The market for canned tomatoes features a basic pattern of gradual reduction in quantities due to the decrease in the number of meals at home, the reduction in time spent preparing meals and the replacement of red condiments by other types of condiments. 2021/22 purchases also recorded a decline from the average purchasing data for the last two marketing years, even though spending increased by 1.1% due to the 7.9% increase in prices. At the same time, the increase in average prices (+5% annualized) led to an increase in expenditure (+0.6%). The 2021/22 marketing year was marked by a drop in purchases both compared with 2020/21 (-4.1%) and with the average for the last two years (-6.4%), due in particular to the exceptional level of sales volumes during these periods, linked to the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 health crisis and the increase in the use of tomato products in the preparation of meals at home. However, a comparison of 2022 prices with previous years shows an increase in reference prices.

The raw material market is characterized by prices defined in the framework of interbranch agreements and therefore the price is determined in each of the two production basins, for each of the types of products (round fruit, oblong fruit and cherry tomatoes).

Tomato focus