Question

What led to a dramatic expansion of wheat production in the USA?

Answer 1

(i) From the late nineteenth century, there was a dramatic expansion of wheat production in the USA and the export market became bigger.
(ii) During the first World War, the world market boomed. Russian supplies of wheat were cut off and the USA had to feed Europe.
(iii) US President Wilson encouraged American farmers to plant more wheat. In $1910$. about $45$ million acres of land in the USA was under wheat and nine years later it expanded to $74$ million acres, an increase of about $65$ percent.