CORN is the “most produced grain in the world.” In 2008, the global annual production for corn was at 822,712,527 tons. The average yield was 5.1 tons hectare, according to the Business Insider, a business site on the web acquired by German media company Axel Springer SE in September 2015.
CORN is the “most produced grain in the world.” In 2008, the global annual production for corn was at 822,712,527 tons. The average yield was 5.1 tons hectare, according to the Business Insider, a business site on the web acquired by German media company Axel Springer SE in September 2015.
After corn, wheat is next with annual production at 689,945,712 tons and an average yield of 3.1 tons/hectare.
The other top global crops in terms of production are rice with a total annual production of 685,013,374 tons and average yield of 4.3 tons/hectare; potatoes, 314,140,107 tons and an average yield of 17.2 tons/hectare; cassava, 232,950,180 tons and average yield of 12.5 tons/hectare; and, soybeans, 230,952,636 tons and an average yield of 2.4 tons/hectare.
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