CEREAL CROPS: ECONOMICS, STATISTICS AND USES W Europe china Indio/P Wheat crea million ha Argentino Africo nn示 MiLlion hectare china Canada Argentina Africa w Europa hing Wheat yield q/ E Europe Austro Lig 969/71 1979/8 Argentino Africa Quintals/hectare F971 29. adud ti9 a-n988. d of rces gra th crops commonw ealth siecetaiat p.. t world in1956-1961,1969CEREAL CROPS: ECONOMICS, STATISTICS AND USES 5 USSR W Europe USA China IndidPok E Europe Canada Turkey Australia Argentina Africa Wheat oreo million ha USSR W Europe USA China Indio/Pak E Europe Canada Turkey Australia Argentina Africa Wheat production million t Million tonnes USSR W Europe USA China lndia/Pak E Europe Canada Turkey 0 1956161 0 1969/71 m 1979/81 = 1986/88 Wheat yield q/ha Austra Lia Argentina Africa Quintals/ hectare FIG 1.2 Area, production and yield of wheat in the main producing countries and regions of the world in 1956-1961, 1969- 1971, 1979-1981 and 19861988. (Sources: Grain Crops (Commonwealth Secretariat); F.A.O.)