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UTAH’S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION vs. UTAH’S NUTRITIONAL NEED Photo: ilovehistory.utah.gov Image: choosemyplate.gov; USDA.

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1 UTAH’S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION vs. UTAH’S NUTRITIONAL NEED Photo: ilovehistory.utah.gov Image: choosemyplate.gov; USDA

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3 METHOD Wheat in Bushels grown in Utah 20097,278,000 2010 UTAH AGRICULTURE STATISTICS AND UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ANNUAL REPORT Wheat in pounds436,680,000 60 lbs per bushel; US Commercial Bushel Sizes: Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wheat Flour in pounds305,676,000 42 lbs per bushel (White flour); www.wheatfoods.org One ounce of flour is equal to a serving of grain Serving Size of Grain in ounces1 USDA; ChooseMyPlate.gov Possible Servings of Wheat Flour4,890,816,000 Wheat flour in pounds multiplied by 16 Servings needed for an individual per day6 Average of recommended servings per day for all persons according categories of age and gender; USDA; ChooseMyPlate.gov Utah's Population 20102,763,885 Economic Research Service, USDA; ers.usda.gov Grain Servings needed per day in Utah16,306,922 Utah's Population 2010 multiplied by the Servings needed for an individual per day Grain Servings needed per year in Utah5,952,026,348 Grain Servings needed per day in Utah multiplied by 365 Difference in Production and Need-1061210347.5 Possible Servings of Wheat Flour subtracted by Grain Servings needed per year in Utah Deficit1,061,210,348

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7 Note: Daily average recommended servings is 1.5


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