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According to figures collected by PTAB, the California’s 2023 processing tomato harvest tonnage for the week eleven (ending September 23rd) is estimated to deliver 887,242 t (metric tonnes) (978,017 short tons) to the factories.
Week twelve (ending September 30th) is estimated to be 910,940 t (1,004,139 short tons) which would bring the year-to-date total to an estimated 8,537,944 t (9,411,472 short tons).
For actual tonnes delivered (5,851 million t) through week ten, California is tracking above (+4.0%) the five year average (6.48 million t).
The 2023 California Organic processing tomato deliveries for the week ten (ending September 16th) were 25,725 t (28,360 short tons). The total tons YTD for week ten is 521,173 t (574,495 short tons), or 7.7% of the actual total delivered quantities.
The current total is currently the third largest in the history of California organic production. Provisional total is 13% higher than the final amount harvested in 2022 and 5% higher than the average quantity processed during past three seasons at this time.
The current total is currently the third largest in the history of California organic production. Provisional total is 13% higher than the final amount harvested in 2022 and 5% higher than the average quantity processed during past three seasons at this time.
If the weekly projections come true, the projected quantities on September 30 would represent approximately 65% of the California processors' target (10.89 million t).
Sources: PTAB, CLFP
