Russia now exports twice as much wheat as the US
Wheat exports by country, million tonnes, 2025/26 (July–June) vs 2001/02, USDA.
- 1. Brazil has all but caught the US in farm exports
- 2. Brazil exports more chicken than the US and EU combined
- 3. India now ships over a third of world rice exports
- 4. Russia now exports twice as much wheat as the US
- 5. Egypt exports more fresh oranges than any other country
- 6. China buys three in ten of the world's beef imports
- 7. Farmed seafood now outweighs the wild catch
- 8. Spanish olive oil mill prices are back at 2021 levels
- 9. Ukraine sells a fifth less grain than before the war
- 10. Brazil overtook the US as the world's top cotton exporter
- 11. Laos now mines more potash than Israel or Jordan
- 12. India now grows more rice than China
- 13. Côte d'Ivoire grows more cashews than India
- 14. Indonesia set to use more palm oil than it exports
- 15. Mato Grosso grows more soy than China and India combined
- 16. Africa now has more hungry people than Asia
Russia's wheat exports in 2025/26, about 1 in 5 tonnes traded worldwide (21.2%).
US exports in the same year: half of Russia's. In 2001/02 the US led with 26.3 Mt, six times Russia's 4.4 Mt.
Where USDA forecasts the US in 2026/27, behind Russia, the EU, Canada and Australia.
the numbers & method
| Exports (Mt) | 2001/02 (Mt) | World share (%) | 2001/02 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 48.0 | 4.4 | 21.2 | 3.9 |
| European Union | 31.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 12.9 |
| Canada | 29.6 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 15.1 |
| United States | 24.4 | 26.3 | 10.8 | 23.7 |
| Australia | 23.2 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 14.9 |
| Argentina | 19.0 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| Ukraine | 14.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Kazakhstan | 11.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
Claim types Fact · Estimate · Forecast
Wheat, flour and products, July/June trade year. 2025/26 values from the October 2026 edition (estimates); 2001/02 values from the November 2005 edition (archived), which may differ slightly from later revisions. EU was EU-25 in 2001/02, EU-27 now. Shares are derived by progrss from USDA world totals (226.5 Mt in 2025/26, 110.7 Mt in 2001/02). 2026/27 forecast (Oct 2026): Russia 40.0 Mt, US 20.5 Mt. US 5th-place forecast from USDA ERS Wheat Outlook, September 2026. 2026/27 ranking is the USDA October 2026 WASDE-baseline forecast (Russia 40.0, EU 31.0, Canada 30.5, Australia 24.5, US 20.5 Mt).
Published 3 Nov 2026
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