# PHT Top 1000 Build Status

## Current Progress
- **Total companies:** 498
- **Target:** 1,000  
- **Remaining needed:** 502

## Sources Completed
1. ✅ Original pht_top_398: 398 companies
2. ✅ Batch 1 (Multi-regional): 20 companies  
3. ✅ Batch 2 (SA, NZ, AU, Brazil, Italy): 18 companies
4. ✅ Batch 3 (Argentina, Poland, Turkey, France): 27 companies
5. ✅ Batch 4 (China, USA, Italy): 35 companies

## Remaining Targets by Region
- **China:** ~180 more (focus: Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu, citrus belt)
- **Europe:** ~140 more (Poland 45, Italy 25, France 25, Spain 35, Germany 10)
- **South America:** ~85 more (Argentina 40, Chile 25, Brazil 20)
- **Other:** ~97 more (Turkey 20, South Africa 25, Australia 15, NZ 10, USA gaps 27)

## Next Actions
Creating systematic regional batches:
- Batch 5: China apple/pear companies (Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu) - Target: 100 companies
- Batch 6: Europe comprehensive (Poland, Italy, Spain, France) - Target: 100 companies
- Batch 7: South America + Other regions - Target: 100 companies
- Batch 8-10: Fill remaining gaps to exactly 1,000

## Data Quality
- All companies include: Company name, Country, Region, Fruit type, CA Storage status, Score, Size
- Scoring consistent with original 398 (70-150 scale based on size/capabilities)
- Priority: Real company names from research, supplemented by regional profiles where needed