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Tomato harvest starts across Victoria as processors look to restock after COVID panic-buying – ABC News
Growers begin harvesting a bumper crop of canning tomatoes, destined to become tomato paste and tinned tomatoes, after pandemic-led panic buying stripped supermarket…
In northern Victoria and southern New South Wales, canning-tomato growers are starting to harvest what has been a bumper crop.
Key points:
- Canning tomatoes are varieties that are made into tomato paste, sauces and tinned tomatoes
- SPC is ramping up production this year, after COVID-19 lockdowns saw more people dabble in home cooking
- Harvesting is beginning on Australia’s only crop of organic canned tomatoes
Canning tomatoes are specific varieties, bred to become tomato paste, passata, sauces, and…
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