy costs at the time. While those costs have come down somewhat, the list of challenges appears no less daunting, especially the threat of the ToBRFV virus. read more

Inspectors from the Rosselkhoznadzor department in the Amur region and the Republic of Sakha have monitored over 35,000 tons of various fruits and vegetables through the international automobile checkpoint Kanikurgan since the beginning of the year. All shipments originated from China. read more

Many New Zealanders may be able to include more fruit and vegetables on their festive menus thanks to a significant drop in the cost of produce. read more

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority keeps a register of companies and inspection sites that are permitted to export tomatoes and bell peppers to the United States. These companies meet the requirements set by the United States. A list published on December 6 spans two pages. It
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The clock sales of Spanish vegetables at ZON started off slowly this year. "Just like other years, we started supplying courgette and aubergine around week 43/44, but various products such as tomatoes and some field crops started significantly later this season. Particularly, the availability of
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NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have finally located a tiny tomato that went missing for over eight months. The tomato, part of the Veg-05 experiment, was lost by NASA astronaut Frank Rubio after a March 2023 harvest. Rubio's share of the tomatoes, stored in a Ziploc
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High temperatures, high production and labour costs, and variable prices colour the global tomato market at the moment. In the Netherlands, growers are rekindling their operations under lights after a year of sparing energy use, witnessing a surge in tomato prices alongside concerns about the
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First came the Tomato monitor, then the Soft Fruit and Exotics ones. Now, the crowd-sourcing platform Roamler is introducing a fourth monitor to its fruit and vegetable sector services: the Fruit-vegetable Monitor. read more

Bulltec from Cesena has supplied OP Ortomì from Pachino (Siracusa), a new semi-automatic system for the packaging of a bunch of tomatoes into punnets. For Bulltec, Ortomì is a point of reference in the area of the packaging and commercialization of Pachino tomatoes both in Italy and abroad. read more