Band 6+: The graph shows the amount of fruit produced in four countries (France, Spain, Germany, Turkey) from 1970 to 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the amount of fruit produced in the four given countries (France ,Spain ,Germany and Turkey) overall 40-year period from 1970 to 2010.

Overall, Spain remained the largest producer of fruit across the whole period, despite a slight decline towards the end, while Turkey and France increased, whereas Germany experienced a steady decrease.

Spain and Germany both experienced a decline in fruit production over the period. While Spain figure increased slightly to approximately 6 million tons in 1980 before falling gradually to about 5 million tons by 2010, Germany output dropped more noticeably, decreasing steadily from nearly 3 million tons in 1970 to just above 1 million tons at the end of the timeframed.

In contracts Turkey and France both went up during the period, but Turkey increased more steadily. Turkey started at about 2 million tons in 1970 and rose gradually to around 3.5 million tons in 2010. France also grew, beginning at roughly 1.1 million tons, then going up to 2 million tons in 1990. After a small drop in 2000, it rose slightly again and reached about 2.3 million tons by the end of the period.