AMITOM crop update as of 4 September 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 4 September 2024 Bulgaria The harvest is progressing well with about 25% of the target processed to date by the largest company, with the season expected to end around 10 October. Quality and weather are ok and the forecast remains unchanged. Egypt Last week the temperatures returned back […]
AMITOM crop update as of 21 August 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 21 August 2024 Bulgaria The season is progressing well with about 25% of the harvest done with yields of about 60 t/ha and a brix of 5.1. The high temperatures of the last two weeks are causing some sunburn and red mites. Harvest should finish on 5 to […]
AMITOM crop update as of 7 August 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 7 August 2024 Bulgaria The harvest started ten days ago, and the weather and quality have been good so far, with no diseases. The largest processor Balkan Foods contracted 700 hectares and have been getting 60 t/ha on average so far, while the two other companies should harvest […]
AMITOM crop update as of 24 July 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 24 July 2024 Bulgaria No data Egypt We still receiving a hot weather as the degrees remains 40’s in average. The harvesting and processing of tomatoes are running normally. While the forecast remains the same as declared last time as we are monitoring closely the crop progress and […]
AMITOM crop update as of 3 July 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 3 July 2024 Bulgaria No data Egypt The harvest is progressing normally. During the last week the weather has been very hot, with an average of 40°C, and thus the forecast could be reduced by about 5%. France Planting finished on 21 June on the total surface of 2,400 hectares, […]
AMITOM crop update as of 15 May 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 15 May 2024 Bulgaria No data Egypt The harvest of the early summer crop started in early May and temperatures are currently good with 30-32°C during days and 20-23 °C at night so the outlook is good. Due to the increased processing capacity, contracted surfaces have increased by […]
AMITOM crop update as of 27 March 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 27 March 2024 Bulgaria In an effort to extend the length of the season to hopefully 70 days, planting will start earlier than usual on 4 April with most surfaces to be planted between 20 April and mid-June. Contract have not been signed yet, but prices will be […]
Bulgaria joins AMITOM
Latest news During its General Assembly in Rome on 19 January 2024, AMITOM welcomed a new member, the Association of Traditional Bulgarian Preserved Foods (ATBPF). A small country in the eastern part of Europe, Bulgaria benefits from a very good climate and soils, and thirty years ago was among the biggest producers of tomatoes on […]
AMITOM crop update as of 19 January 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 19 January 2024 Bulgaria The current estimate is to process about 40,000 tonnes. Egypt In 2024, the same volume of 600,000 tonnes as in 2023 is expected. Now it is the peak of the winter crop with tomatoes coming from the deep south of Egypt. France It […]
Make plans to be part of the next WPTC congress in Budapest in June 2024
Six years after the last amazing in-person event on the Greek seas, WPTC is inviting everyone associated to the global tomato processing industry to gather in the fascinating city of Budapest for the 15th World Processing Tomato Congress and 17th International Symposium on Processing Tomato on 9 to 12 June 2024. After a long gap, […]