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Few days after Erisco Foods Limited threatened to shut down its tomato factory, Dangote Industries Limited last Friday, disclosed plans to stop tomato paste production because of the harsh operating environment that gives advantage to imported production. Group Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Sani Dangote disclosed that the group recently stopped tomato paste

Ingomar’s ownership group is pleased to announce the addition of Kagome as a new equity member in the company. Kagome has purchased a 20% interest, effective October 1, 2016. Kagome joins Vaquero Farms, John Bennett Ranches and Del mar Farms as principals in Ingomar. Vaquero Farms will continue as the majority owner and managing member

As European importers’ demand for Ukrainian tomatoes has been rapidly growing, exports of tomatoes to the EU countries have already grown almost 10 times since the beginning of this year. In particular, the export volumes totaled 2,300 tons in January-August 2016 against just 243 tons in the same period of the previous year. Poland and

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Most processing zones are indeed facing significant production drops from 2015: – Europe: -8% – Mediterranean area: -14% – North America: -10% – China: -12% Globally the drop exceeds 4 Million MT of fresh fruit, equal to – 9.85% Please check the World Processing Estimates for more details. More over, accordingly to our information, the

Latest news from China, show that COFCO Tunhe Co Ltd aims to raise up to 1.7 billion yuan ($254.88 million) in private placement of shares to fund projects and replenish capital. The share trade is to resume on Sept 21st. Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.6699 Chinese yuan renminbi) Reuters, Sept 20, 2016 You should

MARACAY, Venezuela, Sept. 12 (UPI) — The Kraft Heinz Company has sold 17 million seeds to Venezuelan farmers in the hopes of increasing tomato production by 400 percent amid an economic crisis in the country. Venezuela’s ketchup is currently produced with 25 percent of Venezuelan tomatoes. The company wants to increase the amount of Venezuelan

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