Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 1, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights First Quarter 2019, January through March, contained 90 days. Second Quarter 2019, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2019 was 225 million bushels, up 1 percent from the first quarter 2019 grind of 223 million bushels but down 1 percent from the second quarter 2018 grind of 227 million bushels. Second quarter 2019 total flour production was 104 million hundredweight, up slightly from the first quarter 2019 but down 1 percent from the second quarter 2018. Whole wheat flour production at 5.27 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2019 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2019 was 1.62 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2019 was 1.65 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2019 totaled 16.0 million bushels, down 3 percent from the first quarter 2019 but up 2 percent from the second quarter 2018. Second quarter 2019 durum flour and semolina production was 7.62 million hundredweight, down 4 percent from the first quarter 2019 but up slightly from the second quarter 2018. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 134 thousand hundredweight, down 11 percent from 150 thousand hundredweight in the first quarter 2019 but up 3 percent from 130 thousand hundredweight from the second quarter 2018. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 111 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 131 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the second quarter of 2019 was 414 thousand bushels, down 3 percent from the first quarter 2019 and down 12 percent from the second quarter 2018. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2019 was 204 thousand hundredweight, compared to 210 thousand hundredweight in the previous quarter and 225 thousand hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9.79 thousand hundredweight for the second quarter 2019. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2019 - June 2019 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 16,968 7,918 122,171 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 16,870 7,826 122,171 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 16,814 7,896 121,100 : Colorado and Oklahoma : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 6,367 3,087 59,280 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 6,673 3,248 59,280 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 7,087 3,391 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 9,396 4,374 64,000 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 9,717 4,473 64,000 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 9,421 4,306 64,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 17,057 7,957 133,787 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 15,907 7,319 125,787 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 15,504 7,115 125,787 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 21,733 10,291 146,252 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 22,747 10,619 146,252 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 20,857 9,716 146,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 7,746 3,605 56,744 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 7,570 3,514 56,744 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,137 3,680 56,744 : Kansas : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 14,829 6,837 117,132 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 14,327 6,657 117,132 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 15,374 7,121 117,132 : Kentucky and Tennessee : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 8,601 3,974 52,650 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 8,265 3,828 52,650 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,850 3,889 52,650 : Maryland and Virginia : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 6,472 3,061 55,192 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 6,798 3,032 52,692 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 6,614 2,962 52,692 : Michigan : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 6,394 2,919 39,700 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 5,970 2,767 39,700 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 6,087 2,805 39,700 : Minnesota : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 14,350 6,600 120,220 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 13,490 6,220 120,220 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,973 6,510 120,220 : Missouri : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 12,082 5,558 84,800 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 13,118 6,025 92,800 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,329 5,666 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 13,373 6,271 102,150 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 12,839 6,068 102,150 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,476 6,268 102,150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2019 - June 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 : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 8,255 3,741 61,496 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 8,223 3,703 61,496 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,152 3,659 61,496 : North Dakota : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 13,909 6,496 93,500 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 13,680 6,398 93,500 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,749 6,330 93,500 : Ohio : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 13,627 6,027 92,900 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 12,626 5,751 92,900 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,836 5,847 92,900 : Pennsylvania : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 12,552 5,904 90,200 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 12,093 5,629 87,800 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,232 5,734 87,800 : Texas : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 12,308 5,682 80,750 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 12,488 5,792 90,750 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,743 5,930 90,750 : Other States 1/ : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 10,608 5,002 69,807 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 9,949 4,731 69,807 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 10,821 5,104 69,807 : United States : April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 226,627 105,304 1,642,731 January 2019 - March 2019.......................: 223,350 103,600 1,647,831 April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 225,056 103,929 1,646,760 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: April 2019 - June 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April - June 2018 : January - March 2019 : April - June 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 226,627 223,350 225,056 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 105,304 103,600 103,929 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 5,386 4,855 5,271 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,594,864 1,582,201 1,618,622 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,642,731 1,647,831 1,646,760 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 210,870 206,880 209,039 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 97,686 95,695 96,307 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 5,256 4,705 5,137 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,487,812 1,467,928 1,507,853 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,519,401 1,516,501 1,515,430 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 15,757 16,470 16,017 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 7,618 7,905 7,622 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 130 150 134 Millfeed production...........................tons: 107,052 114,273 110,769 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 123,330 131,330 131,330 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 471 427 414 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 225 210 204 Millfeed production.............................tons: 1,189 (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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