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California leads in processing tomatoes with high concentrate products
California dominates tomato processing with irrigation and mechanical harvesting boosting yields and lowering costs. The East and Midwest rely more on hand harvest and lower concentrate products. By 1970 60 percent of California’s crop went to sauce paste and puree, while most paste and sauce still came from California.
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