Argentina, once a major wheat exporter, has been forced to switch over to soybeans.
Mexico went from a wheat importer in the 1940s to a wheat exporter in the 1960s.
Upon the results of 2011, Ukraine became world's sixth wheat exporter as well.
In 2007 Iran reached self-sufficiency in wheat production and for the first time became a net wheat exporter.
Wheat prices fell as expectations grew that the European Union and Australia, two of the world's top wheat exporters, would soon return to world markets.
The world's second-largest wheat exporter, after the United States, Canada controls about 20 percent of the world market.
A person must not export bulk wheat if that person is not an accredited wheat exporter.
For example, at enormous cost, Saudi Arabia became a major wheat exporter by investing in agriculture as part of a plan to become self-sufficient in food.
To put the sheer volume in perspective, exports were lifted to the point where Saudi Arabia was the sixth largest wheat exporter in the early 1990s.
The development of an online service enabling wheat exporters to electronically submit their notification forms and contracts to the EWC.