Italy: United tomato supply chain for an effective market strategy

Published 2021년 10월 11일

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Emilia Romagna, Italy's leading region in tomato cultivation, has had a successful tomato campaign with high production yields and quality, despite increased production costs. The region, known for its high exports of processed tomato products, is grappling with rising costs of key inputs such as electricity, diesel, technical means, and seeds, which have led to an increase in production costs by 30%. This has led the agricultural sector to call for a joint strategy between producers and industrialists to address these increased costs and the challenge of unsold tomatoes due to exceeding transformation potential.

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Once the tomato campaign with record production values is closed, Confagricoltura Emilia Romagna draws the line to follow for next year. Emilia Romagna is the leading region in Italy for cultivated area, approximately 27 thousand hectares divided as follows between the provinces: Piacenza 10,600, Ferrara 6,700, Parma 4,500, Ravenna 2,500, Reggio Emilia 1,100, Modena 960, Bologna 370, Forlì-Cesena 70 and Rimini 40; it is also in first place for exports of red gold derivatives (passata, pulp and tomato sauce above all). Italy is confirmed at the top of the ranking of world producers and exporters of processed products: 60% of “made in Italy” preserves go to foreign markets. Crucial is the impact of the entire sector and its related activities on GDP and on job creation. "However, there are worrying signs that force us to close ranks, to work together as of now for the 2022 campaign. First point: production costs have risen with increases of 30%, and even more, and it is only the ...

Source: Myfruit