Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released May 2, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights First Quarter 2021, January through March, contained 90 days. Fourth Quarter 2021, October through December, contained 92 days. First Quarter 2022, January through March, contained 90 days. All wheat ground for flour during the first quarter 2022 was 230 million bushels, down 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2021 grind of 235 million bushels but up 3 percent from the first quarter 2021 grind of 225 million bushels. First quarter 2022 total flour production was 106 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2021 but up 3 percent from the first quarter 2021. Whole wheat flour production, at 5.25 million hundredweight during the first quarter 2022, accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the first quarter 2022 was 1.67 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the first quarter 2022 was 1.60 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the first quarter of 2022 totaled 16.0 million bushels, up 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2021 but down 7 percent from the first quarter 2021. First quarter 2022 durum flour and semolina production was 7.62 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2021 but down 6 percent from the first quarter 2021. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 95,000 hundredweight, down 47 percent from 179,000 hundredweight in the fourth quarter 2021 and down 34 percent from143,000 hundredweight from the first quarter 2021. First quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 108,539 tons and the daily 24- hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 131,730 hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the first quarter of 2022 was 441,000 bushels, down 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2021 and down 4 percent from the first quarter 2021. Rye flour production during the first quarter of 2022 was 200,000 hundredweight, compared to 207,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 209,000 hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9,655 hundredweight for the first quarter 2022. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: January 2022 - March 2022 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 15,978 7,415 108,600 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 16,557 7,608 108,600 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 16,539 7,644 108,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 7,311 3,475 56,780 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 7,987 3,854 55,780 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 8,011 3,773 55,780 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 8,830 4,038 59,000 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 9,160 4,136 59,000 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 9,445 4,311 76,500 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 15,887 7,439 125,387 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 16,435 7,478 125,387 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 16,506 7,719 125,387 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 25,011 11,772 163,252 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 25,223 11,807 163,252 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 25,287 11,865 163,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 8,267 3,737 55,894 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 9,522 4,304 55,894 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 9,532 4,398 55,894 : Kansas : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 14,751 6,891 111,132 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 16,101 7,519 112,300 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 15,693 7,395 112,300 : Kentucky and Tennessee : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 8,515 3,942 57,000 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 9,183 4,116 57,000 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 9,074 4,173 57,000 : Maryland and Virginia : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 6,457 2,914 48,644 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 6,493 2,953 48,644 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 6,861 3,121 48,644 : Michigan : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 5,329 2,400 39,700 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 6,065 2,716 39,700 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 5,696 2,544 39,700 : Minnesota : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 11,035 5,162 80,120 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 11,643 5,461 80,120 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 10,853 5,100 80,120 : Missouri : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 13,087 6,049 92,800 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 12,595 5,825 92,800 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 12,458 5,598 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 12,754 5,882 101,450 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 14,228 6,551 101,450 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 13,528 6,238 101,450 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: January 2022 - March 2022 with Comparisons (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : North Carolina : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 7,442 3,349 61,496 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 7,915 3,600 61,496 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 8,074 3,689 61,496 : North Dakota : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 14,727 6,696 93,100 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 14,679 6,656 93,100 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 14,603 6,742 93,100 : Ohio : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 14,016 6,301 79,900 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 14,021 6,324 79,900 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 13,447 5,986 79,900 : Pennsylvania : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 11,032 5,008 78,000 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 11,740 5,360 78,000 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 10,308 4,778 78,000 : Texas : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 13,039 6,003 92,000 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 13,745 6,363 92,000 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 13,343 6,219 92,000 : Other States 1/ : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 11,055 5,162 78,407 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 11,469 5,429 78,407 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 11,010 5,178 78,407 : United States : January 2021 - March 2021.......................: 224,523 103,635 1,582,662 October 2021 - December 2021....................: 234,761 108,060 1,582,830 January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 230,268 106,471 1,600,330 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: January 2022 - March 2022 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January - March 2021 :October - December 2021 : January - March 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ............1,000 bushels: 224,523 234,761 230,268 Flour production ......................1,000 cwt: 103,635 108,060 106,471 Whole wheat flour production.........1,000 cwt: 4,860 5,088 5,250 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,630,892 1,697,294 1,666,162 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,582,662 1,582,830 1,600,330 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.............1,000 bushels: 207,284 218,851 214,254 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 95,549 100,518 98,855 Whole wheat production...............1,000 cwt: 4,717 4,909 5,155 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,514,286 1,587,926 1,557,623 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,450,932 1,451,100 1,468,600 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina1,000 bushels: 17,239 15,910 16,014 Durum flour and semolina production....1,000 cwt: 8,086 7,542 7,616 Whole wheat durum flour : and semolina production............1,000 cwt: 143 179 95 Millfeed production.........................tons: 116,606 109,368 108,539 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 131,730 131,730 131,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 457 449 441 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 209 207 200 Millfeed production.........................tons: 921 (D) 814 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 9,655 9,655 9,655 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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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