Global leading wheat producing countries 2016/2017- 2022/23
In 2021/22, Australia produced about 33.8 million metric tons of wheat. The European Union was the top ranked wheat producing country in that year, but China is expected to surpass the European Union's wheat production in 2022/23.
The fifth-ranked Unites States had allotted almost 46 million acres of land for wheat cultivation but only harvested some 35.5 million acres of wheat in 2022. In 2021, approximately 11.9 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of wheat was produced in the country. North Dakota, Kansas, and Washington were recently the leading wheat producing U.S. federal states.
Wheat production
The European Union yielded more than 138 million metric tons of wheat between 2021 and 2022, accounting for almost one-fifth of the world wheat production. In 2021, the UK produced approximately 14 million metric tons of wheat, valued at approximately 2.7 billion British pounds. Flour millers from this region prefer the use of homegrown wheat to imported wheat.The fifth-ranked Unites States had allotted almost 46 million acres of land for wheat cultivation but only harvested some 35.5 million acres of wheat in 2022. In 2021, approximately 11.9 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of wheat was produced in the country. North Dakota, Kansas, and Washington were recently the leading wheat producing U.S. federal states.
