Michigan wheat farmers grow 600,000 to 700,000 acres of wheat each year, harvesting 40 million bushels. This amount of wheat produced in Michigan could bake 50 billion cookies, demonstrating the large scale of wheat farming in the state.
1. WHEAT
GOODNESS
That’s
enough
to bake
50 billion
cookies!
Michigan
wheat farmers
grow 600,000
to 700,000
acres of wheat
each year. They
harvest 40
million bushels
of wheat.
Michigan Wheat Program
www.miwheat.org
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