WPTC crop update as of 9 October 2026
Amitom countries Bulgaria The harvesting finished on 5th October. Yields where about 10% lower this year at about 70 t/ha due to intense heatwaves during June and July. Brix levels were approximately 4.5–4.7, lower than usual. Sustained high temperatures, particularly overnight, prevented tomato plants from recovering physiological function during crucial phases of development. This heat […]
WPTC crop update as of 25 September 2026
The 2026 processing season is now winding down in most countries with factories starting to close and volumes processed weekly reducing. The world production estimate has been revised downwards to 39 million tonnes. Amitom countries Bulgaria The season will extended to end in the first week of October as low temperatures in the last week […]
WPTC crop update as of 11 September 2026
Amitom countries Bulgaria The weather is currently favourable (around 30°C) in the main tomato-producing regions (Stara Zagora, Plovdiv area). Some rain is expected in the west in the coming days. Yield is approximately 80% of forecast, about 10% lower than in 2025. Brix is maintained around 5.The harvest is expected to finish around September 20th. […]
The 2026 Tomato News Conference
From Field to Factory: Global Production Updates and Innovations Driving the Tomato Processing Industry Location: Sala Barilla, CibusTec, Parma Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026, 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm Registration: Free Innovations Driving the Tomato Processing Industry Moderator: Luca Sandei, SSICA From Computational Fluid Dynamics to Predictive Control: Towards Digital Twins in Industrial Tomato Evaporation […]
WPTC crop update as of 3 July 2026
The world production estimate is back below 40 million tonnes as across Europe and the Mediterranean a widespread heatwave during the second half of June and some localised storms have triggered downward crop forecasts in several countries, with worries about potential losses in many regions. Italy, however, bucked the trend by raising its forecast to […]
WPTC crop update as of 27 January 2023
Although WPTC will only release its preliminary forecast for the 2023 season after its meeting in Sacramento on 14 February, the first indications are for an increased production of about one million tonnes in the AMITOM region and 1.7 million tonnes in California, while in the Southern Hemisphere countries where harvesting is now starting the rise is […]
