Oranges Citrus fruit sold fresh or squeezed into juice concentrate; the juice and fresh markets barely overlap.
Share of world oranges production: Brazil 23%, China 11%, Mexico 7.2%, Rest of world 58%.Brazil 23%, China 11%, Mexico 7% (2024)
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Pineapples A bromeliad fruit grown on an eighteen-month cycle and shipped fresh or canned.
Share of world pineapples production: Costa Rica 11%, Philippines 10%, Indonesia 9.4%, Rest of world 70%.Costa Rica 11%, Philippines 10%, Indonesia 9% (2024)
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Pistachios A desert nut that bears heavily only every other year, grown mostly in Iran, the United States and Turkey.
Share of world pistachios production: United States 36%, Turkey 28%, Iran 23%, Rest of world 13%.United States 36%, Turkey 28%, Iran 23% (2024)
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Plantains Starchy cooking bananas, boiled, fried or pounded as a staple across west and central Africa and the Caribbean.
Share of world plantains production: Uganda 27%, DR Congo 11%, Cameroon 11%, Rest of world 52%.Uganda 27%, DR Congo 11%, Cameroon 11% (2024)
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Potatoes A tuber staple that stores well but travels badly, so most of it is eaten in the country that grew it.
Share of world potatoes production: China 24%, India 15%, Ukraine 5.4%, Rest of world 56%.China 24%, India 15%, Ukraine 5% (2024)
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Tomatoes The world’s largest vegetable crop by weight, split between fresh salad fruit and processing tomatoes for paste.
Share of world tomatoes production: China 33%, India 11%, Turkey 7.8%, Rest of world 48%.China 33%, India 11%, Turkey 8% (2024)
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Yams A large tropical tuber, grown overwhelmingly in the west African yam belt and eaten pounded.
Share of world yams production: Nigeria 71%, Ghana 11%, Ivory Coast 8.3%, Rest of world 10%.Nigeria 71%, Ghana 11%, Ivory Coast 8% (2024)
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Price index since 1960
Other food index
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly indices, 2010 = 100, published 2026-09-02. CC BY 4.0.
Indices are monthly averages and lag the market; informational only, not investment advice.
Data updated 17 September 2026.
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