Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released May 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights First Quarter 2022, January through March, contained 90 days. Fourth Quarter 2022, October through December, contained 92 days. First Quarter 2023, January through March, contained 90 days. All wheat ground for flour during the first quarter 2023 was 225 million bushels, down 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2022 grind of 229 million bushels and down 2 percent from the first quarter 2022 grind of 230 million bushels. First quarter 2023 total flour production was 105 million hundredweight, down 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2022 and down 2 percent from the first quarter 2022. Whole wheat flour production, at 4.50 million hundredweight during the first quarter 2023, accounted for 4 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the first quarter 2023 was 1.62 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the first quarter 2023 was 1.59 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the first quarter of 2023 totaled 17.2 million bushels, up 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2022 and up 8 percent from the first quarter 2022. First quarter 2023 durum flour and semolina production was 8.34 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2022 and up 10 percent from the first quarter 2022. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 104,000 hundredweight, down 13 percent from 120,000 hundredweight in the fourth quarter 2022 but up 9 percent from95,000 hundredweight from the first quarter 2022. First quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 110,313 tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 134,730 hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the first quarter of 2023 was 418,000 bushels, up 7 percent from the fourth quarter 2022 but down 5 percent from the first quarter 2022. Rye flour production during the first quarter of 2023 was 189,000 hundredweight, compared to 178,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 200,000 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 2023. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: January 2023 - March 2023 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 16,539 7,644 108,600 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 16,574 7,659 108,600 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 15,793 7,344 108,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 8,011 3,773 55,780 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 7,884 3,798 55,780 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 7,812 3,710 55,780 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 9,445 4,311 76,500 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 9,884 4,648 62,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 9,984 4,634 62,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 16,506 7,719 125,387 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 16,647 7,705 119,387 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 15,518 7,318 119,387 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 25,287 11,865 163,252 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 25,185 11,714 163,252 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 25,407 11,935 163,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 9,532 4,398 55,894 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 6,920 3,172 50,894 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 6,648 3,070 50,894 : Kansas : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 15,693 7,395 112,300 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 16,235 7,492 111,800 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 15,536 7,234 111,800 : Kentucky and Tennessee : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 9,074 4,173 57,000 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 8,759 3,969 57,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 8,633 4,006 59,000 : Maryland and Virginia : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 6,861 3,121 48,644 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 6,703 3,038 48,500 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 7,011 3,195 48,500 : Michigan : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 5,696 2,544 39,700 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 5,705 2,496 39,700 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 5,741 2,568 39,700 : Minnesota : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 10,853 5,100 80,120 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 11,080 5,178 80,120 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 10,619 4,967 80,120 : Missouri : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 12,458 5,598 92,800 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 12,659 5,963 92,800 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 12,630 5,893 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 13,528 6,238 101,450 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 13,301 6,422 101,450 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 12,647 6,041 101,450 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: January 2023 - March 2023 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 2022 - March 2022.......................: 8,074 3,689 61,496 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 7,576 3,470 61,496 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 7,864 3,587 66,496 : North Dakota : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 14,603 6,742 93,100 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 15,217 7,107 103,600 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 14,926 7,010 103,600 : Ohio : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 13,447 5,986 79,900 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 12,481 5,678 79,900 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 13,012 5,795 79,900 : Pennsylvania : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 10,308 4,778 78,000 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 11,381 5,302 78,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 11,071 5,128 77,300 : Texas : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 13,343 6,219 92,000 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 14,139 6,516 92,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 13,506 6,223 92,000 : Other States 1/ : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 11,010 5,178 78,407 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 11,133 5,220 78,407 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 11,001 5,149 78,407 : United States : January 2022 - March 2022.......................: 230,268 106,471 1,600,330 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 229,463 106,547 1,584,686 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 225,359 104,807 1,590,986 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: January 2023 - March 2023 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January - March 2022 :October - December 2022 : January - March 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ............1,000 bushels: 230,268 229,463 225,359 Flour production ......................1,000 cwt: 106,471 106,547 104,807 Whole wheat flour production.........1,000 cwt: 5,250 4,741 4,503 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,666,162 1,663,208 1,618,954 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,600,330 1,584,686 1,590,986 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.............1,000 bushels: 214,254 212,942 208,131 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 98,855 98,528 96,464 Whole wheat production...............1,000 cwt: 5,155 4,621 4,399 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,557,623 1,560,123 1,508,641 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,468,600 1,449,956 1,456,256 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina1,000 bushels: 16,014 16,521 17,228 Durum flour and semolina production....1,000 cwt: 7,616 8,019 8,343 Whole wheat durum flour : and semolina production............1,000 cwt: 95 120 104 Millfeed production.........................tons: 108,539 103,085 110,313 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 131,730 134,730 134,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 441 390 418 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 200 178 189 Millfeed production.........................tons: 814 620 737 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 9,655 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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