Wheat in Qatar

World demand for wheat is growing 1% a year and is forecast to be worth over US$107 billion by 2004. Asia remains as largest consuming region of wheat, accounting for 48% of world consumption. South & Central America account for 4% of the world market and are experiencing a strong average annual growth rate of almost 3%. The leading producers of wheat are China, India and the USA. Their combined manufacturing output exceeds 230 million tonnes a year, which is 42% of global production. Egypt, Brazil, and Italy are the leading importers. This report analyses and reviews the wheat market in 176 countries from 1997, with forecasts forward to 2004.

The wheat market is statistically analysed in this report. Wheat is defined as 'all wheat which is unmilled including durum wheat, spelt and meslin'.