Italy: Agreement reached at EUR 150 /tonne for processing tomatoes

The very long negotiations for the price of processing tomatoes in northern Italy was concluded on May 19 with an agreement that meets the expectations of agricultural producers. Although it comes late in relation to planting operations, the growers' representative organizations declared themselves satisfied with the price of EUR 150 per metric tonne (field-gate) concluded for the 2023 season, 20 euros higher than the initial proposal of the processors' side. As for the ANICAV, after the conclusion of the framework agreement for the management of the next processing tomato season in the northern basin of Italy, the national association of canning industries speaks of "long and intense negotiations, marked by an attitude of permanent rigidity of the agricultural parties that in no way wanted to listen to the arguments of industrial operators." The agreement provides for the confirmation of the 2022 contractual framework with regard to quality standards, with the exception of ...