Major Crops

 

Crop	type of soil	type of climate	main producing counties
Wheat	Clayey loam	Cool with fair amount of moisture in the beginning warm, dry climate nearing harvest time.	China, USA, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Pakistan, Germany, Argentina and Russia.
Rice	Rich, muddy and saturated in water	Hot and wet climate	China, India, Pakistan, Japan, Myanmar, Vietnam, South Korea, Brazil, the Philippians and USA
Sugarcane	Deep, loamy well drained calcareous soil	Hot long rainy sea son	Brazil, India, Cuba, China, Mexico, Pakistan, Columbia, Australia and South Africa.
Cotton	Black soil	Warm, moderate rainfall during growing season	China, USA, Russia, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, Sudan, Nicaragua, Greece and Guatemala.
Tea	Deep, well drained hill slopes	Warm and moist	India, China, Sri Lanka, Russia, Japan, Kenya, Turkey, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Argentina and Uganda.
Coffee	Humus, rich in iron and potash, well drained hill slopes	Hot and moist	Brazil, Columbia, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Guatemala, Indonesia El Salvador and India.