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Which of the following countries is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world?
A)- UK
B)- China
C)- Italy
D)- USA
E)- None of these

Answer
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Hint:Production (and consumption) of agricultural plant commodities features a diverse geographical distribution. alongside climate and corresponding sorts of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the extent of agricultural production.

Complete answer:
China is in the top with 154.364 million tonnes in 2013 India (82.631 MT), Brazil (37.774 MT), USA (26.986 MT), Spain (17.699 MT), Mexico (17.553 MT), Italy (16.371 MT) and Indonesia (16.003 MT).
 China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013 they are 6% of the world's ramie fiber and only 17% of the world's wheat.
The world's leading 10 producers of fresh vegetables in 2018. Therein that year, China was the top producer with nearly 549 million metric tons, followed by India with approximately 128 million metric tonnes of fresh vegetables. Maize is the vegetable supported global production within the year 2018.
 The production level is over 71 MT and therefore the total area under vegetable cultivation is around 6.2 million hectares which is about 3% of the entire area under cultivation within the country. China tops the list of fruit production with 154.364 MT.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Note: The entire production of fruits and vegetables within the world is around 370 MT. India holds first position within the world with an output of 32 MT fruits, about 8% of the world’s fruit production; is also the second-largest producer of vegetables and accounts for about 15% of the world’s production of vegetables.