North American Processing Tomato Update Rich Ozminkowski HJ Heinz/HeinzSeed

California – Regional Breakdown  Overall  12.5 MM tons  255,000 acres yielded an average of 48 tons/acre  “No” rain from May thru September  Harvest season Early July – Mid/late October  North  Yolo, Colusa, Solano Counties  2.74 MM tons  Moderate yield  Central  San Joaquin, Merced, Stanislaus  1.96 MM tons  Declining  South  Fresno, Kings, Kern  7.66 MM tons  Major expansion – 17% increase in 5 years  Drip irrigation, Highest yields

Variety Types  Product Types  Paste  Peeled/Diced  Sauces/ground  Variety classes  Viscosity  (Thin 31%, Mid 13%, Thick 41%)  Early varieties (12%)  Pear (3%)  Top Varieties (PTAB.org) 1. Nunhems 6366 (16.5%) 2. Heinz 8504 (13.4%) 3. Seminis AB2 (5.4%) 4. Heinz 5608 (5.3%) 5. Heinz 2401 (5.0%) 25 varieties = 82% of loads  Variety Needs  TSWV  Fusarium race 3  Extended field storage  L. taurtica  Fusarium crown rot

Eastern North America  Upper Midwestern US and Southern Ontario Canada  Total of 1.2 MM tons  Distinct climate – humid and seasonal rain  Harvest First part of August through October 10  Ontario – 555 M tons  Indiana – 260 M tons  Michigan – 122 M tons  Ohio – 159 M tons  New Jersey/Pennsylvania – 90 M tons  Major Varieties  H 5108  H 3402  H 3406  Gem 331  TSH4  Variety needs  Extended field storage  Xanthomonas spp.  Clavibacter michiganensis  Alternaria solani  Vine decline

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