Does Ukraine produce 25% of the world's wheat crop?
By Ed Payne
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates Ukraine's annual wheat harvest at just over 3% of the global total. Ukraine accounts for 9% of the global wheat export market.
Many of the world's largest wheat producers — China, India, Russia and the U.S. — also consume a large portion of their production domestically. Ukraine exports a larger share of its crop than other top producers.
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