Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released February 1, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Fourth Quarter 2019, October through December, contained 92 days. Third Quarter 2020, July through September, contained 92 days. Fourth Quarter 2020, October through December, contained 92 days. All wheat ground for flour during the fourth quarter 2020 was 231 million bushels, down 1 percent from the third quarter 2020 grind of 234 million bushels and down slightly from the fourth quarter 2019 grind of 232 million bushels. Fourth quarter 2020 total flour production was 107 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from the third quarter 2020 and down 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2019. Whole wheat flour production at 4.85 million hundredweight during the fourth quarter 2020 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the fourth quarter 2020 was 1.66 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the fourth quarter 2020 was 1.58 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the fourth quarter of 2020 totaled 17.3 million bushels, down 1 percent from the third quarter 2020 and down 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2019. Fourth quarter 2020 durum flour and semolina production was 8.20 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from the third quarter 2020 and down 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2019. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 147,000 hundredweight, up 10 percent from 134,000 hundredweight in the third quarter 2020 but down 8 percent from 160,000 hundredweight from the fourth quarter 2019. Fourth quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 116,884 tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 131,730 hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the fourth quarter of 2020 was 474,000 bushels, up 5 percent from the third quarter 2020 and up 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2019. Rye flour production during the fourth quarter of 2020 was 216,000 hundredweight, compared to 210,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 214,000 hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9,655 hundredweight for the fourth quarter 2020. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2020 - December 2020 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 17,370 8,133 121,100 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 16,640 7,699 120,400 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 15,956 7,437 108,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,050 3,875 59,280 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 7,731 3,743 58,280 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 8,047 3,827 58,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,684 3,996 57,600 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 8,908 4,085 60,000 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 8,612 3,981 60,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 15,850 7,312 125,787 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 16,244 7,686 126,987 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 15,738 7,353 125,187 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 24,133 11,529 176,252 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 25,615 12,106 161,852 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 25,070 11,805 161,852 : Iowa and Nebraska : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,482 3,884 56,744 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 8,419 3,866 55,894 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 8,411 3,739 55,894 : Kansas : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 14,599 6,786 111,132 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 16,240 7,623 111,132 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 16,477 7,656 111,132 : Kentucky and Tennessee : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,990 4,174 52,500 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 8,887 4,148 52,500 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 8,884 4,096 52,500 : Maryland and Virginia : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 6,786 3,083 52,692 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 6,373 2,905 48,692 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 6,120 2,801 48,692 : Michigan : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 5,602 2,540 39,700 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 5,557 2,486 39,700 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 5,675 2,542 39,700 : Minnesota : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 13,923 6,473 111,460 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 12,176 5,652 80,120 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 11,254 5,235 80,120 : Missouri : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 13,718 6,406 92,800 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 13,641 6,248 92,800 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 13,830 6,356 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 14,635 6,796 103,350 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 13,497 6,481 103,350 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 12,963 6,025 103,350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2020 - December 2020 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 2019 - December 2019....................: 8,086 3,665 61,496 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 8,216 3,695 61,496 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 8,306 3,768 61,496 : North Dakota : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 14,321 6,491 93,500 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 15,739 7,125 93,100 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 15,363 7,049 93,100 : Ohio : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 13,042 5,872 88,400 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 14,101 6,303 88,400 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 14,688 6,593 79,900 : Pennsylvania : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 12,415 5,687 85,400 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 11,759 5,360 77,900 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 11,449 5,221 77,900 : Texas : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 12,595 5,977 90,750 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 13,296 6,143 91,500 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 13,459 6,255 91,500 : Other States 1/ : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 11,147 5,241 69,807 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 11,160 5,229 78,407 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 11,183 5,248 78,407 : United States : October 2019 - December 2019....................: 232,428 107,920 1,649,750 July 2020 - September 2020......................: 234,199 108,583 1,602,510 October 2020 - December 2020....................: 231,485 106,987 1,580,410 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: October 2020 - December 2020 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :October - December 2019 : July - September 2020 :October - December 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ............1,000 bushels: 232,428 234,199 231,485 Flour production ......................1,000 cwt: 107,920 108,583 106,987 Whole wheat flour production.........1,000 cwt: 5,957 4,908 4,852 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,624,974 1,678,897 1,655,982 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,649,750 1,602,510 1,580,410 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.............1,000 bushels: 214,393 216,690 214,185 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 99,416 100,279 98,784 Whole wheat production...............1,000 cwt: 5,797 4,774 4,705 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,503,421 1,560,317 1,539,098 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,518,420 1,470,780 1,448,680 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina1,000 bushels: 18,035 17,509 17,300 Durum flour and semolina production....1,000 cwt: 8,504 8,304 8,203 Whole wheat durum flour : and semolina production............1,000 cwt: 160 134 147 Millfeed production.........................tons: 121,553 118,580 116,884 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 131,330 131,730 131,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 456 452 474 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 214 210 216 Millfeed production.........................tons: (D) 848 959 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 9,785 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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