Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released November 1, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Second Quarter 2019, April through June, contained 91 days. Third Quarter 2019, July through September, contained 92 days. All wheat ground for flour during the third quarter 2019 was 232 million bushels, up 3 percent from the second quarter 2019 grind of 225 million bushels but down slightly from the third quarter 2018 grind of 233 million bushels. Third quarter 2019 total flour production was 107 million hundredweight, up 3 percent from the second quarter 2019 but down 1 percent from the third quarter 2018. Whole wheat flour production at 4.92 million hundredweight during the third quarter 2019 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the third quarter 2019 was 1.66 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the third quarter 2019 was 1.67 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the third quarter of 2019 totaled 15.9 million bushels, down 1 percent from the second quarter 2019 and down 4 percent from the third quarter 2018. Third quarter 2019 durum flour and semolina production was 7.50 million hundredweight, down 2 percent from the second quarter 2019 and down 5 percent from the third quarter 2018. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 200,000 hundredweight, up 49 percent from 134,000 hundredweight in the second quarter 2019 and up 48 percent from 135,000 hundredweight in the third quarter 2018. Third quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 108,204 tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 131,330 hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the third quarter of 2019 was 462,000 bushels, up 12 percent from the second quarter 2019 and up 4 percent from the third quarter 2018. Rye flour production during the third quarter of 2019 was 218,000 hundredweight, compared to 204,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 211,000 hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9,785 hundredweight for the third quarter 2019. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: July 2019 - September 2019 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 16,816 7,853 122,171 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 16,814 7,896 121,100 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 17,046 7,916 121,100 : Colorado and Oklahoma : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 6,901 3,384 59,280 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 7,087 3,391 59,280 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 7,789 3,678 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 9,738 4,500 64,000 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 9,421 4,306 64,000 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 9,015 4,166 64,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 17,294 8,085 133,787 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 15,504 7,115 125,787 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 15,474 7,161 125,787 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 23,262 10,999 146,252 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 20,857 9,716 146,252 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 24,158 11,282 176,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 8,591 3,833 56,744 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,137 3,680 56,744 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 8,536 3,885 56,744 : Kansas : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 15,947 7,356 117,132 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 15,374 7,121 117,132 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 15,152 7,016 117,132 : Kentucky and Tennessee : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 8,915 4,127 52,650 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,850 3,889 52,650 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 9,144 4,260 52,500 : Maryland and Virginia : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 6,861 3,093 55,192 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 6,614 2,962 52,692 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 7,021 3,159 52,692 : Michigan : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 6,106 2,813 39,700 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 6,087 2,805 39,700 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 5,718 2,573 39,700 : Minnesota : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 14,784 6,808 120,220 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,973 6,510 120,220 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 13,919 6,454 120,220 : Missouri : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 13,525 6,262 84,800 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,329 5,666 92,800 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 13,195 6,030 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 13,908 6,557 102,150 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,476 6,268 102,150 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 14,035 6,450 102,150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: July 2019 - September 2019 with Comparisons (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : North Carolina : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 8,144 3,656 61,496 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,152 3,659 61,496 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 8,312 3,752 61,496 : North Dakota : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 13,976 6,550 93,500 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,749 6,330 93,500 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 14,105 6,339 93,500 : Ohio : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 12,880 5,797 92,900 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,836 5,847 92,900 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 12,741 5,765 92,900 : Pennsylvania : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 12,346 5,858 90,200 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,232 5,734 87,800 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 12,489 5,781 85,400 : Texas : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 12,383 5,728 80,750 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,743 5,930 90,750 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 12,967 6,058 90,750 : Other States 1/ : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 10,561 4,978 69,807 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 10,821 5,104 69,807 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 10,959 5,103 69,807 : United States : July 2018 - September 2018......................: 232,938 108,237 1,642,731 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 225,056 103,929 1,646,760 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 231,775 106,828 1,674,210 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: July 2019 - September 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : July - September 2018 : April - June 2019 : July - September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 232,938 225,056 231,775 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 108,237 103,929 106,828 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 5,715 5,271 4,924 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,628,236 1,618,622 1,659,494 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,642,731 1,646,760 1,674,210 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 216,261 209,039 215,847 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 100,360 96,307 99,327 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 5,580 5,137 4,724 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,515,326 1,507,853 1,551,290 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,519,401 1,515,430 1,542,880 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 16,677 16,017 15,928 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 7,877 7,622 7,501 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 135 134 200 Millfeed production...........................tons: 112,910 110,769 108,204 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 123,330 131,330 131,330 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 444 414 462 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 211 204 218 Millfeed production.............................tons: 1,238 (D) (D) Daily 24-hour capacity...........................cwt: 9,785 9,785 9,785 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. 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