agricultural · input
Hard durum wheat milled to semolina — the defining pasta ingredient. Canada is the world's largest durum exporter (~40% share); a drought-sensitive, narrow growing belt.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on durum wheat / semolina somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CACanada | 16% |
| TRTurkey | 11% |
| ITItaly | 11% |
| DZAlgeria | 8% |
| KZKazakhstan | 7% |
| USUnited States | 6% |
| MXMexico | 5% |
| FRFrance | 4% |
Who makes it
3 companies produce durum wheat / semolina.
Largest US flour milling company (~17.8% of US flour milling revenue); formed May 2014 as JV of Cargill (44%), ConAgra (44%), CHS (12%); operates 40+ mills and bakery-mix facilities across US, Canada, Puerto Rico; supplies commercial bakeries, food manufacturers, and foodservice
World's largest pasta maker; major durum-semolina buyer and miller.
Global rice + pasta group (Panzani, Garofalo, Ronzoni); large durum/semolina processor.
