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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Apparently, China Has A Lot Of People To Feed

I think this is going to be another stat day. What we're going to do is take a list of foods, and for each one, list off the country that is that food's largest producer. (In the case of the United States being the largest, we'll then follow it up by listing the highest-producing state.) We're sticking to things that would qualify as agriculture; we're not getting into the largest producer of pizza or cupcakes or anything.

Basically, this is where the world is most likely to be getting its food. FAOSTAT has supplied a lot of the numbers.

Almonds: United States (California the top-producing state)
Apples: China
Apricots: Turkey
Artichokes: Italy
Asparagus: China
Avocados: Mexico
Bananas: India
Barley: Russia
Beef: United States (Texas the top-producing state)
Bell pepper: China
Black pepper: Vietnam
Blueberries: United States (Michigan the top-producing state, PDF)
Buckwheat: Russia
Cacao: Cote d'Ivoire
Carrots: China 
Cashews: Nigeria
Cassava: Nigeria
Cauliflower: China
Cheese: United States (Wisconsin the top-producing state)
Cherries: Turkey
Chestnuts: China
Cinnamon: Indonesia
Cloves: Indonesia
Coconuts: Philippines
Coffee: Brazil
Corn: United States (Iowa the top-producing state)
Cranberries: United States (Wisconsin the top-producing state)
Cucumbers: China
Currants: Russia
Dates: Saudi Arabia 
Eggplant: China
Eggs: China 
Figs: Turkey 
Fish: China
Garlic: China
Ginger: India
Gooseberries: Russia 
Grapefruit: United States (Florida the top-producing state)
Grapes: China
Hops: Germany
Kiwifruit: Italy
Lemons/limes (they're grouped together statistically): India
Milk, buffalo: India
Milk, goat: India
Milk, cow: United States (California the top-producing state)
Millet: India
Nutmeg: Indonesia
Oats: Russia 
Olive oil: Spain
Onions: China
Oranges: Brazil
Papayas: India
Peanuts: China
Pears: China
Pineapples: Thailand
Pistachios: Iran
Plantains: Uganda
Plums: China
Poppy seeds: Turkey
Pork: China
Potatoes: China
Poultry: United States (Georgia the top-producing state)
Pulses (essentially a catchall term for beans and peas): India
Quinoa: Peru
Raspberries: Russia
Rice: China
Rye: Russia
Salt: China  
Sorghum: United States (Kansas the top-producing state)
Soybeans: United States (Iowa the top-producing state)
Spinach: China
Strawberries: United States (California the top-producing state)
Sugar beets: France
Sugar cane: Brazil
Sunflower: Russia
Tangerines: China
Tea: China
Tomatoes: China
Vanilla: Indonesia
Walnuts: China
Watermelons: China
Wheat: China
Wine: Italy
Yams: Nigeria

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