Global seed-maker Syngenta will release a new type of wheat developed with complex cross-breeding techniques in the United States next year, beating out rival companies that are also trying to develop higher yielding wheat at a time of diminishing global grain supplies.
The hybrid wheat, which combines positive traits from two parent plants, arrives after severe weather slashed grain harvests and the Ukraine war disrupted shipments to hungry importers, sending prices to record highs this spring.
Syngenta, which began working on hybrid wheat in 2010, said enough seeds will be on the market next year for U.S. farmers to plant about 5,000 to 7,000 acres.