From the Palouse to the World
Wheat is one of Idaho’s foundational crops, grown across the northern Palouse hills, eastern Idaho’s irrigated plains, and parts of the Treasure Valley.
- Types: Hard red winter, soft white winter, hard red spring, dark northern spring.
- Growing Regions: Palouse (dryland), eastern Idaho (irrigated), Treasure Valley.
- Markets: Domestic flour milling, Pacific Northwest export terminals (Portland, Seattle) serving Asian markets.
- Key Challenges: Price volatility, disease and pest pressure, transportation costs, trade policy.