American wheat producing countries

USA

Basic statistics

Institutes

Agro-ecological zones

Map of agro-ecological zones

Varieties

Average	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Population (1000)	230 406	241 855	254 076	267 020	278 357
Arable land (1000 ha)	188 755	187 765	185 742	176 950	176 950 (1999)
Irrigated land (1000 ha)	20 582	19 831	20 900	21 400	22 400 (1999)
Agricultural tractors (No.)	4 726 000	4 670 000	4 800 000	4 800 000	4 800 000
Harvesters (No.)	672 900	668 600	664 000	662 000	662 000

WHEAT	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000
Production (tons)	64 799 504	65 975 008	74 294 000	59 404 000	60 512 000
Harvested area (ha)	28 783 600	26 184 000	27 965 000	24 685 000	21 460 000
Yield (kg/ha)	2 251	2 519	2 656	2 406	2 819
Import (tons)	5 774	272 105	633 643	1 519 393	1 862 217
Export (tons)	35 756 128	24 809 616	27 557 024	32 420 000	27 830 150
Consumption (kg/per/yr)	70.8	74.9	81.7	83.0	85.4