TOP 10 Wheat Producing Countries in 2019

Despite the fact that China's wheat areas are not the world's largest, this country remains the leader in terms of yield indicators from 2009 to 2019, thus it dominates the global wheat production. In ten years, production has improved by 15%. Exports stand at only 1.1 mln t. Most of the crop is traded domestically.

Wheat is the second most important cereal crop grown in India. Its production has boosted by 27% in ten years. The country holds the seventh position by yield in 2019 — 3.4 t/ha. In the future, due to the limited space available for crop production, higher production is possible with the introduction of new technologies and yields improvement.

Russia ranks third largest wheat producer. In the year 2019, it dominated foreign trade with 35 mln t of exports, representing 47% of the federation's total production. The sown area under winter and spring wheat make up 56% and 44% of all sown areas.

Wheat is the basic cereal crop of the United States, it is cultivated all over the country. By 2019, the country's production fell by 13% or 8 mln t, with average yields remaining high at 3.5 t/ha. More than 70% of US wheat is winter (commonly used in bread production due to its high gluten content).

France is Europe's largest grain producer. Crops are harvested throughout the country. There observed an annual decrease in agricultural land area in the country, however, compared to last year, wheat production has increased by 10%. It is winter wheat that is mostly cultivated in the country.

Although the area under crops has been reduced, wheat production is in a positive trend in Canada. In 2019, the country ranked 4th in terms of wheat exports, exporting 23 mln t, which accounts for 70% of all domestic production.

In 2019, Ukraine increased wheat production by 18% or 4.3 mln t YoY. In addition, it ranks fifth in the world export of wheat. As compared to 2018, the volume of trade increased by 28%. About 98% of wheat grown in Ukraine is winter. In 2018, over 6 mln ha were allocated for this crop.

For Pakistan citizens, wheat is the most popular cereal and key nutrition. 80% of farmers are engaged in its cultivation. Wheat production in Pakistan increased by only 7% over a decade. It ranks 11th in 2019 with an average yield of 2.9 t/ha.

Even though Germany's production has fallen by 8% over the past ten years, it remains one of the largest wheat producers in the EU. Also since 2015, there had been a significant drop in yields, but since 2019 the situation has changed and production has increased by 14%.

Within five years, Turkey has significantly enhanced its wheat imports and ranks third. Last year's import volume increased by 24% YoY to 10.5 mln t, while the production dropped by 5%.