Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 1, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights First Quarter 2017, January through March, contained 90 days. Second Quarter 2017, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2017 was 224 million bushels, up slightly from the first quarter 2017 grind of 224 million bushels but down slightly from the second quarter 2016 grind of 224 million bushels. Second quarter 2017 total flour production was 104 million hundredweight, down slightly from the first quarter 2017 but up 1 percent from the second quarter 2016. Whole wheat flour production at 5.33 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2017 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2017 was 1.57 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2017 was 1.62 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2017 totaled 15.7 million bushels, down 6 percent from the first quarter 2017 but up 2 percent from the second quarter 2016. Second quarter 2017 durum flour and semolina production was 7.53 million hundredweight, down 6 percent from the first quarter 2017 but up 3 percent from the second quarter 2016. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 108 thousand hundredweight, down 35 percent from 166 thousand hundredweight in the first quarter 2017 and down 33 percent from 162 thousand hundredweight from the second quarter 2016. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 109 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 127 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the second quarter of 2017 was 445 thousand bushels, down 3 percent from the first quarter 2017 and down 29 percent from the second quarter 2016. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2017 was 215 thousand hundredweight, compared to 222 thousand hundredweight in the previous quarter and 303 thousand hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9.39 thousand hundredweight for the second quarter 2017. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2017 - June 2017 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 16,105 7,555 120,671 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 16,247 7,706 120,671 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 16,237 7,642 120,671 : Colorado and Oklahoma : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 7,482 3,610 59,280 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 7,094 3,532 59,280 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 7,137 3,486 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 9,798 4,449 64,000 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 9,807 4,563 64,000 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 9,754 4,533 64,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 16,740 7,842 131,540 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 16,410 7,960 131,540 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 16,465 7,990 131,540 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 22,242 10,427 142,452 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 21,096 9,947 142,252 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 21,013 9,949 142,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 7,962 3,645 64,376 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 8,224 3,795 57,676 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,273 3,785 57,676 : Kansas : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 14,139 6,516 116,032 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 13,975 6,555 116,032 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 14,239 6,636 116,032 : Kentucky and Tennessee : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 8,493 3,902 52,650 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 8,515 3,950 52,650 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,494 3,886 52,650 : Maryland and Virginia : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 7,182 3,238 52,192 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 6,752 3,050 52,192 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 6,868 3,091 52,192 : Michigan : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 5,915 2,650 39,200 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 6,050 2,772 39,200 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 5,988 2,699 39,200 : Minnesota : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 15,025 6,896 115,120 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 14,854 6,862 115,120 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 14,711 6,834 115,120 : Missouri : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 11,523 5,299 88,185 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 12,564 5,713 88,185 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 12,052 5,476 88,185 : New Jersey and New York : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 13,963 6,637 102,150 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 13,493 6,382 102,150 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,877 6,568 102,150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2017 - June 2017 with Comparisons (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : North Carolina : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 8,047 3,664 61,496 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 7,970 3,593 61,496 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,061 3,653 61,496 : North Dakota : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 12,385 5,720 81,000 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 13,742 6,280 92,500 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 12,960 5,909 92,500 : Ohio : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 12,177 5,469 86,700 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 13,266 6,024 86,700 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,299 5,930 86,700 : Pennsylvania : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 12,320 5,612 90,400 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 11,854 5,569 90,400 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 12,023 5,661 90,400 : Texas : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 12,133 5,602 77,250 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 11,901 5,542 77,250 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 11,993 5,530 77,250 : Other States 1/ : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 10,751 5,090 70,307 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 10,150 4,910 70,307 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 10,716 5,145 70,307 : United States : April 2016 - June 2016..........................: 224,382 103,823 1,615,001 January 2017 - March 2017.......................: 223,964 104,705 1,619,601 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 224,160 104,403 1,619,601 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: April 2017 - June 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April - June 2016 : January - March 2017 : April - June 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 224,382 223,964 224,160 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 103,823 104,705 104,403 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 5,186 5,800 5,327 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,613,972 1,586,308 1,568,119 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,615,001 1,619,601 1,619,601 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 208,917 207,187 208,457 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 96,485 96,739 96,876 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 5,024 5,634 5,219 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,506,217 1,468,703 1,459,578 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,487,954 1,492,554 1,492,554 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 15,465 16,777 15,703 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 7,338 7,966 7,527 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 162 166 108 Millfeed production...........................tons: 107,755 117,605 108,541 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 127,047 127,047 127,047 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 628 457 445 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 303 222 215 Millfeed production.............................tons: (D) (D) (D) Daily 24-hour capacity...........................cwt: 9,385 9,385 9,385 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Flour Milling Products is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program. CAIR reports are administered under NASS's Census of Agriculture program. Response to CAIR surveys are required by law (Title 7, U.S. Code). Data are collected from all known mills that produce wheat or rye flour. The census universe was determined during operation profile interviews which were completed for each potential facility to identify the presence of wheat or rye flour production in 2014. The operation profile also documented the manner in which the firm will report. A firm headquarters can report for all milling locations or each location can report separately. In the Flour Milling Products survey questionnaires, mills are asked for previous quarter data on wheat and rye ground for flour, and production of flour, whole wheat flour, and millfeed. Quarters are based on a calendar year with the following definitions: first quarter - January through March; second quarter - April through June; third quarter - July through September; fourth quarter - October through December. Mills are mailed questionnaires with the options of completing the survey by mail or by Electronic Data Reporting (EDR). For surveys not received in a reasonable amount of time, telephone follow-up is conducted. Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with non-response by using historical data and current data relationships. Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain National or Regional totals. Revision Policy: Data are revised the following quarter based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary of the following year. Reliability: Approximately 165 reports are received each month which represent about 99 percent of total capacity. Quarterly data can vary due to different firms reporting quarter to quarter. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Jody McDaniel, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch.. (202) 720-6146 Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section.............. (202) 720-0684 Stephanie Brennan - Field Crops Chemical Use ......................... (202) 690-0392 Natasha Bruton - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.............. 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