brazil is the world's leading producer of grain.
what is brazil the world's leading producer of?
grain
ivory coast (côte d'ivoire) leads the world in production and export of the cocoa beans used in the manufacture of chocolate, , supplying 33% of cocoa produced in the world. west africa collectively supplies two thirds of the world's cocoa crop, with ivory coast leading production at 1.8 million tonnes , and nearby ghana, nigeria, cameroon and togo producing additional 1.55 million tonnes. ivory coast overtook ghana as the world's leading producer of cocoa beans in 1978, and today is highly dependent on the crop, which accounts for 40% of national export income. the primary non-african competitor of ivory coast is indonesia, which went from having almost nonexistent domestic cocoa industry in the 1970s to becoming one of the largest producers in the market by the early 2000s. according to the un fao, indonesia overtook ghana and became the second-largest producer worldwide in 2006. (world cocoa foundation provides significantly lower figures for indonesia, but concurs that it is the largest producer of cocoa beans outside west africa.) large chocolate producers such as cadbury, hershey's, and nestle buy ivorian cocoa futures and options through euronext whereby world prices are set.
cocoa production in ivory coast
proponents of hydraulic fracturing touted its potential to make the united states the world's largest oil producer and make it an energy leader, a feat it achieved in november 2012 having already surpassed russia as the world's leading gas producer. proponents say that hydraulic fracturing would give the united states energy independence. in 2012, the international energy agency projected that the united states, now the world's third-largest oil producer behind saudi arabia and russia, will see such an increase in oil from shales that the us will become the world's top oil producer by 2020. in 2011 the us became the world's leading producer of natural gas when it outproduced russia. in october 2013, the us energy information administration projected that the us had surpassed russia and saudi arabia to become the world's leading producer of combined oil and natural gas hydrocarbons.
hydraulic fracturing in the united states