They Feed The World

Coffee is the most consumed commodity after fossil oil.

And the cuppa you are enjoying comes from these largest coffee producers in the world.
1. Brazil
2. Vietnam
3. Colombia
4. Indonesia
5. India

Tea was born in China.
The top ten tea producing countries in 2008 (in tons)
China 1,257,384
India 805,180
Kenya 345,800
Sri Lanka 318,470
Turkey 198,046
Vietnam 174,900
Indonesia 150,851
Japan 94,100
Argentina 76,000
Iran 60,000

Brazil is currently the world's largest exporter of ethanol and the second-biggest producer after the USA.
Sugarcane converts very easily to ethanol, and provides Brazil with huge supplies of ethanol.
Ethanol is commonly mixed with gasoline to boost the octane level.

From this Brazil is also the worlds biggest supplier of sugar.

Brazil produces about 17 million tons of oranges annually, the biggest in the world.
The orange is assumed to have originated in southern China and Indochina.

China is the largest producer of apples with 27.5 million tons every year.
China also leads the production of Pear with 12.6 tons annual production.
China again tops the production of Mandarin Orange with 15.1 tons annual production.

Spain is the biggest producer of Olive, with 6.2 million tons out of global production of 18 million tons.

The largest producer of coconut in the world is Indonesia with an estimated annual production of 19.5 million tons.