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PRESS RELEASE – The Tomato Foundation, December 14th, 2016.

New Study May Show that Tomatoes and Tomato Products Improve Blood Circulation. Tomatoes, fresh or cooked can improve blood circulation, boost heart and vascular health and reduce the risk of stroke or deep vein thrombosis. The summary of a recent study claims that just 2 medium size tomatoes or a single serving of 100ml of

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TOMATOLAND WORLD PRICE INDEX – NOV. 2016

  Products for the industry – crop 2016 Price per Kg, packed in aseptic bag in 220 l. (55 gal) drum – unless otherwise specified Origin 28/30CB 28/30HB* 36/38CB 12/14HB Diced Crushed Italy € 0.780 € 0.800 € 1.020 € 0.440 € 0.390 € 0.350 Spain € 0.750 € 0.760 € 0.950 € 0.400 €

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COFCO Tunhe to change name into COFCO TUNHE SUGAR CO.,LTD.

18th of November 2016 the Board of Directors, considered and adopted the following amendment: The company English name to be changed from COFCO TUNHE CO., LTD. into COFCO TUNHE SUGAR CO., LTD. The matter still needs to be submitted to the company in 2016 Third Extraordinary General Meeting for approval. COFCO Tunhe Board of Directors

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EBRD could provide $15 mln loan to Agrofusion to build tomato plant

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could provide a $15 million loan to Agrofusion, the largest Ukrainian vertically integrated industrial tomato paste producer created by former co-founder of Sandora juice producers businessman Serhiy Sypko. According to a posting on the EBRD’s website, the long-term loan would help the company to partially finance construction

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Can Nigeria ever be a producer of Tomato Paste ?

On Sunday, 6th of November 2016, it was reported that Africa’s top tomato paste maker, Eric Umeofia, is already making plans to exit the Nigerian market. According to reports, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) confirmed this from Eric Umeofia, the CEO of Erisco Foods Limited in an interview, which took place in Lagos on

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TOMATOLAND WORLD PRICE INDEX – OCT. 2016

  TOMATOLAND Products for the industry – crop 2016 Price per Kg, packed in aseptic bag in 220 l. (55 gal) drum – unless otherwise specified Origin 28/30CB 28/30HB* 36/38CB 12/14HB Diced Crushed Italy € 0.780 € 0.800 € 1.020 € 0.430 € 0.390 € 0.360 Spain € 0.750 € 0.760 € 0.950 € 0.400

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Improving tomato yield and quality in the face of climate change

TomGEM – a Horizon 2020 research project designs heat-tolerant tomato varieties and management practices In the light of the forecasted world demographic growth and the global changes in climate, it is becoming a major challenge for society to provide sufficient amounts of fruit of high nutritional and sensory quality. While we are entering a period

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JBT trials coil heat exchanger on puree from concentrate

JBT has partnered with the University of Parma, in Italy, to trial a coil heat exchanger in aseptic systems, to sterilize fruit and vegetable puree and concentrate. JBT works with F&B processors to improve the quality and shelf life of ambient shelf-stable products for metal, glass and plastic containers. Stork food & dairy systems Speaking

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California Crop – updated Oct 18, 2016

    PROJECTIONS Week Ending 08/10/2016 16/10/2016 Weekly Deliveries 310 000 97 000 Projected Accumulated 12 486 777 12 583 777   WEEK 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 ENDING WEEK YTD* WEEK YTD* WEEK YTD* WEEK YTD* WEEK YTD* WEEK YTD* WEEK YTD* UP TO                

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