AS A COMMODITY, WHEAT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND COMPLEX MARKETS AND SUPPLY CHAINS.


YIELD TRIVIA


Starting with some trivia; which country is the world’s most productive wheat producer (yield mt/ha)? US, France, Germany, UK, New Zealand, China, Russia?


Well, it may come as a surprise that, in fact, the answer is Ireland. Yes Ireland. Interesting really when their total wheat crop is just 729,000mt, placing them way down the rankings as the world’s 58th largest wheat producer. Not surprisingly, however, that of the world’s top 10 most productive wheat origins, 7 are from within the European Union. Understandable though, given that as a collective, the EU is the world’s largest wheat producer and consumer of grains, given the favourable climate, typography and population to suit (please see chart 1).


Figure 1: Global Wheat yields & World Rankings. 10


1st 2nd


0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th


THE WORLD’S TOP 10 MOST PRODUCTIVE WHEAT ORIGINS, 7 ARE FROM WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION.


9th 10th 22nd 28th 30th 38th 39th 45th 46th 48th 58th 59th 72nd 50th


Source: USDA/EU Commission


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Ireland


Netherlands Belgium


New Zealand


United Kingdom Germany Denmark France


Zambia Egypt China


Poland Bulgaria


Romania Ukraine Canada


United States India Brazil


Russia


Argentina Australia


Mt / Ha


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