The chart below gives information about the production of grains, measured in million metric tons, from the years 2010 to 2015, with projections until 2030. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below gives information about the production of grains, measured in million metric tons, from the years 2010 to 2015, with projections until 2030.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph illustrates how many million
metrictons
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metric tons
(
MMT
) of grains (
wheat
, barley, maize and rice) were produced between 2010 to 2015, with forecasts until 2030.
Overall
,
wheat
had the highest production and is expected to be the highest until 2030.
In contrast
, rice had the lowest production and will remain the same until 2030.
Wheat
started off at 100
MMT
in 2010 and continued growing steadily until 2020. It is projected to reach its peak at 110
MMT
in 2030. Barley ranked
the
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second after
wheat
, it stood at 50
MMT
in 2010 and gradually increased over the years. It is
also
forecasted to peak in 2030, at 100
MMT
. Maize came in third and showed relatively slower growth as compared to
wheat
and barley. It only increased 0.5
MMT
in 10 years and will reach 35
MMT
according to
the forecast. Rice,
on the other hand
, dropped from 24.7 to 24.3 in 2015, before it climbed progressively to 24.5 in 2020.
Projection
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The projection
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shows that it will continue rising slightly to 25.5 in 2030.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words mmt, wheat with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reach" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • metric tons
  • trend
  • projected
  • notable
  • increment
  • decrement
  • fluctuation
  • stability
  • peak
  • trough
  • consistent
  • proportion
  • comparison
  • forecast
  • extrapolate
  • economic impact
  • environmental factors
  • yield
  • cultivation
  • sustainable
  • harvest
  • increase
  • decrease
  • sector
  • quantify
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