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CALIFORNIA CROP OCTOBER 2011

    California crop 2011 – updated 24/10/11 2011 CROP 2010 HARVEST (1) 2009 HARVEST (2) 2008 HARVEST (3) 2007 HARVEST (4) AVGES 2007/08/09/10 WEEK ENDING UP TO PROJECT. TONS* ESTIMAT. TONS** ACTUAL. TONS*** REPORTED TONS* REPORTED TONS* REPORTED TONS* REPORTED TONS* REPORTED TONS* WEEK YTD WEEK YTD WEEK YTD WEEK YTD WEEK YTD WEEK

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Goglio Packaging Systems

ASEPTIC PACKAGING The trademark Fres-co Aseptic System® identifies a complete range of aseptic packages with formats from 1 to 1500 litres, to preserve fluid and viscous products such as vegetable purée and dairy products at room temperature for periods of more than 24 months. With respect to the tradition rigid tin containers, the flexible Fres-co

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Australian tomato processing to compete globally

One of Australia’s last remaining tomato-processors, Cedenco, has plans for major expansion. In an interview today with Australian Food News, Cedenco’s CEO John Brady said that there is a huge market for processed tomatoes, and if the Australian growing and processing industry does not expand quickly, it will not have the capacity to meet demand.

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California growers of processing tomatoes are optimistic

California’s growers of processing tomatoes are getting a pay raise this year as export markets are rebounding and the industry is set to produce one of the biggest crops in history. The growers, who supply more than 90% of the nation’s tomatoes used in pizza sauce, paste and ketchup, will be getting $69.40 a ton

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The effects of tomato juice on blood alcohol levels

During a seminar hosted by the Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science, the research teams of the food groups Asahi Group Holdings and Kagome presented the results of their joint study highlighting the catalyzing effects of tomato juice on the way the body metabolizes alcohol. When it is consumed, alcohol is absorbed through the

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The Benamor Group intends to modernize the way processing tomatoes are grown

Located near Guelma, El Fedjoudj is a small haven of peace surrounded by rich green fields. This is the agricultural region that the private company Benamor Group chose in 2004 for its program to modernize the production of tomato plants in plug-seedlings in state-of-the-art greenhouses stretching over five hectares. Inside, both irrigation and temperature are

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From Beijing, our EXCLUSIVE MARKET REPORT ON CHINA – JUNE 2012

From Beijing, our EXCLUSIVE MARKET REPORT ON CHINA World Tomato Congress – June 2012 1- Market situation : Huge drop in production ! The stocks as of beginning of June 2012 stand around 420 000 MT. of tomato paste mainly in the hands of the large processors. Based on recent figures (see hereafter), such inventories

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No action on tomato dumping

Heinz Watties was right. Italian producers have been dumping their tomatoes in New Zealand and it has been suppressing prices. But despite finding 17 per cent of all imported Italian tomatoes were dumped, New Zealand officials are not going to take any action. Heinz Wattie’s complained to the Economic Development Ministry about dumping last year.

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