<P> Eastern England, particularly East Anglia, the Vale of York and south - east England are considered the main crop - producing areas of the UK . </P> <P> In Canada, a major grain - growing area is also called the Canadian prairies . Sometimes the province of Saskatchewan, also known for producing a huge supplement of potash, is further singled out from within this region as the main breadbasket of Canada . In the United States, an important region is the Corn Belt, where maize and soybeans are major crops, which generally extends from the Great Lakes south through Missouri . Further to the west in the United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, is the Wheat Belt, where the climate is too severe for maize or soybeans . </P> <P> Additionally, the San Joaquin Valley in California has also been called the breadbasket of the world . The San Joaquin Valley produces the majority of the 12.8% of the United States' agricultural production (as measured by dollar value) that comes from California . Grapes - table, raisin, and to a lesser extent, wine - are perhaps the valley's highest - profile product, but equally (if not more) important are cotton, nuts (especially almonds and pistachios), citrus, and vegetables . 70% of the world's and 100% of the U.S. supply of almonds comes from the valley . Oranges, peaches, garlic, tangerines, tomatoes, kiwis, hay, alfalfa and numerous other crops have been harvested with great success . According to the 2002 Census of Agriculture's ranking of market value of agricultural products sold, nine of the nation's top 10, and 12 of the top 20, producing counties are in California . </P> <P> The Murray - Darling Basin is seen as Australia's breadbasket, being the source of 40% of the nation's agricultural income, a third of the wheat harvest, 95% of the rice crop and other products such as fruit, wine and cotton . </P>

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