Durum wheat (Triticum durum) is a species of wheat widely used in the production of pasta, couscous, and semolina. This hard wheat variety, named after the Latin word durum, meaning hard, is the ...

When an Italian tells you that durum wheat is better for making pasta than whole wheat, it’s probably wise to listen. But Cherry Healy wants proof–and only a side-by-side taste test can ...

An Italy that can’t grow its own wheat for pasta? It’s a race against time. Using a shared database in a Microsoft super-computer, scientists from Italy and other countries are working together to ...

Tritordeum—a cross between wild barley and durum wheat—is generating a buzz in baking, brewing, and distilling, says Vivagran ...

Wheat excluding durum fell 20.7% to 4.0 MMT, while durum wheat inventories edged up 0.3% to 576,000 MT. Exports of wheat in 2023-24 fell 1.2% to 25.2 MMT but remained above the five-year average.