Miller Magazine Issue 137 May 2021

88 ARTICLE MILLER / may 2021 Wheat around the world is mainly available in two colours (white & red) and is categorised mainly due to the bran colour. Internally there is also an effect on the endosperm colour as white wheat endosperm is creamy. Harvest yields in red wheat are better than white wheat. White wheat is preferred in most of the Asian, Middle Eastern & East African coun- tries due to its end-product perception as well as better extraction. Growing Regions: White Wheat is mainly grown in Australia, Pakistan, Iran, India, Turkey, France, USA (few grades only) and Canada (few grades only ). Red wheat is grown in all other countries. All Australian milling wheat is white and major grades based on protein level are APH, AH, APW & ASW. Little quantity of red feed wheat is also grown in Australia. All Australian wheat has low moisture content. Wheat in Asian countries (Pakistan, Iran & In- dia) are mainly white with medium protein, low moisture and higher screenings, while Kazak- stan grows medium to high protein red wheat and Saudi Arabia grows high protein red wheat at times with very low moisture and very high screening. France and Turkey grow white wheat in Eu- rope, while all other countries (ie. Russia, Swe- den, Germany, UK, Poland, CIS countries etc) grow medium protein red wheat with medium to high moisture and low screening. Large portions of the North American wheat is red wheat with range of protein levels (HRS, DNS, HRW, SRW) in the USA and (CWRS, CPSR in Canada) while some white wheat are also grown (HW, SW in the USA) and (CWSW) in Can- ada. Most wheat grown in North America has higher moisture with low screening. Countries in South America (ie. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) mainly grow medium protein red wheat with low to medium moisture and higher screening. An analytical comparison of different wheat around the world and their flour quality are pre- sented in tables 1 & 2 which are based on over Wheat around the world is mainly available in two colours (white & red). In this article, I will present an analytical comparison of different wheat around the world and their flour quality, based on over 20 million tons of personal wheat milling with 20 years of data. Wheat around the world Dr. Irfan Hashmi Chief Technical Officer Essa Al-Ghurair Investment Dubai