{"id":841,"date":"2021-01-06T10:44:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T10:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gica.tn\/en\/?p=841"},"modified":"2021-01-06T10:45:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T10:45:58","slug":"tomato-paste-in-tunisia-in-a-few-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gica.tn\/en\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"Tomato Paste in Tunisia in a few lines!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tomato in the world<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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– Cultivated area: 4.8 million ha<\/strong>.
– Second most consumed vegetable in the world after Potatoes.
– Tomato paste production: 2019: 37.383 million tons \/ 2020: 38.282 million tons<\/strong>.
– Tunisia is ranked 10th producer of tomato paste in the world.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Tomato in Tunisia<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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History<\/strong><\/td>\u00b7\u00a0Tomato cultivation was introduced in Tunisia during the reign of Othman Bey by the first Andalusians who came to settle in the regions of Cap Bon and the lower valley of Oued Medjerda.
\u00b7\u00a01903<\/strong>: Setting up of the first processing unit (at Cap Bon).
\u00b7\u00a02000<\/strong>: Reaching self-sufficiency.<\/td><\/tr>

On the agronomic level<\/strong><\/td>		\u00b7\u00a0Number of producers \u2248 10,000<\/strong>.
\u00b7 Plantation areas: 2019: 17700 ha\/ 2020: 16500 ha<\/strong>.
\u00b7 Main production regions: 2019<\/strong>: Center (34%)<\/strong>\/ Nabeul (32.5%)<\/strong>\/ North West (22.5%<\/strong>)\/ Greater Tunis (8.5%<\/strong>)\/ Other regions (2.5%<\/strong>).
\u00b7\u00a0Average agronomic performance: 2020: 70 T\/ha<\/strong>.
\u00b7\u00a0Seasonal tomato production: 2019: 1.1 million T\/ 2020: 1.2 million T<\/strong>.
\u00b7\u00a0Varieties: There is a wide range of varieties that differ in the length of their crop cycles. By combining them, these varieties make it possible to optimize the period of industrial processing.<\/td><\/tr>
On the industrial level<\/strong><\/td>\u00b7 Industrial fabric: 26<\/strong> transformation units.
\u00b7\u00a03000<\/strong> jobs, most of them are seasonal.
\u00b7\u00a0Processing capacity: 36 thousand tons<\/strong> of fresh tomatoes per day.
\u00b7\u00a0Quantities of tomatoes processed in:
\u00a0\u00a0o Double Concentrated Tomato Paste: 2019: 798000 T\/ 2020: 943000 T.<\/strong>
\u00a0o Other canned tomatoes: 2019: 17000 T\/ 2020: 22000 T<\/strong>.
o Dried tomatoes: 2019: 60000 T\/ 2020: 70000 T<\/strong>.
\u00b7\u00a0Tomato paste represents 60%<\/strong> of the food canning sector.
\u00b7\u00a0Main processing regions: 2020<\/strong>: Nabeul (37%<\/strong>) \/ North West (36%<\/strong>) \/ Greater Tunis (14%<\/strong>) \/ Center (13%<\/strong>).
\u00b7\u00a0Quantities of Tomato Paste produced: 2019: 123000 T\/ 2020: 143000 T.<\/strong>
\u00b7\u00a0Average National Consumption of Tomato Paste: 100000 T\/year.<\/strong>
\u00b7\u00a0Average Consumption per capita: 10Kg DCT \/ year<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>
Range of processed products<\/strong><\/td>\u00b7\u00a0Tomato Paste,
\u00b7\u00a0Tomato puree,
\u00b7\u00a0Pizza sauce,
\u00b7\u00a0Ketchup sauce,
\u00b7\u00a0Crushed tomato,
\u00b7\u00a0Tomatoes in cubes,
\u00b7\u00a0Peeled tomato,
\u00b7\u00a0Dried tomatoes (in bulk or packaged).<\/td><\/tr>
Exports<\/strong><\/td>\u00b7 Main destinations: neighboring markets, African countries, Europe.
\u00b7\u00a0Quantities of Tomato Paste exported: 2019: 3209 T\/ 2020<\/strong> (until October 15): 3905 T<\/strong>.
\u00b7\u00a0Tomato Paste export values: 2019: 11516 MDT\/ 2020<\/strong> (until October 15): 15123 MDT.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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