Wheat

T. aestivum

Production and consumption statistics

In the 2004 crop year, global wheat production totalled 624 million tonnes and the top wheat producing countries were:

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• China: 91.3 million tonnes
• India: 72 million tonnes
• United States: 58.8 million tonnes
• Russian Federation: 42.2 million tonnes
• France: 39 million tonnes
• Germany: 25.3 million tonnes
• Australia: 22.5 million tonnes

1997 global per capita wheat consumption was 101 kg, led by Denmark at 623 kg.

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Past International wheat production statistics.

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