Tomatoes

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

March was a dark month in the Netherlands, so the tomato and bell pepper supply got going particularly late. Cucumber and eggplant growers have been in production for some time. Commercial director Ton van Dalen of Oxin Growers takes stock. read more

For some time now, we have been highlighting the need to take a qualitative leap forward in order to modernise the way trade fairs are held and, at the same time, to create new conference models. Red Planet or, if you prefer, Red Planet to put it in English and give it an international twist, the
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Prices for imported greenhouse tomatoes are increasing rapidly before the Easter holidays in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts inform. The reason for the rise in the price of tomatoes on the Ukrainian market was the bad weather both in Ukraine and in Turkey. Thus, prolonged rains in the
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The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has been wreaking havoc on the entire tomato sector since 2014, when it first appeared in Israel. If resistant products were utopia until a few years ago, they have now become a certainty. HM.Clause, in fact, launched the
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The quality control of vegetables is the focus of the face-to-face training of the Freshness Seminar on 10 May 2023 at Fruchthof Berlin. What are the marketing standards for the most important vegetable products on the market? What quality defects can occur in salads, tomatoes and the like? How are inner
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Prices for imported greenhouse tomatoes are increasing rapidly before the Easter holidays in Ukraine, EastFruit project analysts inform. The reason for the rise in the price of tomatoes on the Ukrainian market was the bad weather both in Ukraine and in Turkey. Thus, prolonged rains in the
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The 'Pelato di Napoli' still awaits IGP recognition. Two years after the publication in the Official Gazette of the production regulations for the Igp peeled tomatoes of Naples, Campania is still waiting for the final step, i.e. Community registration of the quality mark; read more

Tomato farmers in Northern parts of Nigeria are currently combating the Tomato leaf miner. Apparently, it has threatened to push the cost of tomatoes up by 450 per cent, and led to a loss of 70 per cent in output. State Chairman of the Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Sani
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The AOP CIO, an Association of Producers' Organisations based inParma, of which AINPO, Consorzio Casalasco del Pomodoro and Consorzio Agrario di Cremona are members, presented the TomatER research project to the Emilia-Romagna Region to improve the environmental sustainability of the
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INDUSER presents a new adaptation of a packaging line for tomatoes, but this time for two carton box dimensions. read more

A 92-year-old 'young woman' named Sybil Gorby has been planting the same 'lineage' of seeds in her garden in Tyler County, West Virginia, for more than 58 years. She planted the first seed in 1965. To hear her tell it, her tomatoes have a unique, 'particularly sweet' taste, but what
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Seedless watermelons, melons and premium range tomatoes are the target of variety research by the Ragusa-based company MedHermes, developed through the Best Melon and Tomato Cult projects. read more

"Italy has always had the most expensive prices in the world when it comes to fresh tomatoes destined to the processing industry. The announcement of the signing of contracts for Spanish tomatoes at €150 per ton, due to the water crisis, has had a disruptive effect on the market, precisely
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