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The Florida Tomato Committee is
a Federal Marketing Order that was established pursuant to Federal Marketing
Agreement and Order No. 966, as amended, regulating the handling of tomatoes
and has authority over the tomatoes grown in Florida's production area comprising
the counties of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Osceola, Brevard and all counties
situated south. It affects tomatoes that are shipped outside the regulated
area, which includes that portion of the state of Florida situated east
of the Suwanee River and south of the Georgia border. The Committee funds
marketing research and development projects, and marketing promotions including
advertising and other projects which improve or promote the marketing, distribution
and consumption of fresh Florida tomatoes.
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