Casalasco acquires Knorr, tomato flavored sauces from Unilever
The Casalasco Group, a global leader in industrial tomato production, has acquired the Knorr “Tomato al Gusto” pasta sauce range from Unilever. Effective from March 1, 2025, the deal was signed in Hamburg and announced at the Marca trade fair in Bologna.This acquisition strengthens Casalasco’s presence in Germany, a key market where it already operates
Tomatoland
17 January 2025
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World Price Index December 2024
WORLD PRICE TRENDS crop 2024 prices Price per Kg, packed in aseptic bag in 220 l. (55 gal) drum – unless otherwise specified Origin 28/30CB 28/30CB organic 28/30HB* 36/38CB 12/14HB Diced Crushed Italy €1.700 no offer no offer €1.950 no offer no offer no offer Spain €1.200 no offer €1.250 €1.450 €0.680 €0.590 €0.550 Portugal
Tomatoland
7 January 2025
Morocco applies 29.93% Anti-Dumping Duty on Egyptian Canned Tomatoes for Five Years
From 24 December 2024, Morocco will impose a 29.93% anti-dumping duty on canned tomato imports originating from Egypt for a duration of five years. The decision follows an anti-dumping investigation initiated on 7 August 2023 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. This investigation was prompted by the National Federation of Food Processing (Fenagri) on
Tomatoland
3 January 2025
China: Guannong tomato processing company reacts to the BBC accusations !
Xinjiang tomato harvesting has already been achieved by mechanization. Since 2008, China has gradually imported tomato pickers from Italy, mainly under the Guaresi brand. After 15 years of development, the total number of imported harvesters has reached about 1000, covering a variety of models and different production capacity of equipment. Since 1988, China has imported
Tomatoland
18 December 2024
Crop Volumes
First 2025 crop projection
Latest data shows the 2025 crop is expected to drop by an astonishing 6,7 Millions MT. of fresh tomatoes ! Check the article for the final Ranking by country for Processing Tomato Volumes (expressed in metric tons / raw product equivalents) for 2024 and the 2025 projection. As shown in the above projectoion, the crop
Tomatoland
16 December 2024
Del Monte to Close Tomato Processing Plant
Del Monte Foods, a giant in the retail world of branded processed foods, is planning to sell its tomato processing plant in Hanford where it employs 400 to 500 workers that will be laid off with the timing to be announced in a state WARN notice expected to be published soon.The 670,000-sq.-ft building is going
Tomatoland
13 December 2024