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Heinz’s new sriracha-flavored ketchup

Heinz is bringing a new ketchup flavor featuring the popular hot sauce to U.S. shores. A taste test over at the Huffington Post determined that the ketchup has a bit more kick than old-fashioned Heinz but is still pretty far off from the hot and spicy flavor of straight sriracha. Back in 2013, Warren Buffett’s

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WORLD PRICE INDEX – JANUARY 2015

  TOMATOLAND WORLD PRICE INDEX – JANUARY 2015 Products for the industry – crop 2014 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 € 0.960 € 0.980 € 1.220 € 0.520 € 0.550 € 0.480 Spain € 0.890 € 0.900 €

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Tunisia : the price of fresh industrial tomato fixed at 0.147 TND

« The discussions between the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (UTAP) and the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) on the price of tomatoes for processing have finally found a way out, after weeks of negotiations. The agreement signed between the two unions, stated the reference price for tomatoes for processing will suffer

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Dangote test-runs tomato factory in Kano

With the coming on board of Dangote to¬mato processing fac¬tory in Kano State described as the largest in Africa, Nigeria’s dependence on tomato paste and puree importation may soon come to an end. This was indicated on Thurs¬day, January 29th while a team from the Staple Crop Processing Zone Devel¬opment (SCPZ) of the Federal Ministry

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Tomatoland Market Report January 2015

                Market currently very calm ! Let’s first have our traditional look at current market conditions.   CHINA : Exports picking up ! Exports figures for the first 11 months of 2014 have reached 814 000 MT. of tomato paste, both bulk and cans, down 9.2 % from a year

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Largest Crop on Record to be expected for California in 2015

CALIFORNIAN TOMATO PROCESSORS EXPECT TO CONTRACT 13.6 MILLION METRIC TONS IN 2015 As of January 2015, California’s tomato processors reported their intention to contract for 13.6 million MT this year. The contracted planted acreage forecast is a 7 percent increase from what was reported under contract in the August 2014 California Processing Tomato Report. Processors

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Kagome Co. to catch up with rising tomato prices

Food maker Kagome Co. plans to raise the prices of 97 tomato products by between 4 percent and 13 percent. The April 1 hike will affect 20 consumer products, including ketchup, pasta sauce and puree, and 77 professional products, the company said on Monday. Kagome said it has found it difficult to absorb soaring material

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Nigeria: World Bank, DFID, Dangote Explore Hybrid Tomatoes Production in Kano

The World Bank Group, United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and Nigeria’s Dangote Farms have commenced a hybrid tomatoes production in project in Kano aimed at maximising the local content supply for tomato processors in the country, beginning with Dansa Holdings. President, Dansa Holdings, Sani Dangote, who spoke on the promises of the project

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