
U.S. wheat harvested area projection 2010-2033
Leading wheat producers
North Dakota had the largest harvested area of wheat, followed by Kansas and Montana as of 2018. Kansas topped the list of the leading U.S. states based on their wheat area planted. In 2018, the total area of wheat planted in Kansa amounted to 7.7 million acres. In that year, around 47.8 million acres of wheat were planted and around 40 million acres of wheat were harvested in the United States.
Global market
Per capita food use of wheat has decreased worldwide over the past few years. According to the World Bank, in 2017, the average price for wheat (hard red winter) was about 174 nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton. It was forecast to rise to about 227 nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton by 2025.