Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 2, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Second Quarter 2020, April through June, contained 91 days. First Quarter 2021, January through March, contained 90 days. Second Quarter 2021, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2021 was 223 million bushels, down 1 percent from the first quarter 2021 grind of 225 million bushels but up 2 percent from the second quarter 2020 grind of 219 million bushels. Second quarter 2021 total flour production was 103 million hundredweight, down less than 1 percent from the first quarter 2021 but up 1 percent from the second quarter 2020. Whole wheat flour production at 4.87 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2021 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2021 was 1.63 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2021 was 1.59 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2021 totaled 15.3 million bushels, down 11 percent from the first quarter 2021 and down 21 percent from the second quarter 2020. Second quarter 2021 durum flour and semolina production was 7.25 million hundredweight, down 10 percent from the first quarter 2021 and down 21 percent from the second quarter 2020. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 147 thousand hundredweight, up 3 percent from 143 thousand hundredweight in the first quarter 2021 but down 10 percent from 164 thousand hundredweight from the second quarter 2020. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 105 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 132 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the second quarter of 2021 was 444 thousand bushels, down 3 percent from the first quarter 2021 but up 33 percent from the second quarter 2020. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2021 was 201 thousand hundredweight, compared to 209 thousand hundredweight in the previous quarter and 159 thousand hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9.66 thousand hundredweight for the second quarter 2021. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2021 - June 2021 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 16,438 7,657 120,400 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 15,978 7,415 108,600 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 16,083 7,483 108,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,676 3,700 58,280 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 7,311 3,475 58,280 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 7,194 3,431 58,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,632 3,530 59,000 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 8,830 4,038 59,000 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 8,595 3,899 59,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 15,450 7,129 127,187 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 15,887 7,439 125,387 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 16,499 7,716 125,387 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 22,932 10,953 163,252 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 25,011 11,772 163,252 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 23,934 11,253 163,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 8,517 3,909 55,894 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 8,267 3,737 55,894 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 7,834 3,550 55,894 : Kansas : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 16,073 7,489 111,132 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 14,751 6,891 111,132 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 14,698 6,954 111,132 : Kentucky and Tennessee : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,125 3,285 55,000 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 8,515 3,942 57,000 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 8,365 3,908 57,000 : Maryland and Virginia : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 6,038 2,733 48,692 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 6,457 2,914 48,644 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 6,149 2,797 48,644 : Michigan : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 4,886 2,208 39,700 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 5,329 2,400 39,700 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 5,571 2,499 39,700 : Minnesota : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 10,946 5,099 94,120 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 11,035 5,162 80,120 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 10,919 5,113 80,120 : Missouri : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 14,369 6,722 92,800 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 13,087 6,049 92,800 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 11,679 5,431 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 11,667 5,640 102,550 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 12,754 5,882 102,550 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 13,820 6,408 102,550 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2021 - June 2021 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 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,790 3,568 61,496 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 7,442 3,349 61,496 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 7,917 3,596 61,496 : North Dakota : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 13,906 6,315 93,500 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 14,727 6,696 93,100 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 14,930 6,648 93,100 : Ohio : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 14,036 6,298 88,400 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 14,016 6,301 79,900 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 13,004 5,905 79,900 : Pennsylvania : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 10,814 5,038 85,500 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 11,032 5,008 78,500 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 11,393 5,209 78,500 : Texas : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 12,250 5,737 91,850 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 13,039 6,003 92,000 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 13,177 6,092 92,000 : Other States 1/ : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 10,757 5,040 78,407 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 11,055 5,162 78,407 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 11,528 5,428 78,407 : United States : April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 219,302 102,050 1,627,160 January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 224,523 103,635 1,585,762 April 2021 - June 2021..........................: 223,289 103,320 1,585,762 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: April 2021 - June 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April - June 2020 : January - March 2021 : April - June 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 219,302 224,523 223,289 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 102,050 103,635 103,320 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 4,471 4,860 4,866 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,557,553 1,630,891 1,627,509 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,627,160 1,585,762 1,585,762 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 199,866 207,284 207,979 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 92,895 95,549 96,073 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 4,307 4,717 4,719 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,425,065 1,514,285 1,522,071 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,493,430 1,454,032 1,454,032 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 19,436 17,239 15,310 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 9,155 8,086 7,247 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 164 143 147 Millfeed production...........................tons: 132,488 116,606 105,438 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 133,730 131,730 131,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 333 457 444 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 159 209 201 Millfeed production.............................tons: 624 921 890 Daily 24-hour capacity...........................cwt: 9,685 9,655 9,655 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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