United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2021 Summary May 2022 2021 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2021 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2021. All wheat ground for flour in 2021 was 913 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2020. The total flour production was 421 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from 2020. Total whole wheat flour production in 2021 was 19.8 million hundredweight, down 2 percent from 2020. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2021 was 64.1 million bushels, down 10 percent from 2020. The durum flour and semolina production was 30.2 million hundredweight, down 11 percent from 2020. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2021 was 707,000 hundredweight, up 15 percent from 2020. In 2021, Rye ground for flour was 1.78 million bushels, down less than 1 percent from 2020. Rye flour production was 810,000 hundredweight, down 2 percent from 2020. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.................................: 15,978 7,415 108,600 April - June....................................: 16,083 7,483 108,600 July - September................................: 16,444 7,608 108,600 October - December..............................: 16,557 7,608 108,600 Total 2021......................................: 65,062 30,114 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.................................: 7,311 3,475 56,780 April - June....................................: 7,194 3,431 56,780 July - September................................: 8,047 3,812 56,780 October - December..............................: 7,987 3,854 55,780 Total 2021......................................: 30,539 14,572 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.................................: 8,830 4,038 59,000 April - June....................................: 8,595 3,899 59,000 July - September................................: 9,387 4,207 59,000 October - December..............................: 9,160 4,136 59,000 Total 2021......................................: 35,972 16,280 (X) : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington : January - March.................................: 15,887 7,439 125,387 April - June....................................: 16,499 7,716 125,387 July - September................................: 16,114 7,579 125,387 October - December..............................: 16,435 7,478 125,387 Total 2021......................................: 64,935 30,212 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.................................: 25,011 11,772 163,252 April - June....................................: 23,934 11,253 163,252 July - September................................: 25,083 11,663 163,252 October - December..............................: 25,223 11,807 163,252 Total 2021......................................: 99,251 46,495 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.................................: 8,267 3,737 55,894 April - June....................................: 7,834 3,550 55,894 July - September................................: 8,220 3,721 55,894 October - December..............................: 9,522 4,304 55,894 Total 2021......................................: 33,843 15,312 (X) : Kansas : January - March.................................: 14,751 6,891 111,132 April - June....................................: 14,698 6,954 111,132 July - September................................: 16,029 7,445 111,132 October - December..............................: 16,101 7,519 112,300 Total 2021......................................: 61,579 28,809 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.................................: 8,515 3,942 57,000 April - June....................................: 8,365 3,908 57,000 July - September................................: 8,803 4,075 57,000 October - December..............................: 9,183 4,116 57,000 Total 2021......................................: 34,866 16,041 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.................................: 6,457 2,914 48,644 April - June....................................: 6,149 2,797 48,644 July - September................................: 6,742 3,041 48,644 October - December..............................: 6,493 2,953 48,644 Total 2021......................................: 25,841 11,705 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2021 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.................................: 5,329 2,400 39,700 April - June....................................: 5,571 2,499 39,700 July - September................................: 5,722 2,556 39,700 October - December..............................: 6,065 2,716 39,700 Total 2021......................................: 22,687 10,171 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.................................: 11,035 5,162 80,120 April - June....................................: 10,919 5,113 80,120 July - September................................: 11,421 5,320 80,120 October - December..............................: 11,643 5,461 80,120 Total 2021......................................: 45,018 21,056 (X) : Missouri : January - March.................................: 13,087 6,049 92,800 April - June....................................: 11,679 5,431 92,800 July - September................................: 12,162 5,604 92,800 October - December..............................: 12,595 5,825 92,800 Total 2021......................................: 49,523 22,909 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.................................: 12,754 5,882 101,450 April - June....................................: 13,820 6,408 101,450 July - September................................: 14,295 6,596 101,450 October - December..............................: 14,228 6,551 101,450 Total 2021......................................: 55,097 25,437 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.................................: 7,442 3,349 61,496 April - June....................................: 7,917 3,596 61,496 July - September................................: 8,280 3,770 61,496 October - December..............................: 7,915 3,600 61,496 Total 2021......................................: 31,554 14,315 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.................................: 14,727 6,696 93,100 April - June....................................: 14,930 6,648 93,100 July - September................................: 14,369 6,392 93,100 October - December..............................: 14,679 6,656 93,100 Total 2021......................................: 58,705 26,392 (X) : Ohio : January - March.................................: 14,016 6,301 79,900 April - June....................................: 13,004 5,905 79,900 July - September................................: 13,185 5,889 79,900 October - December..............................: 14,021 6,324 79,900 Total 2021......................................: 54,226 24,419 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.................................: 11,032 5,008 78,000 April - June....................................: 11,393 5,209 78,000 July - September................................: 11,575 5,294 78,000 October - December..............................: 11,740 5,360 78,000 Total 2021......................................: 45,740 20,871 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2021 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.................................: 13,039 6,003 92,000 April - June....................................: 13,177 6,092 92,000 July - September................................: 13,212 6,104 92,000 October - December..............................: 13,745 6,363 92,000 Total 2021......................................: 53,173 24,562 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.................................: 11,055 5,162 78,407 April - June....................................: 11,528 5,428 78,407 July - September................................: 11,717 5,485 78,407 October - December..............................: 11,469 5,429 78,407 Total 2021......................................: 45,769 21,504 (X) : United States : January - March.................................: 224,523 103,635 1,582,662 April - June....................................: 223,289 103,320 1,582,662 July - September................................: 230,807 106,161 1,582,662 October - December..............................: 234,761 108,060 1,582,830 Total 2021......................................: 913,380 421,176 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 224,523 223,289 230,807 234,761 913,380 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 103,635 103,320 106,161 108,060 421,176 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 4,860 4,866 4,974 5,088 19,788 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,630,892 1,627,510 1,683,427 1,697,294 6,639,123 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,582,662 1,582,662 1,582,662 1,582,830 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 207,284 207,979 215,146 218,851 849,260 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 95,549 96,073 98,856 100,518 390,996 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 4,717 4,719 4,736 4,909 19,081 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,514,286 1,522,072 1,579,755 1,587,926 6,204,039 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,450,932 1,450,932 1,450,932 1,451,100 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 17,239 15,310 15,661 15,910 64,120 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 8,086 7,247 7,305 7,542 30,180 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 143 147 238 179 707 Millfeed production...................................tons: 116,606 105,438 103,672 109,368 435,084 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 131,730 131,730 131,730 131,730 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 457 444 431 449 1,781 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 209 201 193 207 810 Millfeed production.....................................tons: 921 890 (D) (D) 3,420 Daily 24-hour capacity...................................cwt: 9,655 9,655 9,655 9,655 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 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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