India
Tomato Producers in India Abandon Crops Due to Low Prices (Dec 5)
Tomato producers in the largest tomato belt of India stated they will leave the current bumper crop and not harvest due to low market prices. Producers in Annamayya and Chittoor districts in India with up to 20K hectares of planted tomatoes are unable to find good local market prices. Other states also have flooding markets and are unable to export tomatoes, which has caused a price drop.
Turkey
In Turkey, Mersin’s Fall Tomato Is Exported to Qatar (Dec 6)
In the Erdemli district of Mersin, greenhouse-grown Autumn tomatoes have been harvested. Producers started to collect autumn tomatoes ripening under the covers. The President of the Erdemli Chamber of Agriculture has monitored the harvest work and reported a fruitful season. Produced greenhouse tomatoes were established in an area of 25K decares in the district, with an approximately 600K tons of harvest per year.
United States
United States Tomato Prices More Than Double YoY in W48 Due to Effects of Hurricane Ian (Dec 7)
In W48, US fresh tomato prices are more than double compared to 2021, mainly due to hurricane Ian, which decimated Florida farms in the last week of September. Commonly, Florida would be supplying tomatoes after which Mexico's production would begin in Mid January, followed by California. However, in 2022 weather events disrupted this natural supply flow. In 2021, the pricing for a 25 lbs box of tomatoes was USD 19 to USD 27 wholesale. The wholesale price from the terminal in Los Angeles, CA in W48 is as follows:
25 lbs cartons Mexico Vine Ripe light red
4x5 size USD 57.00-58.00
5x5 size USD 57.00-58.00
Brazil
Due to Lower Tomato Supply, Wholesale Prices Continue to Rise in Brazil (Dec 9)
Tomato prices rose in all wholesale markets in Brazil due to a decrease in supply as a direct reflection of the completion of harvests in some producing areas in the winter season.
Tomato Price Soars in Paraná, Brazil (Dec 9)
The Extended National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), considering the country's official inflation, increased by 0.41% in November, as disclosed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In Curitiba, tomatoes are priced at USD 1.68/kg, an increase of 13.64% between October, and November. Specialists mentioned the rise in prices is due to climatic factors, such as rainfalls in the state.
Japan
Tomato Prices in Tokyo Market Will Increase as Supply Decreases Due to Falling Temperatures (Dec 7)
In November 2022, autumn tomatoes in Japan ripened well under the relatively warm temperature causing a large supply to the Tokyo market until W47. The market had 6-17% more domestic tomatoes compared to last year. Temperatures dropped in December 2022 and have been staying around 10ºC, which slowed down the pace of ripening for tomatoes. In W48, the Tokyo market had almost the same amount of tomatoes as in 2021. The price of tomatoes will gradually increase and trade around USD 2.55-2.91/kg during winter.
