Tomatoes
The Ministry clarified that the white coloration sometimes observed inside tomatoes is due to several natural and agricultural factors, including high temperatures during Ripening.
The official account of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Twitter: that Egypt comes in fifth in tomato production, after China, India, Turkey and the United States of America.
A committees, formed by the state-owned Agricultural Research Center (ARC), started taking samples of the infected tomatoes in several areas for analysis.
Thousands of revelers hurled some 145 tonnes of tomatoes at each other on Wednesday, celebrating the messy annual Tomatina festival in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol.
