The country is expected to harvest 25 to 23 million tons of wheat in 2012.

Russia had hoped to harvest 70 million tons of grain this year.

From a start of 42 tons in 1977, Burundi harvested 3,550 tons last year.

Countries which harvested less than 100,000 tons are not included.

These days, 5,000 workers operate machines that harvest more than 12 million tons of processing tomatoes.

"Using a machine only pays if you're harvesting three to four tons of fruit per acre," he said.

On a day in late October, a crew of 43, about half women, harvested 15 tons of grapes.

Last year local fishermen harvested 9,625 tons of herring from the Sound.

China, with 1.2 billion people, is expected to harvest 174 million metric tons and is the world's largest producer.

In the 1980's, Cuba harvested as much as 7.7 million tons of sugar.