AMITOM crop update as of 1 October 2025

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Sophie
October 10, 2025

AMITOM crop update as of 1 October 2025

Egypt

Nothing changed from last meeting. We are in transition period till the Nili Crop that is supposed to start by November till December. The forecast remains the same

France

At the end of September the volume processed was 161,000 tonnes which is 92% of the contracts, with an average brix of 5 and 7.2% of penalties due largely to a lot of green tomatoes. In the Southwest processing it at 80% of contracts. There was a lot of rain in the Southeast last week with up to 130 mm in two hours in some, luckily less on the tomato fields but the weather is better this week, with wind drying the fields and no rain forecast. The harvest should finish in 15 to 20 days at the level of the contracts of 175,000 tonnes, maybe slightly more.

Greece

The last factory closed last Sunday. It was a very smooth season with a total volume processed of about 510,000 tonnes.

Hungary

The season ended last week, with excellent harvest averages and very good quality. According to the previous forecast, this year’s processing season closed with a higher quantity, approximately 97,000 tonnes.

Iran

The crop is delayed and factories will still be running for another 2 to 3 weeks or maybe until the end of October. Some rain in the north did not really affect the season. The forecast is confirmed at 1.8 million tonnes. The main challenges are due to the political tensions causing uncertainties on the markets.

Italy

In the North, the last official figures show that as of 21 September, 2.85 million tonnes had been processed of which 350,000 tonnes in the last week (week 38), with an average brix of 5.05, 4.9% penalties and a payment index of 101%.
In the last week (week 39) very small volumes were processed due to widespread rains, especially in the West, with around 80 mm in some areas. The weather is better this week and harvesting has fully resumed. The season is however nearing the end with many factories already closed and the others closing at the end of the week. Only one factory is expected to operate next week. The total forecast remains 3 million tonnes.

In the Centre and South, the weather in September has been very good, better than average, and the volume processed is higher than expected, notably for the long varieties. Quality remains good, with good colour although brix levels have decreased as is normal for the season. Many factories closed at the end of September although some are still running. The expectation is now 2.6 million tonnes, bringing the total for Italy back to 5.6 million tonnes.

Portugal

The last two weeks have been quite good for the time of the year with one very good week followed by some rain last Saturday and Sunday which was not significant and only slowed operations temporarily. The weather is currently good with temperatures of 27-28 °C with nights at 15-17°C. As of last Sunday, 82% of the forecast of 1.3 million tonnes had been achieved, and there are still significant volumes to be harvested. The season should end around 12-15 October. Quality remains good with good colour and brix around 5°.

Spain

The season is nearly over in Andalusia with only one factory still running. In Extremadura factories have started to close and the season should end around 12 October. It rained last weekend, and operations stopped for a day. In the North, the harvest is going well. Factories are still at full capacity and should operate until 20th October. The overall forecast remains 2.4 million tonnes.

Tunisia

The total volume processed in 2025 was 935,000 tonnes. The season is now finished.

Ukraine

The forecast is reduced to 500,000 tonnes, or maybe less.