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AMITOM


Mediterranean International Association of the Processing Tomato



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Professional or non-profit organisation

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  • Interprofessional organisation


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WPTC
Contact details
Maison de l'Agriculture - TSA 48449
84912 , Avignon Cedex 9
France

+33 6 07 12 58 29
Contact name : Sophie Colvine
Contact email : Click to see email address
Description

AMITOM is a non-profit making association grouping professional organisations of tomato processors in the Mediterranean region. For more than 40 years since its creation in 1979, this international organisation has been collecting and storing technical and economic data and information on the processing tomato field, from research to final sale.

AMITOM is based in Avignon (France). Its current President is Mr. Alistair Blake (Turkey) and its Vice-President is Mr. Martin Stilwell (Protugal). Mrs. Sophie COLVINE is General Secretary.

AMITOM has assigned itself the following targets:

  • To set up permanent links between the bodies representing the industry in each member country. Regular meetings are organized between the delegations of the member countries. AMITOM is also keeping close links with non-member countries, notably through its membership of the World Processing Tomato Council (www.wptc.to).
  • To collect from its members and other sources reliable information on the situation of the tomato processing industry worldwide. For this mission, the collection of crop forecasts, through regular survey amongst members, are precious indicators.
  • To ensure the exchange of information amongst everyone involved in the industry through the creation of Tomato News in 1989.
  • The congresses and scientific symposiums also contribute to meet this target: AMITOM initiated the creation of the World Processing Tomato Congresses. The 14th World Processing Tomato Congress was held (online) in San Juan (Argentina) in March 2022 and the next one will take place in Budatest (Hungary) in June 2024 (see www.worldtomatocongress.com). The congresses are organized in cooperation with WPTC (www.wptc.to), ISHS (www.ishs.org) and local partners.
  • To encourage research on agronomy, nutrition, health and general quality of tomato products. 
  • To increase the consumption of tomato product through generic promotion activities.
  • Finally, the association participates in the writing up and harmonization of international quality standards, through the Codex Alimentarius.
In the news

WPTC crop update as of 12 June 2023

15/06/2023
As harvest is now over in the southern hemisphere and planting is finishing in the northern hemisphere, the total forecast for the 2023 season is...
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WPTC crop update as of 29 April 2023

02/05/2023
There is no significant change in the volumes expected for 2023 as the harvest is finishing in the southern hemisphere while planting progresses in...
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WPTC crop update as of 31 March 2023

04/04/2023
The updated WPTC forecast at the end of March reports an increase in the volume expected to be processed globally in 2023 due notably to...
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WPTC 2023 preliminary crop forecast

21/02/2023
During its board meeting held in Sacramento on 14 February, WPTC members established a preliminary forecast of 41.8 million tonnes of tomatoes to...
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WPTC crop update as of 27 January 2023

30/01/2023
Although WPTC will only release its preliminary forecast for the 2023 season after its meeting in Sacramento on 14 February, the first...
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The 2022 Tomato News Conference: The 2022 processing season in the AMITOM countries

20/01/2023
Transcript of the presentation by Alistair Blake (AMITOM President & Merko, Turkey) during the 2022 Tomato News Conference held in Parma on 25...
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WPTC crop update as of 25 October 2022

31/10/2022
WPTC members met in Parma on Tuesday 25 October for their annual end-of-season meeting. During the meeting they established the preliminary world...
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WPTC crop update as of 30 September 2022

03/10/2022
As the harvest is reaching its end in most regions, the provisional world production estimate stands at 36,8 million tonnes, nearly 3...
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WPTC crop update as of 16 September 2022

19/09/2022
As the 2022 processing is entering its last few weeks in most countries, it becomes apparent that production will not reach the level expected when...
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WPTC crop update as of 19 August 2022

22/08/2022
The harvest progresses in most countries but with continued uncertainties regarding the volumes of tomatoes which will be available for the middle...
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WPTC crop update as of 5 August 2022

08/08/2022
The harvest is now ongoing in all regions but with uncertainties in many countries as to the full effect of the heatwaves and lack of water....
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WPTC crop update as of 22 July 2022

24/07/2022
As the harvest starts in most countries in the northern hemisphere, water availability and extreme heat seem to be a factor of concern in many...
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WPTC crop update as of 3 June 2022

06/06/2022
The latest figures collected from WPTC members set the early June world production estimate for 2022 at about 38.8 million metric tonnes,...
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AMITOM: A reduced 2022 forecast

12/04/2022
According to information exchanged by its members during its general assembly on 4 April, the 2022 forecast for the AMITOM countries currently...
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Alistair Blake elected President of AMITOM

08/04/2022
During its Annual General Meeting held in Rome on Monday 4 April, AMITOM elected Alistair Blake as its new President. Born in 1982 Alistair...
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A smaller 2022 crop expected by AMITOM

25/02/2022
As of 24 Feburary 2022, AMITOM members estimate that they will process 17.4 million tonnes of tomatoes in 2022, an 8% reduction from the final...
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WPTC: 2021 crop estimated at 38.7 million tonnes

26/10/2021
The preliminary results of the 2021 season as communicated by industry operators during a WPTC meeting on 21 October 2021 establish the world...
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WPTC Crop update as of 1 October 2021

04/10/2021
The 2021 harvest is now ending in most countries with the only major uncertainty remaining being the actual volume which will be processed in...
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WPTC Crop update as of 17 September 2021

21/09/2021
The harvest continues in most countries, and as it is the case every year, the final volume processed will depend on the weather conditions over...
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WPTC crop update as of 23 July 2021

26/07/2021
As the tomato processing season is starting in many Northern hemisphere countries, the global forecast remains unchanged at 38.8 million tonnes....
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The 2023 Tomato News Conference

27/10/2023 to 27/10/2023
Join us in Parma on Friday 27 October 2023 from 10 am to 1 pm to discuss the challenges faced by the tomato processing industry in 2023 and the...
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