World Processing Tomato Council crop update as of 20 August 2021

Published 2021년 8월 23일

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The article provides an update on the tomato processing industry in various countries, including AMITOM and other regions like California, China, Japan, and South Africa. It highlights the status of harvests and processing in each country, noting good quality and yields in several areas but also challenges such as late starts, heatwaves, and weather conditions impacting ripening and yield. The forecasts for production remain largely unchanged, though adjustments are expected in California. Overall, the industry is working to overcome these challenges to reach full capacity and complete the tomato processing season.

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AMITOM countries Egypt All factories are running at full capacity in the middle of the summer season and there is no change to the forecast. Field yields are very good and fruit quality, processing yield and colour are good. France About 25,000 tonnes had been harvested by 15 August, about 15% of total, nearly all in the southeast as harvest in the southwest only started at the end of last week. Quality and yields are good in the southeast, both for conventional and organic with brix at 4.8-4.9 and yields over 100 t/ha in the Camargue area. In the southwest, there is still uncertainty as to the yields following the late blight. The heatwave last week should not have any detrimental effect. The forecast is maintained at 180,000 tonnes for now. Greece All factories are currently at full capacity and at mid-August 31% of the of expected volume of 440,000 tonnes had been processed, 70% of which in the south. Quality is good and brix is about 5 in the Central area. ...

Source: Tomatonews