Leading producers
The European Union is the top ranked wheat producing region. It was forecast that the region yield more than 126.7 million metric tons of wheat by 2031, accounting for about one-fifth of the world wheat production. In 2021, around 46.7 million were planted and 37 million acres of wheat were harvested in the United States. Almost every U.S. state is involved in the nation’s wheat production, with the ‘Wheat State’ Kansas and North Dakota producing the largest volume. Many developing countries are highly dependent on the Ukraine and Russia's wheat imports. As of June 2022, Armenia and Mongolia fully relied on Russia for meslin and wheat imports. Laos reported the most significant dependence on meslin and wheat supplies from Ukraine, at over 98 percent of total imports of these commoditiesWheat consumption
As one of the most important staple foods, a large variety of different products contain high amounts of wheat. Global consumption of wheat saw a slight increase over the last year, with over 793 million metric tons consumed in 2021/2022 marketing year. In that year, China consumed about 150 million metric tons of wheat. The global per capita food use of wheat stood at above 66 kilograms per year in the last decade.
