1. “Competition in our
“Quote”
markets remained fierce
Name, title, company See page XX
with customers continuing
to focus on price.”
Piet Hein Merckens, chief executive officer, Wessanen
The European organic market, P20-21
VOL. 39 No. No. 00 NOVEMBER 2011
VOL. 00 44 4 00 MONTH
Unsettling decline in processing
tomato output for main EU origins
GLOBAL TOMATO PRODUCTION - Production in Greece saw the Portuguese source. “Growers [will
PRELIMINARY RESULTS (000 TONNES) steepest decline within the bloc – a be] coming to us in January and
2009 2010 2011 staggering 48% to 330 000 tonnes. saying we want more money than
Preliminary However, a Greek processor told that. “We could be negotiating the
EU major producers FOODNEWS that he believed pro- 2012 crop with a situation that the
duction would actually pick up tomato planted in March/April will
France 215 198 191 again next year, in spite of the be significantly lower than in
Greece 810 640 330 decoupled subsidies regime and 2011,” he added.
Italy 5747 5080 4950 the financial crisis gripping the
Portugal 1242 1280 1060
country. Mediterranean rebound
This year the major factor dis- Though the EU’s production this
Spain 2700 2375 2000 couraging tomato production was year dropped so dramatically, it
the effect of competitive crops, failed to dent the overall picture for
A
SUBTOTAL 10714 9573 8531
Other AMITOM countries D T
D 400A
mainly cotton and corn, but these AMITOM (Mediterranean Interna-
240 OA
were now less lucrative, he said. tional Association of the Processing
WNL
Algeria 280 “Last year, whoever planted Tomato) member countries, as Iran
DO 150
K TO
Egypt 150 150 tomato did quite well so there’s a CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
CLIC
Iran 2400 1400 1850 positive image [attached to
tomato],” he added.
Israel 238 243 220
Within the EU, the only real IN THIS ISSUE
Malta 12 9 10 surprise came from Italy, which
Morocco 160 172 172 turns out to have produced almost Melamine crisis haunts
Syria 150 160 160 the same amount as last year, at China dairy industry 4
4.95 million tonnes (-3%), though
Tunisia 750 850 850 previous indications suggested a Chinese AJC prices settling
Turkey 1800 1280 1900 decline of around 10%. This was
at all-time high 8
Ukraine 340 280 420 attributed to good weather in Sep-
tember and October and higher
SUBTOTAL 6240 4944 6012
production from factories that do
Argentine grape must
TOTAL AMITOM 16954 14517 14543 not belong to the sector prices on the rise 9
GLOBAL PRODUCTION 42365 37323 37185 organisations.
SOURCE: AMITOM/WPTC
Alaska fights introduction
Fruit prices of GM salmon 12
BY EMMA SLAWINSKI tomato and had the lowest raw With the market for industrial
material price in Europe this tomato still depressed, negotiations Raw tuna prices high,
GLOBAL tomato production season. This was expected to be over next year’s raw material price canned stocks low 13
has stayed roughly stable this reflected in production similar to are likely to be tough. Processors
year, according to the prelimi- last year’s level, at roughly 1.2 have been struggling with poor US and Thai sweet corn
nary results published by the million tonnes. In the event, bad returns and difficulty in obtaining
World Processing Tomato weather during the season pushed finance, but farmers will expect falling short 13
Council (WPTC) last week, but output down by 17% year-on- higher prices. If they do not get
the five main EU producers year. them, the result could be a further Low crop takes toll on
have seen a significant – if Spain’s production dropped by drop in contracted acreage next Australian raisin growers 17
expected – reduction, of a similar proportion (16%) to 2.0 year.
roughly 1.0 million tonnes. million tonnes, while French “The price has to go up to cover Bunge upbeat despite
Portugal is in its last year of output declined by 4% to 191 000 2011 crop costs, from the point of profits drop 22
coupled subsidies for processing tonnes. view of growers,” said a
Key Indicator Argentine GJC Spanish GJC Italian GJC Find more key data in our on-line
exports +50% exports +46% exports -26% library at www.agra-net.com
Snapshot 75 242 tns 85 977 tns 64 340 tns
3. Industry News
Sanfilippo increases net sales News In Brief
value, but volumes still falling More outlets for 2011
JAmBA, the Us smoothie
chain, has announced that it
BY JENNIFER WILLIS-JONES “Due to higher acquisition costs growing areas and the poor quality now has a total (as of 4
for most tree nuts that were pur- of the 2010 crop carry-over stocks. october) of 762 outlets
JoHn B. sanfilippo & son, chased during the first quarter of Consistent with what has appeared around the world. All but 10
Inc, a processor, packager, fiscal 2012, the weighted average in recent articles regarding the are in the Us, though Jamba
marketer and distributor of cost per lb of raw nut input stocks 2011 peanut crop, we also believe intends to expand abroad
dried fruit and nuts, has on hand increased by 18.4% as of that there is a possibility of a and opened its first store in
announced that its net income the end of the first quarter of fiscal peanut shortage during the 2011 Toronto, Canada, on 28
for the first quarter of 2012 was 2012,” the announcement said. crop year,” Sanfilippo stated. October. It is also testing a
UsD2.4 million, compared with Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, chairman “Under these conditions, being new express service called
UsD1.1 million for the first and chief executive officer of the a peanut sheller can deliver mean- JambaGO, with a limited
quarter of fiscal 2011. company, said: “Net income for the ingful advantages. We leveraged menu of the brand’s signa-
The firm added that net sales first quarter of fiscal 2012 more our long-standing relationships ture smoothies. Jamba’s
increased by USD10.0 million, or than doubled in comparison to net with our peanut farmers so that suf- chief executive James White
6.8%, to USD156.8 million this income for the previous year’s first ficient peanut acreage was planted said the company expects to
year from net sales of USD146.8 quarter primarily due to improved to meet the majority of our peanut have nearly 80 new outlets,
million last year. This increase can alignment of sales prices and requirements. Additionally, including JambaGO stores,
be attributed to higher selling acquisition costs for most of the because we entered into purchase opened globally by the end of
prices generated by the company in products that we sell, except for contracts with our peanut farmers 2011.
the first quarter of fiscal 2011. cashew products. Pricing actions prior to planting in February and
Sales prices increased for all for cashews and products contain- March and fixed our purchase costs Now in the Big Apple
major product types due to “higher ing cashews are anticipated to be at that time, we were therefore able
GEnEsIs Today, a Texas-
commodity acquisition costs”. completed in the second quarter of to avoid a considerable portion of
based superfruit juice maker,
Sales volume, meanwhile, in the fiscal 2012. the year-over-year peanut market
has partnered with Preferred
first quarter of fiscal 2012 fell by “Unlike tree nuts, peanut market price increase,” he explained.
Beverage Distributors to
6.8% in comparison with the previ- prices for the 2011 crop have “Consequently, we should be
introduce its superfruit juic-
ous year. increased over 100% in compari- well positioned to meet our cus-
es in New York City. Genesis
The total value of inventories on son to peanut market prices for the tomers’ peanut needs over the next
Today’s 10oz and 32oz
hand at the end of the first quarter 2010 crop. This remarkable twelve months, assuming that the
superfruit juices including
of fiscal 2012 decreased by USD2.3 increase in peanut market prices is negative impact of the drought
açaí berry juice, pomegran-
million, or 2.0%, while the volume due to reduced acreage, reduced conditions on crop quality and
ate/berries with resveratrol,
of raw nut input stocks decreased yields caused by drought condi- yield does not exceed what we are
cranberry/goji, and its Wake
by 22.0%, or 5.8 million lbs. tions in the majority of the peanut anticipating.”
me and relax me beverages,
Hong Kong office to help lift goats’ milk sales are now available in
manhattan, Bronx, Queens
and Brooklyn, as well as
BY JENNIFER WILLIS-JONES supermarkets, decided a base in of powdered milk products and we
Staten Island, Nassau and
Hong Kong would boost sales of its believe there is an opportunity to
suffolk and Westchester
DELAmErE Dairy, a producer UHT goat’s milk. Currently, 10% of sell our UHT milk, which has a six-
counties.
of goat’s milk products in the its revenues are generated through month shelf life. We are hoping to
UK, has opened its first office exports, with products already sold make significant inroads into the
overseas to increase sales. in Poland, Holland, Italy, the Czech Asian market by having a base in Industry moves
The Cheshire-based company Republic and the Middle East. Hong Kong.” UmIT Guvenc, former
which produces and supplies goat’s Liz Sutton, who founded the Company turnover grew by 8% chairman of the Turkish
milk, cheese, butter and yogurt, as company 25 years ago with husband to GBP15.2 million in 2010 and Processed Fruit and
well as milk for pets under its Roger, said: “There is demand. In hopes are to reach revenues of Vegetable Exporters
TopLife Formula brand to China, for example, there are a lot GBP16 million this year. Council, has left Turkish
food manufacturer, Tamek,
Brazilian juice maker quadruples functional juices sales and is seeking new opportu-
nities in the fruit and vegeta-
BY VLADIMIR PEKIC hopes to increase sales to cranberry with strawberry flavour ble processing sector.
BrL100 million by 2015. - is available in 1 litre and 200ml Guvenc held the position of
JUXX, a Brazilian producer of Juxx was founded in late 2006 packages. Juxx juices do not export sales director at
functional juices, has reported a by entrepreneur Edson Mazeto Jr., contain colourants, preservatives Tamek, which produces fruit
four-fold increase in sales in the with a BRL2.0 million invest- or artificial flavours and are pro- juices and other preserved
first half of 2011. The company ment. The company’s first launch duced from juice concentrates foods, from 2009. Previously,
sold 900 000 litres of juice in the was cranberry juice, previously imported from Chile. he worked for nearly 20
first six months of the year, available only as an imported The company will launch six years at Turkish conglomer-
while earnings reached BrL6.0 product in Brazil. new projects before the end of ate, Koc Holding at its agri-
million (UsD3.5 million) in the The entire Juxx product line – 2012 when it expects to double business branch, Tat.
same period. The company cranberry, plum, pomegranate, sales compared with 2011.
Key Indicator PJC price Chinese AJC Polish AJC Find more key data in our on-line
USD1 750/tn +3% USD2200/tn +5% EUR1.52/kg +12% library at www.agra-net.com
Snapshot Weds close Weds close Weds close
4. Industry News
Spectre of melamine fraud still
haunts Chinese dairy industry
BY NEIL MURRAY verification and were delisted from CHINESE WMP PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION (’000 TONNES)
production. These local processors
CHInA’s total milk produc- generally collected raw milk from 2010 2011 2012f
tion will grow by 5% in 2012 small or backyard operators and
TA 85
D DA 1200
Beginning stocks 80 110
to 33.4 million tonnes, accord- their insolvency has pushed some
OA 396
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Production 11001030
ing to the latest report from the backyard operators to slaughter
UsDA. Almost all of this (32.2 dairy cows in 2011. Although O
OD
Imports 326 450
KT
million tonnes) will be cow larger operators are taking what Total supply 1466 1576 1735
CLIC
milk. could be a risk to expand herd size,
Domestic consumption 1386 1491 1685
Recently, China’s National Sta- the pace of increase in dairy cows
tistics Bureau (NSB) announced a is constrained by land resources. Ending stocks 80 85 50
new official figure for cow milk China’s skim milk powder Total distribution 1466 1576 1735
production in 2010 of 35.8 million (SMP) production in 2012 is fore- Source: USDA
tonnes. The USDA, however, cast to recover 2% to 57 000 tonnes
believes it will take longer than following another 2% recovery the China’s liquid milk exports in while increasing the bacterial
expected for China to fully recover previous year, the result of greater 2012 will recover 12% to 27 000 colony maximum requirement
from herd losses following the local demand for infant and func- tonnes, following a 14% recovery from 500 000/millilitre to 2.0
melamine crisis of 2008. Chinese tional formula. Meanwhile, the previous year, the result of million/ml. These factors have
producers are slowly rebuilding China’s whole milk powder demand from Hong Kong. WMP lowered processor confidence,
the country’s dairy herd following (WMP) production in 2012 will exports in 2012 are forecast at with some manufacturers and
the melamine crisis in 2008 when rise 9% to 1.2 million tonnes, 11 000 tonnes, a 22% rise follow- resulted in shifts of entire product
15% of China’s dairy cows were based on a 7% increase the previ- ing estimated double sales in 2011. lines to imported ingredients. This
taken out of production due to ous year. It has taken Chinese This forecast has WMP exports strong demand for alternatives to
weak demand after the melamine WMP production more than three approaching pre-melamine crisis local supply will result in a signifi-
scare. However, recovery is slow years to fully recover from the levels of 2008. cant increase in dairy imports in
and raw milk output in 2011 and impact of the melamine crisis in Inner Mongolia continues to be 2011, especially dairy powder,
2012 will probably remain below 2008. the largest production area for and China’s dairy industry antici-
the pre-melamine levels. Higher domestic demand for liquid milk products in China, and pates a continued increase in
Although year-on-year raw dairy products, combined with is expected to account for 19% of 2012.
milk prices only increased 3%, lower tariffs on dairy products total industry revenue in 2011. The Overall, milk powder demand
prices have climbed 27% from from New Zealand (China’s largest province also has the largest will be particularly strong from
USD407 per tonne in July 2009 to supplier), policy changes that numbers of dairy cows on hand. large-sized processing companies,
USD515/tonne in July 2011. reduced the VAT on pasteurised The largest production bases of such as Inner Mongolia-based Yili
Encouraged by higher milk prices and UHT milk to 13% in July from major firms Mengniu and Yili are and Mengniu, which offer con-
in China, operators are increasing 17%, and a stronger yuan against also located in Inner Mongolia. sumers a superior safety profile
imports of breeding dairy cows for the US dollar will drive China’s While higher prices and strong over smaller companies. Improved
genetic improvement, which are imports in 2012, predicts the long-term prospects for China’s WMP exports will also encourage
expected to approach 90 000 head USDA. Liquid milk imports are dairy demand are driving produc- production gains in 2011 and
in 2011. forecast to rise 21% to 40 000 tion gains, raw milk output growth 2012.
However, the pace of increase tonnes. SMP imports are forecast may continue to be dampened by
in dairy cow beginning stocks in at 140 000 tonnes, a 16% year-on- consumer safety concerns over Consumption
2012 is forecast slightly slower year increase. The USDA forecasts local milk as a result of repeated Consumption of milk, cheese,
than in the previous year due to the US will be China’s second melamine detections. In late 2010, yogurt and other dairy products
continued withdrawal of backyard largest supplier in 2012, account- the Chinese government seized differs across regions and particu-
operations, which still account for ing for 16% of total imports. over 2 000 tonnes of melamine- larly in urban versus rural areas.
an overwhelming majority of China’s WMP imports are fore- tainted milk powder during a Regions with lower per capita
China’s dairy herd production. cast to grow 14% in 2012 to six-month crackdown. All the milk incomes have lower consumption
Although the 2010 and 2011 offi- 450 000 tonne, due to strong powder was allegedly left over levels. Rural areas have the lowest
cial data is not yet available, the demand for bulk supplies for from the 2008 melamine crisis and per capita consumption of these
USDA believes the withdrawal further processing or food process- should have been destroyed. Pro- products, even though the rural
speed of backyard producers will ing. Whey is China’s second ducers ignored the national population accounts for about
be much faster, following China’s largest imported dairy product and regulation to destroy tainted milk 60% of China’s total population.
new requirement for all processing imports are estimated at about powder, holding onto product for Improvements in living standards
plants to reapply for verification of 288 000 tonnes, worth USD443 sale after the crisis died down. and consumption ideas in rural
processing qualifications and re- million in 2011. Higher sales are China’s newest dairy standard areas will contribute to higher
obtain processing permits by the expected in 2012, driven by strong was implemented on 1 June 2010, market demand in the future, but
end of March 2011. Given that the demand for infant formula, food and lower raw milk minimum urban populations will likely
new requirement is much stricter, processing, and feed production. protein requirement from 2.95 remain the main consumers of
many small plants did not pass the The USDA forecasts that grams per 100 grams to 2.8g/100g, Continued on page 5
Key Indicator Spanish GJC exp Spanish GJC value Argentine GJC exp Find more key data in our on-line
85 977 tns +46% USD1 336/tn +10.8% 75 242 tns +50.6% library at www.agra-net.com
Snapshot
5. Industry News
Continued from page 4
dairy products. Despite the overall
years to come. The highest earning
Chinese are not price-sensitive,
market. US exports over the same
period more than doubled at 4 199
News In Brief
increase in dairy consumption in and figures indicate they consume tonnes, valued at USD18.4 million,
China, consumer confidence in the bulk of imported liquid milk. 23% of China’s market. Cheaper
All-Aussie juices
domestic dairy products has not yet Some middle-class consumers US cheese, as a result of the stron- FrUIT juice made from
recovered owing to the seemingly switch between domestic brand ger Chinese currency, has made it a 100% Australian fruit will
constant reports of melamine liquid milk and imported milk competitive choice, challenging be proudly labelled as such
detections. Foreign suppliers based on price sensitivity, while Australia exports to China. China before the end of the year,
aggressively tapped into the market most urban consumers prefer pas- also imports cheese from France, according to ABC rural in
and the term ‘imported’ has become teurised or UHT milk in carton Italy, and Denmark. An important Australia. The chief execu-
almost a guarantee of food safety boxes or plastic bags available in change to note is that in 2010, local tive of Citrus Australia,
or at least ‘free of melamine’. supermarkets or packed in bottles dairy manufacturers began to use Judith Damiani, says the
Dairy product consumption for home delivery. Dairy bars in US bulk cheese for processed new labels will mean con-
gains are mainly the result of the streets in large cities owned by cheese production, a first for China. sumers will not have to read
rapidly rising interest in dairy brand companies, such as Sanyuan The gap between China’s per the fine print to know their
products in tandem with higher in Beijing, are gaining popularity capita consumption and the average juice is Australian. Growers
disposable incomes, increasing among younger generations, which per capita consumption of over say current labels are mis-
health consciousness among the mainly sell fresh milk. 200kg in developed countries leading and can make it dif-
growing middle class, and expand- Almost all the cheese available further illustrates the growth poten- ficult to find genuine
ing retail outlets. Although the in China’s market is imported and tial of China’s dairy market, says Australian juice. “made in
dairy market sustained a high rate processed. New Zealand is the the USDA. It also explains why Australia” is a term fre-
of growth during the past decade, largest cheese exporter to China. China’s dairy market, facing so quently used by juice manu-
per capita consumption of dairy From January-August 2011, New many challenges, has the potential facturers, and refers to juic-
products in China, especially in Zealand exports to China rose 14% to bounce back quickly after es made with imported raw
rural areas, is still very low, sug- to 8 344 tonnes, worth USD36.2 serious setbacks and still show material (fruit or concen-
gesting the potential for continued million and accounting for 41% of considerable potential for future trates) plus a percentage of
strong demand gains for many China’s total imported cheese development. Australian product.
Peru/Thailand FTA comes into force in 2012 Juice purchase funding
LAssonDE, the Canadian
BY JENNIFER WILLIS-JONES been approved in Thailand by the give its government permission to fruit juice company that
Lower Chamber in Congress and start negotiations with Peru con- recently bought Us juice
A TrADE agreement signed will now be voted on in the Upper cerning a Free Trade Agreement manufacturer Clement
between Peru and Thailand Chamber in the next few weeks. (FTA). Pappas and Co
will come into effect from “Once it is approved by the “In parallel, we will start nego- (FOODNEWS 24 June), has
January 2012, Peru’s vice min- Thai senate, Peru’s Ministry for tiations to convert the protocol into raised CAD15 million in
ister for Foreign Trade, Carlos Foreign Trade and Tourism an FTA and, even if we do not have additional financing from
Posada, has announced. The (Mincetur) will publish a supreme a start date for these negotiations, it two Canadian banks to
protocol will eliminate duties decree that will fix the date for the will probably be in the middle of cover the acquisition.
for up to three-quarters of protocol to come into force, which next year,” he said. Lassonde had earlier
goods shipped between the two is expected to be 1 January of next Products such as squid, grapes, announced a rights issue to
countries. year,” Posada continued. mango, avocado, asparagus, citrus pay for the purchase
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Furthermore, he said, the Thai fruit, onions and fishmeal are (FOODNEWS 29 July).
Affairs has ratified the Early Upper Chamber of Congress will thought to be the main beneficia- Lassonde paid UsD390 mil-
Harvest Protocol, while it has just not only ratify the protocol but will ries of the agreement. lion for Pappas in its big-
gest-ever takeover. It now
Chocolate tequila launched in South Africa owns 71% of Pappas while
the founding Pappas family
BY JENNIFER WILLIS-JONES retains 19% and the
Lassonde family 10%.
PErnoD ricard is to roll out a dark chocolate variant of its
olmeca Fusión tequila range in south Africa following a suc- Cappy launched in India
cessful test launch in Greece and Austria. It is hoped the
premium Tequila-based liqueur with an ABV of 35% will COCA-Cola Company
attract new consumers to the category. announced the official
Olivier Fages, international vice president for Olmeca, said: launch of its Cappy fruit
“While bartenders across the globe are really embracing Tequila with juice in Egypt. Cappy
innovative and exciting cocktails, there is still huge scope to grow the already exists in other coun-
other side of the category, by recruiting young, adventurous tries around the world
consumers. under the name of minute
“The Olmeca Fusión range, which has a lower ABV than our maid and Cappy selectii.
original Tequila, currently boasts two variants, each inspired by the The company has invested
delicious flavours of Mexico – dark chocolate and hibiscus. We more than EGP100 million
are confident that this vibrant, refreshing range will be huge success (UsD16.6 million) in the
for us, and look forward to monitoring its development in South production of the new 100%
Africa.” juice product.
Key Indicator EU27 imports Brazil EU27 imports US EU27 imports Costa Find more key data in our on-line
NFCOJ +2% NFCOJ +41% Rica NFCOJ +56% library at www.agra-net.com
Snapshot 360 563 tns 73 291 tns 5 698 tns
6. Industry News
News In Brief Revamped juice regulations for
Australian mangoes
THE UsDA has given the
green light for imports of
Spain due to win EU approval
Australian mangoes under BY JENNIFER WILLIS-JONES legally state they ‘contain no added must be labelled as ‘orange and
an irradiation protocol. It sugars’. mandarin Juice’.
has opened the matter for THE spanish Fruit Juice Asso- • Voluntary addition of aromas to The final set of regulations will
public comment, until 27 ciation (Asozumos) has both freshly squeezed and from be presented at the next COREPER
December. This follows a announced that new rules regu- concentrate juices is permitted in meeting in Brussels for its approval
recommendation from the lating production and order to prevent additional costs on by EU member states, followed by
UsDA’s Animal and Plant marketing of juices and nectars products or other adulterations. approval by the European Parlia-
Health Inspection service will come into force in the • Fruits which have been treated ment in December.
(APHIs) they be allowed country within a year. post-harvesting that can be con- The president of Asozumos,
entry. The proposed proto- The organisation has been sumed as fresh can be used for Óscar Hernández, said “the asso-
col also includes fungus working on the regulations along making juice, according to interna- ciation, following the instructions
management procedures. with the European Fruit Juice and tional regulations. of the advisory council, has carried
“As a condition of entry, Nectars Association (AIJN) since • Tomato will now be included as a out a good job and has achieved
the mangoes would have to December 2006, simplifying and fruit (with the possibility of adding practically everything that was
be produced in accordance updating international rules on salt and spices), which will give asked”.
with a systems approach juice production. legal recognition to tomato juice in He added: “The successful
employing a combination The rules will now be as the EU. outcome is the result of a job well
of mitigation measures for follows: • Juices from concentrate can now done by our association, and the
the fungus Cytosphaera • An absolute distinction is made be obtained from dehydrated fruits fact that there was a Spanish
mangiferae and would have between products, with juices following certain guidelines. speaker in the European Parlia-
to be inspected prior to clearly labelled either freshly • In the interests of commerce, ment meant we were quickly made
exportation from Australia squeezed or from concentrate. regulations governing brix content direct partners with the European
and found free of this dis- • The addition of sugar to fruit have been changed. Guava, mango, Parliament to meet all the demands.
ease,” the statement said. juice sold in Europe is absolutely passion fruit and redcurrant juices Nationally, we have also worked
If all goes well, the market prohibited. As a result, EU legisla- can now have a slightly lower brix very hard with the Ministry of
could be open to Australia tion is more precise and stricter content than before. Environment and Rural and Marine
before the end of the cur- than international laws, better pro- • Labelling requirements for mixed Affairs, transferring their demands
rent season, which runs tecting consumer interests. fruit juices have been simplified, to Brussels.
through to around march. • Up to 18 months after the new with fruit listed in order of impor- “The approved regulations have
regulations come into force, fruit tance in the drink. taken into account current produc-
Natural sweetener deal juice may still be labelled as ‘not • The use of ‘no added sugars’ on tion of juices and nectars, covering
UmII Products has signed containing any added sugars’ so nectar labels has been defined. all the legal requirements in food
a three-year agreement that it does not suffer from a com- • Orange juice cannot be labelled safety issues including some tech-
with Tate & Lyle for the parative disadvantage to similar as such if 10% of mandarin juice is nical aspects that needed to be
usage of Tate & Lyle’s drinks such as nectars which can added to the juice. In this case, it improved.”
Purefruit monk Fruit
Extract in its all natural
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 a large concentration of tomato As southern hemisphere pro-
U-line of zero-calorie bev-
erage supplements. The and Turkey saw a strong recov- deliveries in the late harvest ducers move towards their new
agreement also allows Umii ery in production after very poor period, which commands extra season, the first production fore-
to use the consumer-friend- harvests last year, to 1.85 million premiums on top of the base level casts for the major south
ly ‘Sweetened with tonnes (+32%) and 1.9 million of UsD68 per ton set this year. American producers were also
PUrEFrUIT™ monk tonnes (+48%) respectively. In addition, brix levels overall revealed by the WPTC.
Fruit Extract’ trademark These helped to bring production were lower than expected, the Chile is set to produce 700 000
on its product packaging. in the area back to last year’s source said, particularly affect- tonnes, 94 000 tonnes less than
monk fruit, also known as level, at 14.54 million tonnes. ing production of tomato paste, last year’s total, while Argenti-
luo han guo, is native to California, meanwhile, has which as a high-brix product na’s output is pegged at 400 000
south-east Asia where it has had slightly lower production then requires a greater volume of tonnes, up from 355 000 tonnes
been in use for hundreds of than expected. rains waylaid raw material to achieve the same last year.
years. Its pulp is steeped in harvesting in early october, and final volume. Brazil, the largest producer in
hot water to release a natu- as of 29 october 11.96 million China’s final production is the region, is headed for 1.5
ral, calorie-free sweetening (short) tons of tomato had been put at 6.79 million tonnes, slightly million tonnes, 90 000 tonnes less
ingredient that is around delivered to processors, accord- higher than indications given in than last year.
200 times sweeter than ing to the California Processing early october, and 9% above last Australia, whose crop last
sugar. The extract can be Tomato Advisory Board, with year’s. year was devastated by flooding
formulated into a variety of very little (if any) expected to be overall, at this estimate global and only reached 87 000 tonnes,
foods including beverages, delivered thereafter. production stands at 37.19 is expected to have 245 000
dairy, cereals, confectionery According to one processor in million tonnes, a reduction of less tonnes, bringing it almost back
and bakery products. the state, production costs will than 1% compared with last up the 2010 level, of 265 000
work out higher this year due to year’s 37.32 million tonnes. tonnes.
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Unsettling decline in processing
tomato output for main EU origins
GLOBAL TOMATO PRODUCTION - Production in Greece saw the Portuguese source. “Growers [will
PRELIMINARY RESULTS (000 TONNES) steepest decline within the bloc – a be] coming to us in January and
2009 2010 2011 staggering 48% to 330 000 tonnes. saying we want more money than
Preliminary However, a Greek processor told that. “We could be negotiating the
EU major producers FOODNEWS that he believed pro- 2012 crop with a situation that the
duction would actually pick up tomato planted in March/April will
France 215 198 191 again next year, in spite of the be significantly lower than in
Greece 810 640 330 decoupled subsidies regime and 2011,” he added.
Italy 5747 5080 4950 the financial crisis gripping the
Portugal 1242 1280 1060
country. Mediterranean rebound
This year the major factor dis- Though the EU’s production this
Spain 2700 2375 2000 couraging tomato production was year dropped so dramatically, it
the effect of competitive crops, failed to dent the overall picture for
A
SUBTOTAL 10714 9573 8531
Other AMITOM countries D T
D 400A
mainly cotton and corn, but these AMITOM (Mediterranean Interna-
240 OA
were now less lucrative, he said. tional Association of the Processing
WNL
Algeria 280 “Last year, whoever planted Tomato) member countries, as Iran
DO 150
K TO
Egypt 150 150 tomato did quite well so there’s a CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Iran 2400 1400 1850 positive image [attached to
tomato],” he added.
Israel 238 243 220
Within the EU, the only real IN THIS ISSUE
Malta 12 9 10 surprise came from Italy, which
Morocco 160 172 172 turns out to have produced almost Melamine crisis haunts
Syria 150 160 160 the same amount as last year, at China dairy industry 4
4.95 million tonnes (-3%), though
Tunisia 750 850 850 previous indications suggested a Chinese AJC prices settling
Turkey 1800 1280 1900 decline of around 10%. This was
at all-time high 8
Ukraine 340 280 420 attributed to good weather in Sep-
tember and October and higher
SUBTOTAL 6240 4944 6012
production from factories that do
Argentine grape must
TOTAL AMITOM 16954 14517 14543 not belong to the sector prices on the rise 9
GLOBAL PRODUCTION 42365 37323 37185 organisations.
SOURCE: AMITOM/WPTC
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Fruit prices of GM salmon 12
BY EMMA SLAWINSKI tomato and had the lowest raw With the market for industrial
material price in Europe this tomato still depressed, negotiations Raw tuna prices high,
GLOBAL tomato production season. This was expected to be over next year’s raw material price canned stocks low 13
has stayed roughly stable this reflected in production similar to are likely to be tough. Processors
year, according to the prelimi- last year’s level, at roughly 1.2 have been struggling with poor US and Thai sweet corn
nary results published by the million tonnes. In the event, bad returns and difficulty in obtaining
World Processing Tomato weather during the season pushed finance, but farmers will expect falling short 13
Council (WPTC) last week, but output down by 17% year-on- higher prices. If they do not get
the five main EU producers year. them, the result could be a further Low crop takes toll on
have seen a significant – if Spain’s production dropped by drop in contracted acreage next Australian raisin growers 17
expected – reduction, of a similar proportion (16%) to 2.0 year.
roughly 1.0 million tonnes. million tonnes, while French “The price has to go up to cover Bunge upbeat despite
Portugal is in its last year of output declined by 4% to 191 000 2011 crop costs, from the point of profits drop 22
coupled subsidies for processing tonnes. view of growers,” said a
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