Cultivation areas worldwide for wheat

Cultivation areas worldwide for wheat

1. North America – 2022: 92 Million Tons

• USA: Great Plains (Kansas, North Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas); includes both hard and soft wheat.
• Canada: Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba; known for high-quality durum and soft wheat.

2. South America – 2022: 28 Million Tons

• Argentina: The Pampas region is the primary wheat-producing area.
• Brazil: Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul are the main wheat-producing states.

 

 

 

3. Europe – 2022:  252 Million Tons

• Russia: The world’s largest wheat producer, with major production in the Black Sea region and the Volga region.
• Ukraine: Key wheat-growing areas in central and southern Ukraine (Black Sea region).
• France: The largest wheat producer in the EU, with primary regions including Beauce and Normandy.
• Germany: Major wheat-growing areas in Lower Saxony, Bavaria, and Saxony-Anhalt.
• Poland: A significant EU producer, with wheat fields mainly in central and western Poland.

4. Asia – 2022: 350 Million Tons

• China: The second-largest wheat producer in the world, mainly in the North China Plain (Henan, Shandong, Hebei).
• India: Large wheat fields in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
• Kazakhstan: A major exporter of wheat, especially to Central Asia.

5. Australia – 2022: 36 Million Tons

• The main wheat-producing regions are Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria.

6. Africa – 2022: 31 Million Tons

• Egypt: The largest wheat producer in Africa but still heavily reliant on imports.
• Ethiopia: A key wheat producer in East Africa.

The largest wheat-exporting countries are Russia, the EU (France, Germany), the USA, Canada, Australia, and Ukraine.