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RockRaven

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2. A lot of those processed tomato products are made with mechanically harvested tomatoes.

Reply to TinyBlueDot (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 12:27 AM

Jul 15

People who have driven north and south on I-5 or Hwy-99 in CA will probably have seen lots of trucks hauling tomatoes in (usually two) open top trailers. Those are the mechanically harvested ones.

https://boomcalifornia.org/2013/06/24/thinking-through-the-tomato-harvester/

There still is some labor involved, of course, just not as much as in the past.

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nah ketchup/catsup keeps for centuries in the back of the fridge nt msongs Jul 15 #1

A lot of those processed tomato products are made with mechanically harvested tomatoes. RockRaven Jul 15 #2

I keep my distance. usonian Jul 15 #3

The Greatification is ON!!!!! BurnDoubt Jul 15 #4