Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Fruit
Decorative plants
Total world production of fruit is estimated to be about
635 million tonnes per year in 2009.
World annual production is estimated to be about 30
billion US dollars. The four sectors of the worldwide
decorative plant market are:
Table 2.4
Annual world production of major fruit
(millions of tonnes)
Table 2.5
World's major producers of fruit representing
about 50% of total production (millions of tonnes)
2
Fruit
Tonnes (m)
Bananas
100
Producer
Tonnes (m)
Grapes
70
China
120
Oranges
70
India
70
Apples
70
Brazil
40
Other citrus
50
USA
30
Dates, figs, olives
45
Indonesia
15
Stone fruits (plums, etc.)
45
Turkey
15
Berries (raspberries, etc.)
10
Nigeria
10
Other tropical fruits
120
Thailand
10
Other temperate fruits
30
Russia
5
(a)
(b)
(d)
(c)
Figure 2.23
(a) Bananas are the world's most popular
fruit; (b) grapes are second equal; (c) apples are
second equal; (d) paw-paw and (e) rambutan, two
popular fruits from the tropics
(e)
