Wheat Facts

üWheat is grown in 42 states in the United States.
üSix classes bring order to about 30 thousand varieties of wheat. They are: Hard Red Winter, Hard Red Spring, Soft Red Winter, Durum, Hard White and Soft White.
üMore foods are made with wheat than any other cereal grain.
üIn the United States, one acre of wheat (depending on wheat class and where grown)yields an average 42 bushels of wheat.
üAbout half of the wheat grown in the United States is used domestically. (Source: USDA)
üThe state of Kansas is the largest wheat producer in the United States with North Dakota a close second.
üOne bushel of wheat contains approximately one million individual kernels.
üOne bushel of wheat weighs approximately 60 pounds.
üOne bushel of wheat yields approximately 42 pounds of white flour.
üOne bushel of wheat yields approximately 60 pounds of whole-wheat flour.
üA bushel of wheat yields 42 commercial loaves of white bread (one-and-a-half pound loaves).
üA bushel of wheat makes about 90 one-pound loaves of whole wheat bread.
üSpaghetti was the number one pasta sold in the United States in 1998 with elbow macaroni coming in second.
üNinety-three percent of Americans eat AT LEAST one pizza per month. (Source: Bolla Wines.)
üApproximately 3 billion pizzas are sold in the United States each year.
üThe graham cracker was named for its inventor, Sylvester Graham, a 19th-century American clergyman and nutrition advocate.
üCrackers main ingredient is unbleached flour from soft red or soft white wheat.