Tomatoes
Dmitry Morkovkin, associate professor at Russia's Financial University, attributes the soaring prices of cucumbers and tomatoes, hitting 8.1 euros per kilogram, to Western sanctions disrupting import logistics and the high costs of Russian greenhouse production.
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'Spanish organic tomatoes are inedible'
2024-02-05 00:00
Why is it that a former French minister for ecological transition, a former Socialist candidate for the presidency of the Republic, rails so violently against the products of neighbouring Spain and, perhaps forgetting that there is a European regulation on organic products, reloads the dose by stating
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Who crashed the prices of greenhouse tomatoes in Poland?
2024-02-03 00:00
The Polish market is experiencing a dramatic fall in wholesale prices of greenhouse tomatoes this week, according to EastFruit . The average price of all kinds of tomatoes plummeted by 35-45% in just a few days.
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Agenda set for the Global Tomato Congress 2024
2024-02-02 14:00
This year's Headline Hub stage will focus on all areas of the fresh tomato business and offer analyses of current trends and possible future developments. The topic of flavour and health requires an examination of the best ways to stimulate the taste buds of the consumer.
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In January, 13,200 tons of greenhouse vegetables were harvested in the Lipetsk region of Russia
2024-02-02 00:00
According to the Department of Agriculture of the Lipetsk region of Russia, four greenhouse complexes harvested 13,200 tons of cucumbers, tomatoes, and lettuce in the first month of 2024, matching last year's level.
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From tomatoes to small fruits: how to measure firmness
2024-02-02 00:00
Small fruits such as blueberries, cherries, strawberries, and tomatoes: measuring their firmness is essential to assess the right harvesting time. "As the products are sold at a considerable price per kg, they must reach the market at the right ripening stage to please consumers. Firmness is an
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Brackish water contributes to the intense flavor of tomatoes
2024-02-01 00:00
Soilless cultivation helps prevent all those soil-borne pathogens that can affect yields. That is why Vincenzo Di Natale, administrator of Poggio del Cardo - a company with a long-standing tradition in growing tomatoes -together with his father Silvio, opted to have crops that combine the
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The prices of tomatoes, strawberries, and cucumbers are lower than in previous years
2024-02-01 00:00
Last week, the prices for cucumbers and loose tomatoes continued to drop. However, the average price of tomatoes on the vine showed a slight rebound, according to figures from the VBT.
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I put a salad bar in my fridge
2024-02-01 00:00
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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Global Tomato Congress to focus on taste and health
2024-01-31 17:00
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.
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Too many varieties only lead to confusion if they do not bring about substantial innovations
2024-01-31 00:00
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.
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Red Sea crisis: 380 million exports at risk for processing tomatoes
2024-01-30 00:00
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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AI quality inspection now also available for soft and stone fruit
2024-01-30 00:00
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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BASF presents its new industrial tomato at Agroexpo
2024-01-29 00:00
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.
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"Peak production period in Spain is overlapping with a high production period in the Netherlands"
2024-01-29 00:00
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.
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EEC approves quota for duty-free import of up to 100,000 tons of tomatoes into Russia
2024-01-29 00:00
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.
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A new virus is threatening tomatoes
2024-01-28 00:00
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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A new virus is threatening tomatoes
2024-01-25 00:00
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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Syngenta, ToBRFV-resistant dates but quality remains the driver
2024-01-25 00:00
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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