WheatOutlookWheatOutlookJenniferK.Bond,CoordinatorCOVID-19LinkedShiftsinConsumptionLeadtoSurgeinU.S.WheatFoodUseWheatflourproductionduringthefirst3monthsofcalendaryear2020surgedmorethan4percentandnearly9millionbushelsabovethesameperiodin2019(fig.1).Wheatflourpurchaseswereaffectedbyrisingretaildemand,specificallydemandforfamilyflour(usedforhomebaking),pasta,panbreads,andwheat-basedsnackproducts.RisingretaildemandcorrespondedwiththeemergingglobalCOVID-19pandemic,whichledtowidespreadstay-at-homeordersandencouragedconsumerstostockuponstaples.Assomemillsandbakeriesreportedlyoperatedonextendedhourstomeettheunseasonablyhighdemandforflourandflour-basedproductsatr...