List of most valuable crops and livestock products

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The following list, derived from the statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) unless otherwise noted, lists the most important agricultural products produced by the countries of the world.[1][2]

The data in this article, unless otherwise noted, is for 2012. The value and production of individual crops varies substantially from year to year as prices fluctuate on the world and country markets and weather and other factors influence production.

Rice in 2012 was the most valuable agricultural crop in the world. It was second to maize (corn) in the quantity produced of cereal products. This rice field is in Cambodia.
Crop Type global value in billion US dollars (2012) global production in metric tons (2011) Top producing country and value billion US dollars (2012)
Rice, paddy Cereals $337 740,961,445 $117 (Mainland China) 2016 data
Cattle, meat Livestock $336 65,973,820 $53 (United States) 2016 data
Pig, meat Livestock $306 118,168,709 $167 (Mainland China) 2016 data
Cow's milk, whole, fresh Livestock Primary $286 659,150,049 $35 (United States) 2016 data
Chicken, meat Livestock $128 90,001,779 $24.4 (United States)
Wheat Cereals $84 701,395,334 $13.7 (Mainland China)
Soybeans $65 262,037,569 $21.8 (United States)
Tomatoes Vegetables $58 159,347,031 $17.9 (Mainland China)
Sugarcane $57 1,800,377,642 $23.9 (Brazil)
Maize (Corn) Cereals $55 885,289,935 $26.4 (United States)
Eggs, in shell Livestock Primary $54 65,181,280 $19.8 (Mainland China)
Potatoes Roots and Tubers $50 373,158,351 $12.6 (Mainland China)
Vegetables, not elsewhere specified Vegetables $46 268,833,780 $25.3 (Mainland China)
Grapes Fruit $39 69,093,293 $5.2 (Mainland China)
Water Buffalo milk Livestock Primary $38 95,888,113 $26.0 (India)
Cotton, lint Fibre crops $37 26,143,049 $9.4 (Mainland China)
Apples Fruit $32 75,484,671 $15.2 (Mainland China)
Sweet Potato Roots and tubers $31 105,948,736 $21.0 (Mainland China)
Bananas Fruit $29 107,142,187 $8.4 (India)
Cassava (yuca) Roots and Tubers $25 256,404,044 $5.5 (Nigeria)
Mangos, Mangosteens, Guavas Fruit $23 38,953,166 $9.1 (India)
Sheep, meat Livestock $22 8,229,068 $5.6 (Mainland China)
Coffee $22 8,034,000 $10.0 (est)[3] (Brazil)
Palm oil Oilcrops $20 47,703,805 $9.3 (Indonesia)
Onions, dry Vegetables $18 86,343,822 $5.2 (Mainland China)
Beans, dry and green Pulses $17 $6.2 (Mainland China)
Peanuts, in shell $17 40,016,584 $7.0 (Mainland China)
Olives Oilcrops $16 20,545,421 $6.3 (Spain)
Rapeseed $15 $3.9 (Canada)
Almonds, in shell Treenuts $15 3,214,303 $12.3 (United States) 2016 data
Walnuts, with shell Treenuts $14 3,747,549 $7.7 (Mainland China) 2016 data
Chilis and peppers, green and dry $13 $7.5 (Mainland China)
Rubber Tree crops $13 $3.8 (Thailand)
Tea $12 4,520,000 $4.1 (Mainland China)
Oranges Fruit $12 $3.8 (Brazil)
Cucumbers Vegetables $12 $9.1 (Mainland China)
Yams Roots and Tubers $12 $7.6 (Nigeria)
Peaches, nectarines Fruit $11 $6.3 (Mainland China)
Lettuce, Chicory Vegetables $11 $6.3 (Mainland China)
Cacao (Chocolate) $10 4,082,000 $3.1 [4] (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast))
Goat, meat Livestock $10 $4.5 (Mainland China)
Sunflower seed Oilcrops $10 $2.5 (Russia)
Sugar beets Vegetables $10 $1.6 (France)
Watermelons Fruit $10 $7.4 (Mainland China)
Buffalo, meat Livestock $9 $4.0 (India)
Asparagus Vegetables $7 $6.6 (Mainland China)
Turkey, meat Livestock $7 $3.4 (United States)
Carrots, Turnips Vegetables $7 $3.9 (Mainland China)
Duck, meat Livestock $7 $4.6 (Mainland China)
Coconuts Treenuts $6 $1.9 (India)
Tangerines Citrus Fruit $6 $3.1 (Mainland China)
Lemons, Limes Citrus Fruit $5 $0.9 (Mainland China)
Strawberries Fruit $5 $1.8 (United States)
Chestnut Treenuts $5 2,261,589 $4,5 (Mainland China) 2016 data
Hazelnut, with shell Treenuts $2 743,455 $1.5 (Turkey) 2016 data

References

  1. ^ Source: Food and Agricultural Organization. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2013-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), accessed 13 Aug 2013
  2. ^ "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org.
  3. ^ International Coffee Organization http://www.ico.org/trade_e.asp, accessed 14 Aug 2013
  4. ^ International Cacao Organization. http://www.icco.org/statistics/cocoa-prices/daily-prices.html, accessed 16 Aug 2013