Climate change affects tomato crops and ketchup price in United States
Fresh Tomato
United States
Published Sep 29, 2022
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Whether in a sandwich, salad, pasta or pizza sauce, tomato is the darling of the Americas, and its derivative is ketchup. Americans consume more than 13 pounds of the vegetable a year, three-quarters of that in processed form. By the way, climate change can be a big problem for tomato processing (ketchup type).
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Text: Correspondent Iara Siqueira Researchers work so that America's favorite fruit is unaffected by climate change, yet tomatoes are susceptible. According to a study published in the journal Nature Food, the three largest “baskets” of tomatoes in the world could fall by 6% of production. The United States (California) is responsible for 90% of processed tomatoes, followed by Italy and China. However, California, with its high temperatures, with 95 degrees, affects the tomato crop. High temperatures and lack of water are a serious problem for the plantation. For the agricultural consultant of the University of California, Tom Turini, explains “with the extremely high temperatures, a percentage of the flowers in a tomato plant will turn into fruit. What does this have to do with ketchup? With the high costs of fuel and fertilizers, in addition to the lack of water, the agricultural consultant predicts that prices will rise even ...
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