Wheat Backgrounder

Gary Vocke , Edward Allen , and Mir Ali

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: United States;    wheat;    demand;    supply;    trade policy;    income;    expenses;    government payments;   

RP-ID  :  WHS-05K01

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

U.S. wheat plantings are about 30 percent lower than in the early 1980s. Wheat demand fell with changing consumer preferences and strong competition in export markets. Low returns led to the substitution of competing crops for wheat, particularly on the Plains. Farms depending on wheat sales for over half of their receipts have much lower farm incomes and financial assets compared with other farms producing wheat.