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. |