Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released February 3, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Third Quarter 2019, July through September, contained 92 days. Fourth Quarter 2019, October through December, contained 92 days. All wheat ground for flour during the fourth quarter 2019 was 232 million bushels, up less than 1 percent from the third quarter 2019 grind of 232 million bushels and up less than 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2018 grind of 232 million bushels. Fourth quarter 2019 total flour production was 108 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from the third quarter 2019 and up less than 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2018. Whole wheat flour production at 5.96 million hundredweight during the fourth quarter 2019 accounted for 6 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the fourth quarter 2019 was 1.62 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the fourth quarter 2019 was 1.65 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the fourth quarter of 2019 totaled 18.0 million bushels, up 13 percent from the third quarter 2019 and up 3 percent from the fourth quarter 2018. Fourth quarter 2019 durum flour and semolina production was 8.50 million hundredweight, up 13 percent from the third quarter 2019 and up 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2018. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 160,000 hundredweight, down 20 percent from 200,000 hundredweight in the third quarter 2019 but unchanged from 160,000 hundredweight from the fourth quarter 2018. Fourth quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 121,553 tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 131,330 hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the fourth quarter of 2019 was 456,000 bushels, down 1 percent from the third quarter 2019 but up 5 percent from the fourth quarter 2018. Rye flour production during the fourth quarter of 2019 was 214,000 hundredweight, compared to 218,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 210,000 hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9,785 hundredweight for the fourth quarter 2019. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2019 - December 2019 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 16,665 7,777 122,171 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 17,046 7,916 121,100 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 17,370 8,133 121,100 : Colorado and Oklahoma : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 6,980 3,387 59,280 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 7,789 3,678 59,280 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,050 3,875 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 9,385 4,309 64,000 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 9,015 4,166 64,000 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,684 3,996 57,600 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 16,922 7,888 125,787 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 15,474 7,161 125,787 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 15,850 7,312 125,787 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 22,532 10,603 146,252 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 24,158 11,282 176,252 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 24,133 11,529 176,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 8,373 3,797 56,744 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 8,536 3,885 56,744 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,482 3,884 56,744 : Kansas : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 15,284 7,091 117,132 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 15,152 7,016 117,132 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 14,599 6,786 111,132 : Kentucky and Tennessee : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 8,577 4,019 52,650 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 9,144 4,260 52,500 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,990 4,174 52,500 : Maryland and Virginia : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 6,845 3,090 55,192 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 7,021 3,159 52,692 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 6,786 3,083 52,692 : Michigan : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 6,089 2,791 39,700 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 5,718 2,573 39,700 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 5,602 2,540 39,700 : Minnesota : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 14,416 6,549 120,220 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 13,919 6,454 120,220 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 13,923 6,473 111,460 : Missouri : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 13,414 6,213 84,800 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 13,195 6,030 92,800 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 13,718 6,406 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 13,865 6,552 102,150 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 14,035 6,450 102,150 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 14,635 6,796 103,350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2019 - December 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 : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 7,710 3,527 61,496 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 8,312 3,752 61,496 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,086 3,665 61,496 : North Dakota : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 16,117 7,528 93,500 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 14,105 6,339 93,500 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 14,321 6,491 93,500 : Ohio : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 13,334 6,103 92,900 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 12,741 5,765 92,900 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 13,042 5,872 88,400 : Pennsylvania : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 12,435 5,851 87,800 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 12,489 5,781 85,400 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 12,415 5,687 85,400 : Texas : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 12,701 5,896 90,750 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 12,967 6,058 90,750 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 12,595 5,977 90,750 : Other States 1/ : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 10,017 4,747 69,807 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 10,959 5,103 69,807 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 11,147 5,241 69,807 : United States : October 2018 - December 2018....................: 231,661 107,718 1,642,331 July 2019 - September 2019......................: 231,775 106,828 1,674,210 October 2019 - December 2019....................: 232,428 107,920 1,649,750 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: October 2019 - December 2019 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :October - December 2018 : July - September 2019 :October - December 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ............1,000 bushels: 231,661 231,775 232,428 Flour production ......................1,000 cwt: 107,718 106,828 107,920 Whole wheat flour production.........1,000 cwt: 5,531 4,924 5,957 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,628,348 1,659,494 1,624,974 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,642,331 1,674,210 1,649,750 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.............1,000 bushels: 214,123 215,847 214,393 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 99,418 99,327 99,416 Whole wheat production...............1,000 cwt: 5,371 4,724 5,797 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,507,511 1,551,290 1,503,421 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,519,001 1,542,880 1,518,420 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina1,000 bushels: 17,538 15,928 18,035 Durum flour and semolina production....1,000 cwt: 8,300 7,501 8,504 Whole wheat durum flour : and semolina production............1,000 cwt: 160 200 160 Millfeed production.........................tons: 120,837 108,204 121,553 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 123,330 131,330 131,330 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 436 462 456 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 210 218 214 Millfeed production.........................tons: (D) (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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