Tomatoes

The delivery of Chinese potatoes to Primorsky Krai has been resumed. From March 20 to March 26, the first batch of Chinese potatoes weighing 87.4 tons arrived, the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor reported. read more

Browsing through the leaflets of the various supermarkets such as Coop, Conad, Esselunga and discounters (Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin), there is no doubt about it: we will eat lots of strawberries, pineapples, tomatoes and potatoes. read more

Belgian cooperatives seem to increasingly be experiencing an acreage shift. This season, due to virus pressure and high energy prices, more and more of both Coöperatie Hoogstraten and BelOrta growers are opting for 'easier' or less risky options. So, both associations' specialty tomatoes'
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During the Easter period, interest in vegetables increases in view of the various picnics and barbecues outside the home: among the best-selling products are definitely tomatoes. read more

On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April, the Umberto Veronesi Foundation returns to Italy's main squares with the sixth edition of Tomatoes for Research. Good for you, good for the environment. The proceeds of the fundraiser will finance cures for acute myeloid leukaemia, a rare tumour
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Due to the weather conditions in several European and African countries, there is a shortage of several products, such as tomatoes, says Fatiha Charrat, deputy managing director for Moroccan fresh produce exporter Delassus Group. read more

There’s an oversupply of tomatoes right now. “It’s an oversupply that’s almost a glut,” said Bob Spencer of West Coast Tomato, LLC, noting it’s affecting all varieties of tomatoes. read more

Also at wholesale level, Easter is approaching and wholesalers are hoping to increase sales by changing the tone from the unsatisfactory winter months. But so far the festive air has not had any desired effect and sales are languishing. Even products such as:
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Traditionally, the country has supplied vegetables to Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. In January 2023, potato exports increased by 28.4 times and amounted to 19.8 thousand tons compared to the same period in 2022. Uzbekistan became the largest buyer, with 18.9
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The price for processing tomatoes was signed yesterday between Casalasco and the two largest P.O.s in northern Italy, A.In.PO. and As.I.P.O., setting the price for processing tomatoes at 150 Euro per tonne; read more

For the fourth time, SanLucar and the app Kitchen Stories are going into the supermarkets and to the PoS together. Their motto for the period from 1 May 2023 to 1 June 2023: "Our recipe for good taste". read more

Dutch vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is celebrating the success of its consumer-facing ‘Love My Salad’ campaign, created to encourage British shoppers to buy and cook more vegetables. read more

SanLucar has revealed that it is joining forces with the Kitchen Stories cooking platform for the fourth time to launch a new promotion in German supermarkets under the slogan “Our recipe for good taste”. read more

Freeze, the survival of apples, tomatoes and strawberries is at risk. It may sound like a delayed April fool's joke, but this is what Greenpeacen advocates in its campaign to save the bees, with a message that reaches the homes of Italians on a daily basis thanks to a thumping
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On March 29, the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported that the German health authorities had ordered a batch of tomatoes from Türkiye to be withdrawn from the market after they detected the tomatoes had 0.21 mg/kg-ppm residues of chlorothalonil, a substance that
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"OP Ioppì's flagship reference, which is known to insiders, is tomatoes. But there is more! We grow the main greenhouse vegetable references, such as eggplants, bell peppers, courgettes, and other crops," says Roberta Tardera, marketing manager and sales assistant of the producer organization,
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For 25 years now, Selin Frucht Ltd has been dedicated to the procurement and distribution of high-quality fruit and vegetables, to a large extent from its own production in Turkey. The internationally active company with locations in Herne and Antalya focuses on a wide range of products, whereby
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Like other Mediterranean countries, Tunisia is facing a severe drought that has compelled the Tunisian government to implement water-use quotas, increasing the price of water for agricultural use, and even restricting household access to tap water. read more

"Our objective was to supply consumers with high-quality plum tomatoes. The project started two years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, thanks to the passion and professionalism of a restricted number of people who believed in it. It started with a market investigation to understand the
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Le Jardin de Rabelais, a French greenhouse managed by Pascal Delahaye, produces tasty tomatoes, including cherry tomatoes on the vine. Working all year round, the producer is faced with a growing energy challenge that has been affecting the whole agricultural sector. "Energy is a big problem.
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