Industrial tomato in Italy: Over 6 million tons of processed product

Published 2021년 11월 17일

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Italy has had a successful 2021 tomato processing campaign, producing over 6 million tons of processed tomatoes, a 17% increase from the previous year, making it the world's second-largest producer after the United States and ahead of China. This increase is due to an expansion in cultivation areas and improved agricultural yield. The quality of the processed tomatoes has been notable, despite the challenges of rising industrial costs. The Ministry of Health (Mipaaf) is forming a work table to protect and enhance the industrial tomato supply chain, with a focus on traceability and origin labeling, reflecting the sector's commitment to transparency and consumer protection.

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Italy second producer in the world, record 2021 campaign according to Anicav. Mipaaf establishes a work table dedicated to the protection and enhancement of industrial tomatoes. The first appointment is scheduled for next November 25th The 2021 tomato transformation campaign in Italy ended with a production of just over 6 million tons of processed product, up by 17% compared to 2020. A very important result that brings Italy back to being the second country producer in the world after the United States and clearly ahead of China. 3.09 million tons (+ 12.8% on 2020). A significant increase deriving from the greater area under cultivation (over 71 thousand hectares, 8% more than last year) and from a better agricultural yield (more than 85 tons per hectare). Read also Sud, the industrial tomato ripens too early "The campaign that has just ended was certainly a very positive campaign not only in quantitative terms but also for the excellent quality of the processed tomato, despite ...

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