Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released February 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Fourth Quarter 2021, October through December, contained 92 days. Third Quarter 2022, July through September, contained 92 days. Fourth Quarter 2022, October through December, contained 92 days. All wheat ground for flour during the fourth quarter 2022 was 229 million bushels, down 3 percent from the third quarter 2022 grind of 237 million bushels and down 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2021 grind of 235 million bushels. Fourth quarter 2022 total flour production was 107 million hundredweight, down 3 percent from the third quarter 2022 and down 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2021. Whole wheat flour production at 4.74 million hundredweight during the fourth quarter 2022 accounted for 4 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the fourth quarter 2022 was 1.66 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the fourth quarter 2022 was 1.58 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the fourth quarter of 2022 totaled 16.5 million bushels, up 5 percent from the third quarter 2022 and up 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2021. Fourth quarter 2022 durum flour and semolina production was 8.02 million hundredweight, up 7 percent from the third quarter 2022 and up 6 percent from the fourth quarter 2021. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 120,000 hundredweight, down 2 percent from 123,000 hundredweight in the third quarter 2022 and down 33 percent from 179,000 hundredweight from the fourth quarter 2021. Fourth quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 103,085 tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 134,730 hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the fourth quarter of 2022 was 390,000 bushels, down 5 percent from the third quarter 2022 and down 13 percent from the fourth quarter 2021. Rye flour production during the fourth quarter of 2022 was 178,000 hundredweight, compared to 186,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 207,000 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 2022. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2022 - December 2022 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 16,557 7,608 108,600 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 16,414 7,613 108,600 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 16,574 7,659 108,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 7,987 3,854 55,780 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 7,955 3,802 55,780 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 7,884 3,798 55,780 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 9,160 4,136 59,000 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 9,656 4,438 62,000 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 9,884 4,648 62,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 16,435 7,478 125,387 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 16,644 7,838 125,387 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 16,647 7,705 119,387 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 25,223 11,807 163,252 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 25,936 12,075 163,252 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 25,185 11,714 163,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 9,522 4,304 55,894 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 9,435 4,379 55,894 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 6,920 3,172 50,894 : Kansas : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 16,101 7,519 112,300 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 16,881 7,754 111,800 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 16,235 7,492 111,800 : Kentucky and Tennessee : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 9,183 4,116 57,000 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 9,184 4,262 57,000 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 8,759 3,969 57,000 : Maryland and Virginia : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 6,493 2,953 48,644 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 7,040 3,183 48,644 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 6,703 3,038 48,500 : Michigan : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 6,065 2,716 39,700 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 6,154 2,737 39,700 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 5,705 2,496 39,700 : Minnesota : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 11,643 5,461 80,120 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 11,321 5,280 80,120 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 11,080 5,178 80,120 : Missouri : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 12,595 5,825 92,800 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 12,625 6,156 92,800 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 12,659 5,963 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 14,228 6,551 101,450 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 13,916 6,528 101,450 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 13,301 6,422 101,450 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2022 - December 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 : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 7,915 3,600 61,496 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 8,079 3,678 61,496 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 7,576 3,470 61,496 : North Dakota : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 14,679 6,656 93,100 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 15,213 6,904 103,600 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 15,217 7,107 103,600 : Ohio : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 14,021 6,324 79,900 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 13,976 6,217 79,900 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 12,481 5,678 79,900 : Pennsylvania : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 11,740 5,360 78,000 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 11,044 5,106 78,000 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 11,381 5,302 78,000 : Texas : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 13,745 6,363 92,000 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 14,122 6,480 92,000 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 14,139 6,516 92,000 : Other States 1/ : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 11,469 5,429 78,407 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 11,609 5,429 78,407 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 11,133 5,220 78,407 : United States : October 2021 - December 2021....................: 234,761 108,060 1,582,830 July 2022 - September 2022......................: 237,204 109,859 1,595,830 October 2022 - December 2022....................: 229,463 106,547 1,584,686 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: October 2022 - December 2022 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :October - December 2021 : July - September 2022 :October - December 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ............1,000 bushels: 234,761 237,204 229,463 Flour production ......................1,000 cwt: 108,060 109,859 106,547 Whole wheat flour production.........1,000 cwt: 5,088 4,630 4,741 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,697,294 1,718,246 1,663,208 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,582,830 1,595,830 1,584,686 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.............1,000 bushels: 218,851 221,496 212,942 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 100,518 102,352 98,528 Whole wheat production...............1,000 cwt: 4,909 4,507 4,621 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,587,926 1,614,369 1,560,123 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,451,100 1,461,100 1,449,956 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina1,000 bushels: 15,910 15,708 16,521 Durum flour and semolina production....1,000 cwt: 7,542 7,507 8,019 Whole wheat durum flour : and semolina production............1,000 cwt: 179 123 120 Millfeed production.........................tons: 109,368 103,877 103,085 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 131,730 134,730 134,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 449 411 390 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 207 186 178 Millfeed production.........................tons: (D) 777 620 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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