A2-3  Ranking of China in the World in Terms of Major Agricultural Products
Source:  United Nations FAO Database.
Item	1978	1980	1990	2000	2005	2009	2010	2011
Cereals	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Meat①	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Seed Cotton	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Soybeans	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Groundnuts in Shell	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Rapeseed	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Sugar Cane	7	9	4	3	3	3	3	3
Tea	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Fruit②	9	10	4	1	1	1	1	1
Note: ①Data refer to pork,beef and mutton prior to 1990.②Excluding melons.