The document summarizes the process for exporting peeled tomatoes. Fresh tomatoes are graded and unsuitable ones removed. The suitable tomatoes are then sized before being boiled to facilitate peeling. There are three peeling methods involving caustic soda, mechanical or steam processes. The peeled tomatoes are canned and the empty space in the cans is filled with tomato juice before being sealed and pasteurized by heating to ensure sterilization and long preservation. The top 10 countries exporting and importing tomatoes by value in 2019 are also listed, with Mexico the largest exporter and the US the largest importer.

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7. PEELED TOMATOES
PEELED TOMATOES: Fresh tomatoes are unloaded into a flume (a hydraulic duct) which transports
the fruit to a grading station where staff removes the cracked, immature or excessively small
tomatoes. This process eliminates about 5% of the incoming raw material.
Suitable tomatoes shall be divided according to size so that the peeling machine can be fed with
fruit which is as homogenous as possible. This process eliminates about 15% of the incoming raw
material.
The sized fruit is placed into a “scalder” (or boiling water rotating tank) to facilitate skin removal in
the subsequent peeling stage.
The tomatoes are now ready for the peeling phase, which can be carried out using three different
methods: (a) with caustic soda, (b) mechanically and (c) with steam (known as thermo-physical
peeling).

8. Canning the peeled
The peeled and selected tomatoes can now be sent for packaging in metal cans with a capacity
ranging from ½ kg to10 kg. Thanks to telescopic fillers, this process is carried out automatically.
The empty space inside the can, which represents about 35% – 40% of its total weight, must be
filled with natural tomato juice or semi-concentrated juice at about 7° Brix. This is carried out
automatically using a juicer. The filled can may now be sealed.
The processing procedure is, however, not yet finished. The containers and contents must now
be sterilized to provide a stable bacteriological level and to ensure a long product preservation.
The filled cans are placed inside large pasteurizing machines, equipped with a can rotating
device, at atmospheric pressure. These machines heat the product up to 98°C for a pre-set time
which varies according to the can’s dimensions. The can’s core must reach at least 95°C to
ensure a perfect product pasteurisation. It is essential to use can rotating pasteurizing machines
in this type of process as the heating times would otherwise be excessively long, thereby
reducing the quality of the finished product. This pasteurising machine also cools and dries the
filled cans at a temperature of 35 – 40°C so that they are ready to be automatically packaged in
cardboard boxes.

9. tomatoes Peeling line - 40 Tons/h fresh

11. The 10 countries that exported the highest dollar value
worth of tomatoes during 2019.
Mexico: US$2.2 billion (24.1% of total exported tomatoes)
Netherlands: $2 billion (22%)
Spain: $1.1 billion (11.7%)
Morocco: $765.2 million (8.5%)
France: $381.5 million (4.3%)
Canada: $379.2 million (4.2%)
Belgium: $308.9 million (3.4%)
Turkey: $303.1 million (3.4%)
United States: $291.7 million (3.3%)
China: $200.2 million (2.2%)

12. The 10 countries that spent the most on imported
tomatoes during 2019.
United States: US$2.4 billion (27.3% of total imported tomatoes)
Germany: $1.4 billion (15.8%)
France: $704.4 million (7.9%)
United Kingdom: $646.5 million (7.3%)
Russia: $636.7 million (7.2%)
Netherlands: $320.6 million (3.6%)
Canada: $305.6 million (3.4%)
Poland: $244.8 million (2.8%)
Italy: $174.2 million (2%)
Spain: $173.7 million (2%)

13. Exports & Imports
• The average tomato export price stood at $1,326 per tonne in 2018, jumping by 4.7%
against the previous year. Over the last eleven year period, it increased at an
average annual rate of +1.3%. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2010, when
the average export price increased by 18% y-o-y. Over the period under review, the
average export prices for tomatoes attained their maximum in 2018, and is expected
to retain its growth in the immediate term.
• The U.S. represented the key importer of tomatoes in the world, with the volume of
imports finishing at 1.9M tonnes, which was approx. 27% of total imports in 2018. It
was distantly followed by Germany (729K tonnes), Russia (578K tonnes), France
(493K tonnes) and the UK (418K tonnes), together mixing up a 33% share of total
imports. The Netherlands (230K tonnes), Canada (228K tonnes), Pakistan (182K
tonnes), Poland (153K tonnes), Spain (147K tonnes) and Italy (129K tonnes) took a
minor share of total imports.

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