Includes a number of forums and information. Oregon Wheat Growers League has information, press releases, wheat markets and trade stats, policies and pertinent links. Holden, C. editor. Mostly in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, but to some degree in South American and the Near East. Club wheat, with a characteristic short head, is a soft wheat with low protein value and is generally considered mealy.
Club wheat is known as a bread wheat and a member of the hexaploid species.
The hexaploid species members have reproductive cells with twenty-one chromosomes. Club wheat, although called a bread wheat, is generally used to make biscuits, cakes, and pastries. Although all wheat contains an endosperm, germ and bran, there are three distinct species in the United States. In addition to common wheat there are two other distinct species, an Amber or durum and a red and white club wheat. Although it's not a hard and fast rule, we know that generally speaking the harsher climate, the higher the protein content.