contrary to perception in south Indian states, andhra pradesh is not the largest rice producer . LARGEST rice producing state of the country is WEST BENGAL from Eastern India
150-200cm is required rainfall in rice producing state of India.
The top state in the U.S. for producing rice is the state of Arkansas. The second largest producer of this crop is California.
It's got to be China. -Second possibly India and third possibly Indonesia.
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China is the largest producer of rice in the world, followed by India.
Rice is a food staple worldwide and China is the world's leading rice producing country, producing just over one-third (33.9%) of the world's rice supply. Thailand is the world's leading rice exporter, however, and it's exporting 28.3% of the world's rice export. India is the world's second largest producer and exporter. Asia is the main country to produce Rice
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Both, but principally rice- India's climate makes it more suitable for rice production than for wheat, although it DOES produce that as well.
The continent of Asia produces the largest total amount of rice. China, India, and Indonesia are the world's top three rice producers.