WPTC crop update as of 27 May 2026
Amitom countries Bulgaria The low temperatures during the first two weeks in May have delayed plant growth. Egypt It is currently the transition period with the harvest of the summer crop due to start in the first week of June. There is currently no change in the forecast but hopefully temperatures will not get too […]
WPTC crop update as of 1 May 2026
Amitom countries Bulgaria Conditions have been good to date and planting should finish next week. There is no change to the forecast. The cost of energy is worrying the industry. Egypt The winter crop was finished in the first week of April, and now we are in transition period till the start of summer crop […]
WPTC crop update as of 30 March 2026
Amitom countries Bulgaria Due to the rise of energy and fertiliser prices (+40%) and the planned refurbishment of the largest factory Balkan , the volume processed in 2026 should see a 50% reduction to 20,000 tonnes. The weather is currently a bit wet, but it should not be an issue to start planting towards the […]
WPTC crop update as of 5 March 2026
The 2026 harvest is underway in WPTC member countries in the southern hemisphere, with no major changes in the forecast. WPTC countries in the Southern Hemisphere Argentina The planted area for the 2026 processing tomato crop is estimated at 5,120 hectares. Under normal yield conditions—consistent with the multi-year average—total production is projected at approximately 427,894 tonnes. Yields […]
WPTC crop update as of 4 February 2026
During their board meeting on 4 February, WPTC members shared their forecasts for the coming processing season: with a total of 40.75 million metric tonnes, the current expectation for the volume of tomatoes to be processed globally in 2026 are les than 1% higher than 2025’s final production of 40.43 million tonnes. Amitom countries Bulgaria […]
WPTC crop update as of 16 January 2026
Conditions are good in all the WPTC southern hemisphere countries where the harvest is ongoing or about to start with no major changes in forecast compared with pre-season estimates. WPTC countries in the Southern Hemisphere Argentina The planted area in Argentina for the 2026 processing tomato harvest is estimated at 5,120 hectares. Under normal yield […]
WPTC crop update as of 24 October 2025
Amitom countries France The campaign ended at the end of week 42 (w/s 13 October) in the South-West with no losses. This is not yet the case in the South-East for a handful of hectares that were not yet fully ripe where the harvest could end at the end of week 43 or at the […]
WPTC crop update as of 5 October 2025
WPTC members during their Board meeting and the 2025 Tomato News Conference on 5 October 2025 established the preliminary world production estimate for 2025 at just below 40.3 million tonnes, down 12% from the 45.8 million tonnes processed globally in 2024. Amitom countries Bulgaria The season is almost finished and should be fulled completed by […]
WPTC crop update as of 19 September 2025
Amitom countries Bulgaria The harvest is now progressing well with full volumes. Our harvesting for late tomatoes and at the end of September many processors will finish. The harvest is now progressing well with full volumes since yesterday. Quality is good with less green Brix averages 5 and colour almost good at 2.30-2.35. The quality […]
WPTC crop update as of 5 September 2025
Amitom countries Bulgaria Half of the surfaces have now been harvested and factories are running at full capacity. The quality is better than last year with an average brix slightly over 5. The season should finish on target at the end of September. Egypt Harvesting expected to last till mid or 20 September, then we […]
