TOMATO CULTIVATION
Worldwide, tomato crops cover a surface area of more than 2 million hectares, providing a production of approximately 50 million tons.
The main producers are the United States (over 10,000,000 tons), Russia (5,600,000), Italy (5,200,000), China (3,500,000) and Turkey (3,300,000).
The regions most involved with this crop in Italy are Campania, Apulia, Emilia-Romagna, Sicily, Latium and Venetia.
The most common varieties are the Marmande, Pantano, Samar, San Pietro and Costoluto fiorentino for costate varieties; Montecarlo, Money Maker, Sunrise and Ace for smooth, round tomatoes; San Marzano, Napoli VF, Maremma and Romarzano for elongated varieties.

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