U.S. wheat production by state 2023 | Statista (2024)

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There were 4.1 million additional planted acres of wheat in 2023, but only 2.5 million additional harvested due to the severe drought conditions in HRW regions. North Dakota remains the largest wheat producing state at 282 million bushels, although down from 300 million a year ago.

There were 4.1 million additional planted acres of wheat in 2023, but only 2.5 million additional harvested due to the severe drought conditions in HRW regions. North Dakota remains the largest wheat producing state at 282 million bushels, although down from 300 million a year ago.

Production declines

Another “major reason for the decline in wheat production and area over time is that wheat has become a rotational crop that is mixed into rotations with more profitable corn or soybean crops,” the ERS said.

U.S. wheat production figures 2001-2023

In 2023, about 1.81 billion bushels of wheat were produced in the United States. The total U.S. wheat production value amounted to about 14.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2022.

Uttar Pradesh: The undisputed leader in wheat production, Uttar Pradesh contributes a staggering 31.77% to India's total wheat output. The fertile Indo-Gangetic plains, coupled with a suitable climate and efficient irrigation systems, create ideal conditions for wheat cultivation in this state.

This statistic shows the states with the highest wheat production in the United States in 2022 and 2023. North Dakota was ranked as the first leading wheat production state with about 307.85 million bushels produced in 2023 and just under 300 million bushels in 2022.

United States imports Wheat primarily from: Canada ($716M), France ($7.61M), Argentina ($7.44M), Ukraine ($2.46M), and Italy ($835k). The fastest growing import markets in Wheat for United States between 2021 and 2022 were Canada ($314M), France ($7.61M), and Argentina ($7.43M).

Winter wheat planted area, at 34.1 million acres, is down 1% from the previous estimate and down 7% from last year for comparable states. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2024 is expected to total 11.3 million acres, up 1% from 2023.

Wheat Belt

The southern portion, including parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming, grows hard red winter wheat. The northern portion, covering South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, and up into Canada, grows hard red spring wheat.

Is the US self sufficient in wheat? ›

Although the United States typically produces only about 6-7 percent of the world's wheat, it is a major wheat exporter.

Who ever heard of paying someone NOT to do something? The U.S. farm program pays subsidies to farmers not to grow crops in environmentally sensitive areas and makes payments to farmers based on what they have grown historically, even though they may no longer grow that crop.

But only two countries, Argentina and Brazil, are authorized for production of GM wheat. The company is seeking approval in Australia to release HB4 for planting in 2023. There even has been progress that could eventually see HB4 seeded in the United States.

Imports In 2022, China imported $4.52B in Wheat, becoming the 2nd largest importer of Wheat in the world. At the same year, Wheat was the 78th most imported product in China. China imports Wheat primarily from: Australia ($2.03B), Canada ($1.53B), France ($507M), United States ($444M), and Kazakhstan ($13.8M).

Spaniards brought wheat to Mexico in the early 1500s, where cultivation spread to the southwestern United States. Other explorers took grains of wheat to the eastern coast of the United States, where colonists —like President George Washington — grew it as one of their main cash crops.

Consecutive years of drought in key U.S. growing regions of hard red winter wheat, an ingredient used for making bread, Asian noodles, and flour, have tapered U.S. output, elevating domestic prices. Millers have sought less expensive sources, including competitively priced wheat from the European Union (EU).

Uttar Pradesh is India's top farming state, with considerable state-level crop production including bajra, rice, sugarcane, food grains, and many others.

California ranks first in the U.S. for agricultural cash receipts followed by Iowa, Texas, Nebraska and Illinois.

The 2023/24 global wheat production is forecast down 3.9 million metric tons (MMT) to 783.4 MMT with smaller harvests for Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Australia, and Brazil, more than offsetting a larger crop for the United States (figure 3).