The wheat originally comes from Transcaucasia, which lies in eastern Turkey and is one of the oldest crops. The wheat most commonly grown in Switzerland is bread wheat. Wheat produces many different foods. Among other things, most breads and pastries contain wheat, and wheat is also present in cornflakes and pasta.

Wheat throughout Switzerland in hectares

Year	Wheat organic	Feedwheat organic	Wheat	Feedwheat
2010	2'534	51	79'853	7'057
2013	3'525	148	79'134	6'517
2014	3'598	136	76'707	6'430
2016	4'379	357	76'312	7'408
2017	4'910	626	75'541	6'377

In 2017, a total of 476,000 tonnes of wheat were in Switzerland produced for humans. Gross food consumption in 2017 was 67.1 kilograms of wheat per inhabitant. Wheat self-sufficiency in Switzerland is 52.7 percent. This means that half of the wheat consumed in Switzerland comes from abroad.