AMITOM crop update as of 30 April 2025
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 30 April 2025 Bulgaria Planting started on 19 April, but temperatures have dropped this week down to 2°C with frost today in some production areas. The total forecast is increased by 3,000 tonnes to 43,000 tonnes, as one farmer will plant 500 hectares of tomatoes, when his initial […]
AMITOM crop update as of 26 March 2025
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 26 March 2025 Bulgaria Seedlings are currently in the greenhouses and planting should start around 15 April. The field preparations have been done with no issues. The forecast remains the same at 40,000 tonnes but it may increase if rumours that a new farming operation could produce an […]
AMITOM crop update as of 2 October 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 2 October 2024 Bulgaria It is estimated that about 50,000 tonnes of the forecast of 60,000 tonnes have already been processed. Quality is good with an average brix of about 5 and it is a very successful season. The harvest should end around 10 October. Egypt Due to […]
AMITOM crop update as of 18 September 2024
Latest news AMITOM crop update as of 18 September 2024 Bulgaria Processing is going well with about 60% of the volume to already processed. It is one of the best years, with good quality and average brix of about 5, although a bit lower than the 5.2-5.3 expected. Recent lab analyses on fruits and tomato […]
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 […]