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List of countries by wheat production. A map of worldwide wheat production in 2000. Wheat is one of the most widely produced primary crops in the world. The following international wheat production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT database, older from International Grains Council figures from the ...
In 2018, South Africa produced 19.3 million tonnes of sugarcane (14th largest producer in the world), 12.5 million tonnes of maize (12th largest producer in the world) 1.9 million tons of grape (11th largest producer in the world), 1.7 million tons of orange (11th largest producer in the world) and 397 thousand tons of pear (7th largest producer in the world).
China. South Africa. Brazil. 1 Wood fuel includes all wood for fuel as firewood, wood pellets, and charcoal. 2 Sawnwood includes all sawn wood, dimensional lumber. 3 Wood-based panel includes all plywood, particleboard, fiberboard and veneer sheets. 4 Paper and Paperboard includes all paper, sanitary paper, and packaging materials.
Winter wheat is usually planted from September to November (in the Northern Hemisphere) and harvested in the summer or early autumn of the next year. In the Southern Hemisphere a winter-wheat crop fully 'completes' in a year's time before harvest. Winter wheat usually yields more than spring wheat. So-called "facultative" wheat varieties need ...
In 2016 the economy grew by 2.7% with an annual inflation rate of 6.3%. [3] The province accounts for 14% of South Africa's total GDP with Cape Town accounting for 9.9% of the country's total GDP in 2016. [3] The Western Cape has a GDP per capita of R97,664 in comparison to the South African average of R81,875 per capita in 2017. [10]
Efforts to expand wheat production in South Africa, Kenya and India were stymied by low yields and disease. However, by 2000 India had become the second largest producer of wheat in the world. [115] In the 19th century the American wheat frontier moved rapidly westward. By the 1880s 70% of American exports went to British ports.
Triticum aestivum. L. Synonyms. Triticum sativum Lam. Triticum vulgare Vill. ssp. aestivum. Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also known as bread wheat, is a cultivated wheat species. [1][2][3][4][5] About 95% of wheat produced worldwide is common wheat; [6] it is the most widely grown of all crops and the cereal with the highest monetary yield.
The economy of South Africa is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. [31][32][33] The economy is the most industrialised, technologically advanced, and diversified in Africa. [34] Following 1996, at the end of over twelve years of international sanctions, South Africa's ...