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Rank Country/Region Fruit production (tonnes) 1 People's Republic of China 242,793,824 2 India 105,971,127 3 Brazil 39,758,842 4 Turkey 24,153,128 5 Mexico 23,837,562
3.9 million tons of barley (11th largest producer in the world); 3.8 million tonnes of potato (20th largest producer in the world); 1.2 million tons of watermelon (12th largest producer in the world); 933 thousand tons of flax (largest producer in the world); 893 thousand tons of melon (5th largest producer in the world); 862 thousand tons of ...
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine -like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties .
Also present at Tuesday’s weigh-in was Chris Kent, the current world record holder for heaviest watermelon. That record, set in 2013, stands at 350.5 pounds. Kent is from Sevierville, Tennesee.
Once relocated to Philly, "my father would get trailer loads of watermelon," Joshua Carter said. It was a way to make extra money for the family of 12, and in this section of the city, a fresh ...
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It was the 3rd largest world producer of pineapple (2.6 million tons), only to Costa Rica and the Philippines; It was the 5th largest world producer of coconut (2.3 million tons), losing to Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka; It was the 4th largest world producer of watermelon (2.3 million tons), losing to China, Iran and Turkey;
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.