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World’s top wheat-producing countries - World Grain
In 2022-23, the International Grains Council’s July report anticipates worldwide wheat production to reach 770 million tonnes, down from 781 million tonnes in 2021-22, with 195 million tonnes available for trade.Most wheat production comes from a handful of countries and even fewer are major exporters, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) …
The past, present and future of milling | 2021-09-14 - World Grain
09.14.2021. By Arvin Donley. It’s been said the first flour miller was the first person who chewed on a wheat kernel. While the details of that milestone will never be known, we do know the transition to using millstones instead of molars to extract flour occurred around 6000 BC, and it remained the primary flour-making method for many centuries.
Global grain trade review - World Grain
Nov 7, 2023 · World trade in coarse grains in 2023-24 also is unrevised from last month at 220 million tonnes, down 0.7%, or 1.5 million tonnes, from the previous year, “mainly reflecting an anticipated contraction in global maize trade,” the FAO said. The FAO’s forecasts for world trade in maize in 2023-24 was unrevised at 178 million tonnes, “as an ...
The fall and rise of Russian wheat - World Grain
Dec 27, 2021 · Mainly through increased yields, Russia saw its wheat production double to 60 million tonnes in 2010 and to a record 85 million tonnes in 2020. “When you look at the last two decades, Russia has shown such impressive growth,” Stefan Vogel, global sector strategist for grain and oilseeds at Rabobank, told World Grain.
Grain market review: Wheat | World Grain
Jan 22, 2024 · Grain market review: Wheat. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — A weak tone in world wheat markets persisted into 2024, although there were some bullish reactions to cold weather across the Northern Hemisphere in the closing weeks of January. US Wheat Associates (USW) in its Jan. 19 Weekly Price Report noted that wheat was lower as a lack of ...
India’s grain production to reach new record highs
Jul 22, 2021 · NEW DELHI, INDIA — India is expected to produce a record 305.4 million tonnes of grain in 2020-21, an increase of 8 million tonnes from last year’s record harvest, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Higher production is being driven by record production of rice, wheat ...
A century of grain trade - World Grain
05.28.2021. By Susan Reidy. Since man began producing grain many centuries ago, there has been a need to trade it — with a neighbor, a neighboring village or a nearby region. As technology improved, infrastructure built, communication refined and crops burgeoned beyond demand, nations started looking beyond their borders for trade partners.
2022 Grain & Milling Annual Top 10 Grain Majors | World Grain
The Grain Majors for Sosland Publishing Co.'s 2022 Grain & Milling Annual comprise the top North American facility grain companies and cooperatives based on total corporate grain storage capacity. To qualify for the Grain & Milling Annual list, companies must have two or more facilities and total storage capacity of at least 6 million …
USDA estimates 2019 U.S. wheat crop at 1.962 billion bushels
Oct 1, 2019 · The soft white spring wheat crop was estimated at 29.129 million bushels, up 10.865 million bushels from August and up 6.414 million bushels, or 28%, from 22.715 million bushels a year ago. The USDA estimated durum production in 2019 at 57.741 million bushels, up 415,000 bushels from August but down 20.244 million bushels, or 26%, from 77.985 ...