Market Reports
Tomatoland exclusive market review – February 2020
Prices up ! 2020 crop at risk ? Let’s first have a look at current market conditions :China : the Coronavirus impact is very strong and creates big delays in shipments; transfers from Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang to the port are still stopped. The loadings are extremely low as warehouses and ports still lack workers. This
Tomatoland
26 February 2020
Market Reports
TOMATOLAND – MARKET REPORT / NOVEMBER 2019
2020 crop : what to think ?After 3 crops of low production (even extremely low in 2018), the 2019 output is again on the low side, at about 37 Millions MT. of fresh tomatoes, 1 % below the initial forecast and well below the estimated world consumption of 38 / 39 Millions.Large carry-over stocks which maintained international prices
Tomatoland
26 November 2019
Market Trends 2019
March 2019 Current market conditions have been quite stable over the last 2/3 months with limited demand; the only action is coming from Turkey, where local packers have been allowed to import up to 25 000 MT. of tomato paste to compensate the lack of products following the very low 2018 pack, Iran, where a
Tomatoland
19 April 2019
China to face a record low crop !
The 2018 crop output has now been seriously revised down to less than 34,5 Millions MT. of fresh tomatoes ! This is almost 2 Millions MT. lower than pre-crop estimates and up to 3 Millions MT. below the 2017 volume. China is indeed experiencing a bad crop with low yields and a short harvesting period;
Tomatoland
30 August 2018
About China crop 2018 : cyclical reduction or structural crisis ?
China is ahead to a very low crop, likely below 4 million MT. of fresh tomatoes, maybe lower than 3.5 million MT. according to some local sources. This means a huge reduction of at least 2 Million MT. (or about 300 000 MT. of 36 % paste), when compared to the 5.95 million MT. processed
Tomatoland
22 May 2018
Tomatoland Market Report January 2018
TOMATOLAND MARKET REPORT JANUARY 2018 NORTH ITALY : • 2018 crop forecast : according to local sources, processors and growers should contract a similar volume than in 2017, possibly slightly higher. Unsold volumes seem reasonable at this stage. Local players also expect a slight drop in the price
Tomatoland
18 January 2018