An Overview of Global Wheat Market Fundamentals in an Era of Climate Concerns

Figure 7

United States.

(a) United States wheat production map. Source: USDA ERS, 2014

(b) Map of Kansas weather stations from which precipitation data is collected. Source: NOAA, 2015

(c) United States Index of Precipitation annual deviations from average, 1980 to 2013. Source: NOAA, 2015. Precipitation is shown in +/− from average index

(d) Annual United States wheat yields (MT/ha), 1980 to 2013. Source: OECD-FAO, 2015

(e) Annual United States wheat exports (MMT), 1980 to 2013. Source: FAOSTAT, 2015