
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — Representatives of the grain and milling industries recently gathered July 10-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, US, for IFT FIRST, the Institute of Food Technologists annual event and expo.
Paula LaBine, left, and Sam Minardi with ADM, Chicago, Illinois, US.
From left: Kelley Kaiser, Ken Ruud, Vikram Ghosh, Alyssa Waters, Lindsau Routt and Jack Mattson, all with Ardent Mills, Denver, Colorado, US.
From left: Adam Sturdivant, Jaimie Larson and Nathan Bosquez, all with Bühler, Inc, Plymouth, Minnesota, US.
From left: Zoran Vulic, Janet Wong, Christina Eagan, Sherry Workman, Kristina Kaltenbach, Richard Besselman and Kathleen McAleenan, all with Bunge, St. Louis, Missouri, US.
From left: Carla Saunders, Pamela Stauffer and Stuart Schulz, all with Cargill, Wayzata, Minnesota, US.
From left: Keith Hill, Paul Ripley, Tarrand Fiesel and Rich Karnemaat, all with Dakota MB, Fargo, North Dakota, US.
From left: Melissa Piper, Tracy Brandt, Darren Schubert, Brian Anderson and Andrew Eilertson, all with Grain Millers, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US.
From left: Leaslie Carr, Nancy Wolfe, Jorgen Kokke and Tanya Jaeger de Foras, all with Ingredion Inc., Westchester, Illinois, US.
From left: Stan Tinsley, Domenic Puntasecca and Don Parker, all with Malt Products Corp., Saddle Brook, New Jersey, US.
From left: Brooke Carson, Tim Tuzik and Andrew Schoonover, all from Manildra Group USA, Leawood, Kansas, US.
From left: Tom Baker, Ed Tanhehco, Heidi Long, Jonathan Sare, Ryan Hemingson and Amy Mason, all from The Mennel Milling Co., Fostoria, Ohio, US.
From left: Yvette Hirang, Sarah Fischer, Mike Buttshaw, Rachel Mitacek and Tanya Jeradechachai, all from MGP Ingredients Inc., Atchison, Kansas, US.
From left: David Lehl, Angela Pateman and Jana Arellano, all with Richardson Food & Ingredients, Winnipeg, Canada.
From left: Jaime Russell, Caitlin Maring, Nate Meyer, Rhonda Cole and Greg Pryor all with Scoular, Omaha, Nebraska, US.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — Representatives of the grain and milling industries recently gathered July 10-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, US, for IFT FIRST, the Institute of Food Technologists annual event and expo.
In 2022-23, the International Grains Council’s July report anticipates worldwide wheat production to reach 770 million tonnes, down from 781 million tonnes in 2021-22, with 195 million tonnes available for trade.
Most wheat production comes from a handful of countries and even fewer are major exporters, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Here’s a look at the top 10 wheat-producing countries worldwide, based on total yield in tonnes from 2000-2020 with 2022-23 production and consumption projections.