When a billion people in the world suffer the lack of enough food, we hope to see more food being produced, especially basic grains—wheat, rice, maize/corn, more of it shipped to where it is needed, and a build up of production capacity. Instead, the latest estimates show world grains production overall is declining, or at best has leveled off. Estimates vary somewhat, only because of the data-keeping agencies.
The latest monthly report of total, annual world grains production from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), out April 7, estimates that total grains production in crop year 2022/2023 is 2.777 bil metric tons, down from 2.8112 the prior year, and the same as two years ago. In other words, going nowhere, and falling per capita.
The FAO reports the following breakdown of the three major grains that account for both direct consumption and for feed through the livestock chain for meat, dairy, and eggs.
