The increase is mostly in account of the rise in direct food consumption in the developing countries, driven by growing population, income and continued urbanization.
Most wheat is milled into flour. Perhaps no area of food processing enjoys greater benefits from wheat usage than does the baking industry.
One of the largest outlets for soft wheat is the biscuit industry. Biscuits are made from soft wheat flour and are characterized by a formula high in sugar and shortening and relatively low in water.
Wheat breakfast cereal have been widely accepted by consumers, because they are very flavorful and nutritious, especially when consumed with milk.
Pasta also is a wheat based product which is made from a dough that has not undergone or baking. The storage life of dried pasta products is very long, up to several years at relative air humidities.
Food uses of wheat also including manufacture of beverages from cereal grains.
The other major use of wheat is for animal feed, which is projected to grow by 1.2% annually or more than twice as fast as in the previous decade.
Among other main utilization categories, the industrial usage of wheat for production of biofuel is projected to increase the fastest, mainly driven by the anticipated increase in production of ethanol.
Utilization of wheat
