Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released November 1, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Second Quarter 2017, April through June, contained 91 days. Third Quarter 2017, July through September, contained 92 days. All wheat ground for flour during the third quarter 2017 was 234 million bushels, up 4 percent from the second quarter 2017 grind of 224 million bushels and up slightly from the third quarter 2016 grind of 233 million bushels. Third quarter 2017 total flour production was 108 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from the second quarter 2017 and up slightly from the third quarter 2016. Whole wheat flour production at 5.63 million hundredweight during the third quarter 2017 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the third quarter 2017 was 1.64 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the third quarter 2017 was 1.62 thousand hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the third quarter of 2017 totaled 16.2 million bushels, up 1 percent from the second quarter 2017 but down 1 percent from the third quarter 2016. Third quarter 2017 durum flour and semolina production was 7.79 million hundredweight, up 2 percent from the second quarter 2017 and up 1 percent from the third quarter 2016. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 194 thousand hundredweight, up 55 percent from 125 thousand hundredweight in the second quarter 2017 and up 7 percent from 181 thousand hundredweight from the third quarter 2016. Third quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 111 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 127 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the third quarter of 2017 was 406 thousand bushels, down 8 percent from the second quarter 2017 and down 14 percent from the third quarter 2016. Rye flour production during the third quarter of 2017 was 206 thousand hundredweight, compared to 215 thousand hundredweight and 233 thousand hundredweight in the previous quarter and the same quarter previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9.39 thousand hundredweight for the third quarter 2017. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: July 2017 - September 2017 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 15,272 7,102 120,671 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 16,237 7,642 120,671 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 17,403 8,029 120,671 : Colorado and Oklahoma : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 7,692 3,779 59,280 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 7,136 3,486 59,280 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 7,719 3,773 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 10,166 4,688 64,000 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 9,754 4,530 64,000 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 9,831 4,498 64,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 16,538 7,865 131,540 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 16,434 7,976 131,540 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 17,348 8,098 131,540 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 22,223 10,349 142,452 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 21,013 9,949 142,252 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 22,120 10,291 142,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 8,556 3,943 57,676 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,273 3,785 57,676 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 8,516 3,884 57,676 : Kansas : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 14,845 6,934 116,032 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 14,243 6,638 116,032 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 15,116 7,007 116,032 : Kentucky and Tennessee : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 8,809 4,028 52,650 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,494 3,886 52,650 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 8,889 4,068 52,650 : Maryland and Virginia : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 7,475 3,372 52,192 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 6,870 3,092 52,192 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 7,130 3,200 52,192 : Michigan : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 6,808 3,039 39,200 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 5,988 2,699 39,200 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 6,727 3,020 39,200 : Minnesota : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 15,574 7,105 115,120 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 14,711 6,834 115,120 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 15,133 7,037 115,120 : Missouri : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 12,280 5,579 88,185 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 12,052 5,476 88,185 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 13,643 6,168 88,185 : New Jersey and New York : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 15,090 7,124 102,150 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,877 6,568 102,150 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 14,119 6,612 102,150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: July 2017 - September 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 : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 8,530 3,811 61,496 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,061 3,653 61,496 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 8,380 3,825 61,496 : North Dakota : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 12,325 5,756 92,500 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,199 6,022 92,500 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 13,509 6,364 92,500 : Ohio : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 15,519 6,978 86,700 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,299 5,930 86,700 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 13,149 5,902 86,700 : Pennsylvania : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 12,251 5,553 90,400 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 12,137 5,627 90,400 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 12,542 5,895 90,400 : Texas : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 12,379 5,729 77,250 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 11,993 5,530 77,250 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 12,044 5,529 77,250 : Other States 1/ : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 11,059 5,157 70,307 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 10,716 5,145 70,307 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 10,961 5,192 70,307 : United States : July 2016 - September 2016......................: 233,391 107,891 1,619,801 April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 224,487 104,468 1,619,601 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 234,279 108,392 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: July 2017 - September 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : July - September 2016 : April - June 2017 : July - September 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 233,391 224,487 234,279 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 107,891 104,468 108,392 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 6,053 5,350 5,632 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,687,374 1,578,569 1,641,290 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,619,801 1,619,601 1,619,601 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 217,082 208,490 218,100 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 100,154 96,812 100,604 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 5,872 5,225 5,438 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,573,865 1,467,375 1,530,311 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,492,754 1,492,554 1,492,554 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 16,309 15,997 16,179 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 7,737 7,656 7,788 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 181 125 194 Millfeed production...........................tons: 113,509 111,194 110,979 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 127,047 127,047 127,047 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 474 443 406 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 233 215 206 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 - Census of Agriculture ............................ (202) 690-0392 Natasha Bruton - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.............. 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