Discover the top wheat producers in the world, including China, India, Russia, United States, Canada, France, Australia, Ukraine, Pakistan, and Germany. Explore their agricultural sectors, climatic conditions, and wheat exports, and learn how these countries contribute to global food security and supply.

In 2023/24, Australia produced about **** million metric tons of wheat. China was the top-ranked wheat producing country in that year and is expected to remain the top producer in 2024/25. Wheat production The European Union yielded more than *** million metric tons of wheat between 2022 and 2023, accounting for almost one-fifth of the world wheat production. In 2022, the UK produced approximately **** million metric tons of wheat, valued at approximately **** billion British pounds. Flour millers from this region prefer the use of homegrown wheat to imported wheat. The fifth-ranked Unites States had allotted almost ** million acres of land for wheat cultivation, but only harvested some ** million acres of wheat in 2023. In 2021, approximately **** billion U.S. dollars’ worth of wheat was produced in the country. North Dakota, Kansas, and Montana were recently the leading wheat producing U.S. federal states.

Ukraine was expected to occupy nearly ** percent of global sunflower meal exports in the marketing year 2022/2023. Furthermore, the country's share in global wheat exports was forecast at approximately **** percent.

Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain Crops data was reported at 61,917.000 Ton th in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 66,088.000 Ton th for 2016. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain Crops data is updated yearly, averaging 39,488.500 Ton th from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66,088.000 Ton th in 2016 and a record low of 20,234.000 Ton th in 2003. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain Crops data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.B014: Agricultural Production: by Region: Annual.

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In the marketing year 2024/2025, China was the leading wheat producing country with production volume of about ***** million metric tons. This was followed by the European Union with production volume of over *** million metric tons. Wheat productionWheat is the second most important grain that is cultivated in the United States, following only corn. Wheat is a cereal crop that can be classified into five major classes. These 5 wheat categories are comprised of: hard red winter, hard red spring, soft red winter, white and durum wheat. Each class has a different end-use and the cultivation tends to be region-specific. Hard red winter wheat is mainly cultivated in the Great Plains area ranging from Montana to Texas. This type is primarily used for the manufacturing of bread flour. Hard red spring wheat is mainly grown in the Northern Plains area. Their wheat ears are mostly taken for protein blending uses. Durum wheat, which is primarily grown in North Dakota and Montana, is well-known for their excellent qualities for producing pasta. The wheat class everyone is familiar with from their breakfast cereal is known as white wheat.Almost every U.S. state is involved in agricultural production of wheat. The latest figures show that North Dakota, Kansas and Montana were the leading wheat producing states among the United States.

Introduction: This study examines the potential impacts of Russia-Ukraine armed conflict on the consumption and trade of wheat and wheat food security. Russia and Ukraine jointly supply more than one-fourth of total wheat in the international market. Because of the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, wheat export from these two countries is heavily disrupted. Applying an ex-ante impact assessment procedure, this study examines the potential impacts of Russia-Ukraine armed conflict on the consumption and trade of wheat and wheat food security.Methods: This study considered 115 countries and grouped them based on their geographic location. The sampled countries are grouped as: South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, Middle East, and rest of the world. Simulation results are presented by the geographic location of the sampled countries. To assess the potential impacts of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia armed conflict on wheat food security in the sampled countries, this study mainly sourced data from FAOSTAT. This study first calculates the share of wheat consumption imported from Russia and Ukraine. Then, this study calculates the daily total calorie and protein intake exclusively from the imported wheat from Russia and Ukraine in the sampled countries by their groups. It is found that 1 kg of wheat provides roughly 2,839–2,965 kilocalories (kcal) of energy, and between 81 and 88 g (gm) of protein, in the sampled countries. Using the conversion factors, this study assesses the impacts of a reduction of wheat exports in the global market due to the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine applying an ex-ante assessment process. Specifically, this study assumes a 100% and 50% reduction in wheat exports by Russia and Ukraine, and then estimates its impact on daily calorie and protein intake in the sampled countries.Results: The ex-ante simulation shows that, under the assumption of a 100% reduction of wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine and assuming alternative wheat import sources are unavailable, yearly per capita wheat consumption would be reduced by 19% in South Asia, 57% in Sub-Saharan Africa, 26% in Southeast Asia, nearly 39% in Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and 27% in other areas. Consequently, daily per capita calorie intake in South Asia would fall by more than 3%, in Sub-Saharan Africa by more than 6%, in Southeast Asia by 2.2%, in Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa by 14%, and in the other countries of our study by 6.2%. A 50% reduction of wheat exports by Russia and Ukraine without substitute supplies of wheat grain would also substantially reduce wheat consumption as well as daily calorie and protein intakes from wheat, in the sampled countries.Discussions: Malnutrition and hunger are widespread in many countries of Asia and Africa that depend on wheat and other imported cereals to meet their rising food demand. Rising wheat prices, particularly in countries that rely on imported wheat, can lead to violence and social unrest, as occurred during 2007-11. Based on the findings, to avoid hunger and supply shock related disaster in the future, this study urges to search alternative sources of wheat for the import-dependent, resource-poor countries. Eventually, as there are few alternatives to increase wheat supply other than enhancing yield gain, this study strongly suggests for steady public funding for adaptive and basic research to harness genetic gains for yield and climatic adaptation in wheat. Also, in the long run, it is necessary to explore the possibility of wheat area expansion in the suitable countries. For example, a recent study confirmed the potentiality of wheat area expansion in Argentina and Brazil. Also, there is also a possibility of expansion of wheat area in Sub-Saharan African countries. Exploring opportunities for the expansion and sustainable intensification of wheat production in suitable countries can be instrumental to ensuring self-sufficiency in wheat supplies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Ukraine was reported at 5577 kg in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ukraine - Cereal yield (kg per hectare) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Kherson data was reported at 2,545.400 Ton th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,262.400 Ton th for 2016. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Kherson data is updated yearly, averaging 1,770.350 Ton th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,792.400 Ton th in 1990 and a record low of 405.000 Ton th in 2003. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Kherson data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.B014: Agricultural Production: by Region: Annual.

In the crop year 2023/24, the export volume of wheat, flour, and other wheat products in Ukraine amounted to 18.577 million metric tons. The figure fluctuated over the period observed and was projected to drop to 16 million metric tons in the crop year 2024/25.

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Explore the average wheat yield per acre by country, including China, India, United States, Russia, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Pakistan, and Ukraine. Discover the factors influencing wheat yields and the importance of sustainable practices for long-term agricultural viability.

Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Kharkiv data was reported at 3,859.200 Ton th in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,316.700 Ton th for 2016. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Kharkiv data is updated yearly, averaging 2,386.300 Ton th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,466.300 Ton th in 2014 and a record low of 1,076.000 Ton th in 2003. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Kharkiv data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.B014: Agricultural Production: by Region: Annual.

Ukraine Agricultural Production Yield: Grain Crops data was reported at 42.500 Centner/ha in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.100 Centner/ha for 2016. Ukraine Agricultural Production Yield: Grain Crops data is updated yearly, averaging 26.850 Centner/ha from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.100 Centner/ha in 2016 and a record low of 18.200 Centner/ha in 2003. Ukraine Agricultural Production Yield: Grain Crops data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.B015: Agricultural Production Yield.

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Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Dnipropetrovsk data was reported at 3,578.400 Ton th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,480.800 Ton th for 2016. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Dnipropetrovsk data is updated yearly, averaging 2,762.900 Ton th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,866.200 Ton th in 2015 and a record low of 1,279.000 Ton th in 2003. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Dnipropetrovsk data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.B014: Agricultural Production: by Region: Annual.

Ukraine UA: Land under Cereal Production data was reported at 14,016,700.000 ha in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14,395,610.000 ha for 2015. Ukraine UA: Land under Cereal Production data is updated yearly, averaging 13,811,700.000 ha from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2016, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,548,600.000 ha in 2013 and a record low of 11,664,800.000 ha in 1996. Ukraine UA: Land under Cereal Production data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank.WDI: Agricultural Production and Consumption. Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Sum;

Wheat rose to 504.50 USd/Bu on October 17, 2025, up 0.40% from the previous day. Over the past month, Wheat's price has fallen 3.77%, and is down 11.92% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Wheat - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on October of 2025.

Abstract

Beyond causing immediate hardship and triggering a large exodus of displaced people, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and the blockade of its Black Sea export routes have also led to sharp increases in grain prices and raised concern about global food security. To provide information to the government for developing policies and programs to support the agricultural sector in Ukraine, the World Bank launched a nationwide survey of post-invasion farmers in cooperation with the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food (MAPF), with financial support from the EU, in areas controlled by Ukraine from October to December of 2022. The survey objective is to obtain information on changes in welfare, production, and productivity in the small and medium farm sector between 2021 and 2022 and to identify ways on how farmers could be most effectively supported. Data was collected via phone by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) under the monitoring of World Bank research team.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Households

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The frame consisted of 63,374 registered farms. The distribution of farms by size and program participation shows that most of the farms are small (85%) with farm size less than 50 ha (35,264 PSG non-applicants vs. 18,605 PSG applicants) followed by farms with 50-120 ha (7.5% with 1,634 PSG non-applicants and 3,107 PSG applicants) and farms that are not eligible for PSG participation with size greater than 120 ha (7.5% with 2,743 less than 500 ha and 2,021 greater than 500 ha).

The expected sample size for the phone survey was 2,500 farms with 10% each in the small size category from PSG applicants and non-applicants, 20% each in the farm category of 50-120 ha from PSG applicants and non-applicants, 20% from the farm size category of 120-500 ha and 20% from the farm size category of greater than 500 ha. Given the expected high non-response rate of phone interviews, all the farms with size greater than 50 ha were included in the sample and then 1,125 and 1,126 farms were randomly selected from PSG non-participants and participants in the less than 50 ha category. The final response rate was about 20% with the lowest in the greater than 500 ha category (15%) and the highest in the 50-120 ha PSG non-applicant category (28%). The survey initially targets 2, 500 farms, and eventually collected data for 2, 251 farms.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

Research instrument

The survey questionnaire comprised four sections namely: • Screener & Background • Household Roster • Agricultural Production • Property and Finance

Cleaning operations

Data have been collected electronically. Survey logic has been incorporated into the instrument. After data collection, mainly general data completeness and outliers have been checked. Also, all text responses to open-ended questions have been analyzed and coded if necessary.

The final data file contains data from 2,251 interviews. It was provided to the World Bank team in SPSS formats.

Response rate

The overall and cooperation response rates were 21.3% and 37.3% respectively.

Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Sumy data was reported at 3,686.200 Ton th in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,816.200 Ton th for 2016. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Sumy data is updated yearly, averaging 1,414.050 Ton th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,940.600 Ton th in 2014 and a record low of 807.000 Ton th in 2003. Ukraine Agricultural Production: Grain: Region: Sumy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.B014: Agricultural Production: by Region: Annual.