672 15 Cereals and Cereal Products
Table 15.2.Cereal production in 2006 (1000 t)
Continent Wheat Rice, paddy Barley (Corn) Rye
Maize
World 605 , 946 634 , 606 138 , 643 695 , 228 13 , 261
Africa 25 , 096 21 , 131 6133 46 , 260 39
America, Central 3345 1179 875 24 , 788 –
America, North 84 , 575 8787 13 , 925 276 , 866 484
America, South and Caribbean 22 , 636 24 , 564 3024 91 , 778 38
Asia 272 , 185 576 , 518 22 , 441 203 , 025 1107
Europe 191 , 378 3459 89 , 048 76 , 742 11 , 574
Oceania 10 , 075 148 4072 558 20
Continent Oats Millet Sorghum Cereals, grand total
World 23 , 101 31 , 781 56 , 485 2 , 221 , 119
Africa 226 17 , 788 26 , 113 145 , 892
America, Central 153 1 5831 36 , 176
America, North 4963 300 7050 397 , 456
America, South and Caribbean 1247 16 10 , 973 154 , 677
Asia 1630 12 , 891 10 , 691 1 , 102 , 274
Europe 14 , 377 751 658 403 , 644
Oceania 658 35 1001 17 , 176
aWorld production=100%.
Country Wheat Country Rice Country Barley
China 104 , 470 China 184 , 070 Russian Fed. 18 , 154
India 69 , 350 India 136 , 510 Germany 11 , 967
USA 57 , 298 Indonesia 54 , 400 Ukraine 11 , 316
Russian Fed. 45 , 006 Bangladesh 43 , 729 France 10 , 412
France 35 , 367 Vietnam 35 , 827 Canada 10 , 005
Canada 27 , 277 Thailand 29 , 269 Turkey 9551
Germany 22 , 428 Myanmar 25 , 200 Spain 8318
Pakistan 21 , 277 Philippines 15 , 327 UK 5239
Turkey 20 , 010 Brazil 11 , 505 USA 3920
UK 14 , 735 Japan 10 , 695 Australia 3722
Iran 14 , 500
∑(%)a^86
China 3430
Argentina 14 , 000 Denmark 3270
Ukraine 14 , 000 Poland 3161
∑(%)a^76
Iran 3000
∑(%)a 76Country (Corn) Country Rye Country Oats
Maize
USA 267 , 598 Russian Fed. 2965 Russian Fed. 4880
China 145 , 625 Germany 2644 Canada 3602
Brazil 42 , 632 Poland 2622 USA 1361
Mexico 21 , 765 Belarus 1072 China 1160
India 14 , 710 Ukraine 920 Poland 1035
Argentina 14 , 446 China 783 Finland 1029
France 12 , 902 Canada 302 Spain 918
Indonesia 11 , 611 Turkey 246 Germany 830
Italy 9671 USA 183 UK 728
Canada 9268 Spain 159 Ukraine 700
∑(%)a^79 ∑(%)a^90
Sweden 635
Australia 633
∑(%)a^76