TOMATO AND INTERNATIONAL

TRADE
Shravani Reddy YR
R18BL052
BBA,LLB ( HONOURS)

EXTRACT
The demand for a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, including fresh market tomatoes, has
increased significantly over the past decade because of greater convenience in use, improved
selection, and rising health and diet concerns. As U.S. demand for tomatoes and other horticultural
crops strengthens, inexperienced domestic and international suppliers believe they can compete
effectively within U.S. markets.

In 2020, Tomatoes were the world’s 319th most traded product, with a total trade of $9.81B.
Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Tomatoes grew by 8.01%, from $9.08B to $9.81B. Trade in
Tomatoes represent 0.059% of total world trade.
Tomatoes are a part of Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible. They include Tomatoes,
fresh or chilled.

EXPORTS
In 2020 the top exporters of Tomatoes were Mexico ($2.62B), Netherlands ($1.82B), Spain
($1.11B), Morocco ($852M), and Canada ($448M).

IMPORTS
In 2020 the top importers of Tomatoes were United States ($3.01B), Germany ($1.59B), France
($735M), United Kingdom ($581M), and Russia ($514M).

TARIFFS
In 2018 the average tariff for Tomatoes was 29.1%, making it the 29th lowest tariff using the HS4
product classification.

The countries with the highest import tariffs for Tomatoes are Barbados (188%), Turkmenistan
(100%), Jamaica (100%), Cyprus (76.7%), and Romania (70%). The countries with the lowest
tariffs are Mauritius (0%), United Arab Emirates (0%), Hong Kong (0%), Kuwait (0%), and
Maldives (0%).

RANKING
Tomatoes ranks 922nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

INDIA’S TOMATO FARMERS DUMP CROPS

According to data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), India is the world’s
second-largest tomato producer, after only China, with 19 million tons in 2019.The state-run
market in Kolar is said to be the second-largest tomato market in Asia, after Madanapalli in
neighboring Telangana state. Conveniently situated off a national highway, a large portion of the
1.5 million metric tons of tomatoes grown in Kolar and neighboring districts pass through here,

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carted off by traders from other states. They are also exported to neighboring countries like
Bangladesh, China and Pakistan, according to P.S. Ravikumar, secretary of the market.