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In January, the federal Agriculture Department put an exception into its rules to let a tomato called the UglyRipe be shipped out of state. Those rules say a tomato must be at least 5.8 centimeters and no more than 7.1 centimeters in diameter. The UglyRipe doesn’t meet those requirements — it’s ribbed at the top and not uniform in shape. It is also reputed to taste very much like a tomato. ..."
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