Major fresh market tomato producing U.S. states 2018

This statistic shows the 10 U.S. states where the most tomatoes for fresh market were produced in 2018. In California, around 8.17 million cwt of tomatoes for fresh market were produced that year. In terms of global vegetable production, tomatoes were ranked among the leading types.TomatoesThe tomato plant belongs to the so called nightshade family. It is one of the most popular vegetables worldwide. Tomatoes originated in Mexico and spread around the world after the Spanish colonization of the American continent. Today, approximately 150 million metric tons of tomatoes are produced globally. The United States produces around 1.4 million metric tons of tomatoes for fresh market consumption. The largest proportion of U.S. tomato production is used for further processing. The top U.S. states based on tomato production for fresh market usage are California and Florida. Per capita tomato consumption in the United States was stable over the past decade. Every American consumes more than 17 kilograms of fresh tomatoes annually. According to a study, every fourth American consumer buys fresh tomatoes weekly or even more frequently. Since 2000, average U.S. retail prices for one pound of field grown tomatoes varied between 1.40 and 2.47 U.S. dollars.

本统计数据揭示了2018年美国十个生产新鲜市场番茄最多的州。当年，加利福尼亚州生产了约817万磅的新鲜市场番茄。在全球蔬菜生产领域，番茄位列领先品种之列。番茄属茄科植物，是全球最受欢迎的蔬菜之一。番茄起源于墨西哥，在西班牙殖民美洲大陆之后，传播至世界各地。如今，全球番茄产量约为1.5亿吨。美国生产约140万吨新鲜市场消费的番茄，其中最大比例的番茄生产用于进一步加工。就新鲜市场用途而言，美国番茄生产量最高的州为加利福尼亚州和佛罗里达州。过去十年间，美国的人均番茄消费量保持稳定，每位美国公民每年消费新鲜番茄超过17公斤。据一项研究显示，每四位美国消费者中就有一位每周甚至更频繁地购买新鲜番茄。自2000年以来，美国田间种植番茄的平均零售价格在1.40至2.47美元之间波动。