sorry that is a lot of tomato!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato

According to FAOSTAT, the top producers of tomatoes (in tonnes) in 2011.[20]

Rank Country Production

(MT)

1 China 48,572,921 <-----------------------------

2 India 16,826,000

3 United States 12,526,070

4 Turkey 11,003,433

5 Egypt 8,105,263

6 Iran 6,824,298

7 Italy 5,950,215

8 Brazil 4,416,652

9 Spain 3,864,120

10 Uzbekistan 2,585,000

I got side tracked looking up if they still call them a fruit

lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden

Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893),[1] was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that, under U.S. customs regulations, the tomato should be classified as a vegetable rather than a fruit.

one more tidbit:

Italy

The recorded history of tomatoes in Italy dates back to 31 October 1548.

Tomatoes were grown mainly as ornamentals early on after their arrival in Italy. For example, the Florentine aristocrat Giovanvettorio Soderini wrote how they "were to be sought only for their beauty" and were grown only in gardens or flower beds.

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I should probably donate to wikipedia one of those days