The forecast for the harvest of tomatoes for processing worsened for Ukraine

Published Oct 12, 2024

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The World Tomato Processing Council has released its forecast for the tomato harvest in various countries, with some revisions due to weather conditions and planting challenges. The forecast for Italy is now 2.5-2.55 million tons, down from previous expectations, while Portugal's forecast remains at 1.5 million tons. Spain's forecast has been increased to 2.9 million tons. In Tunisia, the gross harvest is estimated at 947 thousand tons, but in Ukraine, the forecast has been lowered to 550,000 tons due to lower than expected yields, with 312,000 tons of tomatoes already processed. The dry matter content of fresh vegetables in Ukraine is higher than usual, averaging 5.3 brix.

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This forecast was made by the World Tomato Processing Council (WPTC), Tomato News writes. It is noted that in Italy, where weather conditions hampered harvesting and late plantings have lower yields than expected, the forecast was lowered to 2.5-2.55 million tons. The forecast for Portugal remained at 1.5 million tons. tomatoes for Spain increased to 2.9 million tons. In Tunisia, the gross harvest is estimated at 947 thousand tons. At the same time, experts lowered the forecast for the tomato harvest in Ukraine to 550,000 tons (600,000 tons was expected at the beginning of the season) due to a ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua