Wheat is grown in most parts of the world, from near arctic to near equatorial latitudes. It is the most important crop among the cereals by area planted and is followed in importance by corn, barley and sorghum. The amount of wheat traded internationally exceeds that of all other grains. Furthermore, the protein and caloric content of wheat is greater than that of any other food crop. Most wheat is consumed in the form of baked goods, mainly bread; therefore, wheat grains must be milled to produce flour prior to consumption. Wheat is also used as an ingredient in compound feedstuffs, starch production and as a feed stock in ethanol production. The purpose of the milling process is to break up the grains of wheat into flour (which comes from the centre of the grain, or endosperm), bran (the skin of the wheat), and pollard (the dusty material created during the grinding process).Whole meal flour is a blend of flour, bran and pollard in the proportions in which they occur in the grain. The aim of the miller is to extract the maximum proportion of flour from the grain with the least possible contamination by bran, pollard and germ, the first two because they discolor the flour and the last because it reduces the keeping quality. Flour comprises a mixture of fine granules of starch and protein. Uses of Wheat & Wheat Flour Wheat is basically used for preparation of chapatti for the human basic needs of food in every class of people. It may be used for the preparation of adhesives, for the preparation of Vitamin B Complex product & for the manufacturing of whole wheat bread. An excellent source of complex carbohydrates is wheat flour. Wheat flour contains B vitamins, calcium, folacin, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, minimal amounts of sodium and other trace elements. Wheat flour is high in nutrients. Because of its fiber properties, wheat flour is the first choice of the health conscious people. Wheat flour is obtained by milling wheat. Wheat flour is used to make rotis(chapattis) , parathas etc. for daily meal. There are various other uses such as in bread and other bakery products as well as in many other recipes in which wheat flour is used as main ingredient. The whole wheat flour has more nutritional values than the enriched wheat flour because of that only; people nowadays are opting to use whole wheat flour in their diet. Market Survey The Agricultural sector contributes approximately 15.7% of Indias GDP. India is the worlds largest producer across a range of commodities due to its favorable agro climatic conditions and rich natural resource base. India is the 2nd largest producer of food grains like wheat and rice in the world. About 42% of cultivated area in the State of Madhya Pradesh is under food grains Wheat, Sorghum (jowar), Maize and Paddy. Roller flour mills in India account for about 12 million tons of wheat to produce Atta. In India, about 90% of Atta is made from wheat. Indian wheat futures are expected to remain steady at lower levels this week and a further correction is unlikely despite a record surplus for the second straight year, analysts and traders said. India produces more than 70 million tonnes of wheat. It is mainly consumed in the form of atta, suji, maida and baking flour. Today there are two basic varieties of wheat produced in India to make Atta: Durum (Triticum durum Desf.) and Aestivum (Triticum Aestivum L). Aestivum is semi hard wheat compared to hard Durum The demand for wheat flour is mainly determined by the growth rate of population and the per capita consumption of flour. Increased application of wheat flour for industrially processing of food products such as pasta and macaroni would also have great bearing of future flour demand. As long as Human Life is sustained on Earth so is this industry too. Any new firm of this kind will be gainful whenever it starts this business. Few Indian Major Players are as under: Ambe Agro Inds. Ltd. Ambuja Flour Mills Ltd. Anirudh Foods Ltd. Ankit India Ltd. Annamallai Industries Ltd. Aruppukottai Shri Ramalinga Roller Flour Mills Ltd. B F M Industries Ltd. Bambino Agro Inds. Ltd. Bambino Food Inds. Ltd. [Merged] Bannari Amman Flour Mill Ltd. Brindavan Roller Flour Mills Ltd. Cargill India Pvt. Ltd. Century Flour Mills Ltd. Delhi Flour Mills Co. Ltd. Flour & Food Ltd. G R Roller Flour Mills Pvt. Ltd. Gallantt Udyog Ltd. General Mills India Pvt. Ltd. Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. Gupta Nutritions Pvt. Ltd. Himanshu Flour Mills Ltd. Jai Mata Foods Ltd. Kaushalya Roller Flour Mills Pvt. Ltd. Modern Flour Mills Ltd. Naga Ltd. Parakh Agro Inds. Ltd. Patiala Flour Mills Co. Ltd. Pawan Udyog Ltd. Prahlad Flour Mills Ltd. Puja Agro Food Ltd. Puja Food Products Ltd. R K Patel Food Pvt. Ltd. Rohini Foods Pvt. Ltd. S K Roller Flour Mills Ltd. Sakthi Murugan Agro Foods Ltd. Sakthi Murugan Roller Flour Mills Ltd. Shakti Bhog Foods Ltd. Sree Behariji Mills Pvt. Ltd. Sunil Agro Foods Ltd. Super Bakers (India) Ltd. Trambakam Flour Mills Ltd. U F M Industries Ltd. Vasai Roller Flour Mills Pvt. Ltd. Vrundavan Agro Inds. Ltd. Wallace Flour Mills Co. Pvt. Ltd. Wellgo Agro Inds. Ltd. Zest Gartex Ltd.