How much wheat was grown in Kansas last year? | How about in 1950?
What’s the average cost of production? | 
And average yield?

usdaThe U.S. Department of Agriculture maintains robust statistical collection and analytical capabilities and is typically the best place to find the answers to questions like these. Visit the USDA’s Economic Research Service’s Wheat Briefing Room or The Wheat Yearbook Tables for helpful resources and a variety of industry statistics and reports, including information about:

  • U.S. Acreage, Production, Yield and Farm Price
  • World Production, Supply and Disappearance
  • U.S. Supply and Disappearance
  • Food Use
  • Government and Private Stocks
  • Domestic and International Prices
  • Exports and Imports
  • Flour Production and Prices
  • U.S. Wheat Associates Reports

You might also find reports issued by U.S. Wheat Associates, the industry’s export market development organization, very useful. U.S. Wheat reports include: