Wheat flour industry in China


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Date: June, 2003

Abstract: China is the world’s largest wheat producer with an annual output of 100-120 million tonnes (over 15% of all global production). Wheat is the second (to rice) most commonly consumed staple food in China, and around 90% of the wheat output in the country is milled into flour for human consumption.

Nowadays, commercial production of wheat flour in China is very low and production of high-quality special purpose flour is limited. China’s flour milling industry operates with ...

Research Type: Industry Note


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