Global leading wheat producers 2023/2024

In the marketing year 2023/2024, China was the leading wheat producing country with production volume of over 136.6 million metric tons. This was followed by the European Union with production volume of over 134 million metric tons. Wheat productionWheat is the second most important grain that is cultivated in the United States, following only corn. Wheat is a cereal crop that can be classified into five major classes. These 5 wheat categories are comprised of: hard red winter, hard red spring, soft red winter, white and durum wheat. Each class has a different end-use and the cultivation tends to be region-specific. Hard red winter wheat is mainly cultivated in the Great Plains area ranging from Montana to Texas. This type is primarily used for the manufacturing of bread flour. Hard red spring wheat is mainly grown in the Northern Plains area. Their wheat ears are mostly taken for protein blending uses. Durum wheat, which is primarily grown in North Dakota and Montana, is well-known for their excellent qualities for producing pasta. The wheat class everyone is familiar with from their breakfast cereal is known as white wheat.Almost every U.S. state is involved in agricultural production of wheat. The latest figures show that North Dakota, Kansas and Montana were the leading wheat producing states among the United States.

在2023/2024年度的营销年中，中国成为全球最大的小麦生产国，产量超过1.366亿吨。紧随其后的是欧盟，其产量超过1.34亿吨。小麦是美国种植的第二大谷物，仅次于玉米。小麦作为一种谷物作物，可分为五大主要类别。这五大小麦类别包括：硬红冬小麦、硬红春小麦、软红冬小麦、白小麦和硬粒小麦。每一类别均有其特定的用途，且种植区域具有明显的地域性。硬红冬小麦主要种植于从蒙大拿州到德克萨斯州的广阔大平原地区，该类型小麦主要用于面包粉的制造。硬红春小麦主要种植于北部平原地区，其麦穗主要用于蛋白质混合用途。硬粒小麦主要在北达科他州和蒙大拿州种植，以其生产意面时卓越的品质而闻名。人们早餐 cereal 中所熟悉的小麦种类被称为白小麦。几乎每个美国州都参与了小麦的农业生产。最新数据显示，北达科他州、堪萨斯州和蒙大拿州是美国小麦产量最高的三个州。