Harvesting: Generally, harvesting losses are similar across the two value chains, with two important exceptions. First, given less strict specifications for processed tomatoes (e.g. size, colour, damages), farmers’ knowledge and efficiency of farms,30 fewer tomatoes are discarded during harvest versus the fresh-tomato supply chain. Second, processors represent a good alternative for farmers in oversupply situations, so tomatoes that otherwise may have gone unsold have a route to market.