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Israeli Tomato Output Rising
TEL AVIV - May 6/04 - SNS -- Tomato production in Israel is expected to advance from 358,000 metric tons (MT) in 2003 to a projected 422,000 MT, including 240,000 MT of processing tomato output.
Out of the total production in 2003, 171,000 MT (48%) were delivered to the processing plants, 163,000 MT were consumed fresh, 16,000 MT (4.5%) were exported, mainly to the EU, while 8,000 MT were removed as surplus.
In addition, 15,000 MT of fresh tomatoes were imported from the Palestinian Authority. In January 2004 the surplus removal system came to an end.
In 2003 the tomato surplus totaled 8,000 MT, 15,000 MT less than 2002 (-65.21%), and represented 66.7% of total vegetables surplus removal. During the period of June-August 2003 there was not any government assistance with surplus removal, although they promised the growers to help them with the surplus removal.
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