United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2018 Summary May 2019 2018 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2018 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2018. All wheat ground for flour in 2018 was 918 million bushels, up slightly from 2017. The total flour production was 427 million hundredweight, up less than 1 percent from 2017. Total whole wheat flour production in 2018 was 22.3 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from 2017. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2018 was 67.1 million bushels, up 1 percent from 2017. The durum flour and semolina production was 32.0 million hundredweight, up less than 1 percent from 2017. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2018 was 604,000 hundredweight, down less than 1 percent from 2017. In 2018, Rye ground for flour was 1.83 million bushels, up 1 percent from 2017. Rye flour production was 880,000 hundredweight, down less than 1 percent from 2017. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.................................: 16,753 7,834 122,171 April - June....................................: 16,968 7,918 122,171 July - September................................: 16,816 7,853 122,171 October - December..............................: 16,665 7,777 122,171 Total 2018......................................: 67,202 31,382 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.................................: 6,190 3,043 59,280 April - June....................................: 6,367 3,087 59,280 July - September................................: 6,901 3,384 59,280 October - December..............................: 6,980 3,387 59,280 Total 2018......................................: 26,438 12,901 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.................................: 9,795 4,485 64,000 April - June....................................: 9,396 4,374 64,000 July - September................................: 9,738 4,500 64,000 October - December..............................: 9,385 4,309 64,000 Total 2018......................................: 38,314 17,668 (X) : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington : January - March.................................: 16,685 7,806 133,787 April - June....................................: 17,057 7,957 133,787 July - September................................: 17,294 8,085 133,787 October - December..............................: 16,922 7,888 125,787 Total 2018......................................: 67,958 31,736 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.................................: 21,985 10,566 146,252 April - June....................................: 21,733 10,291 146,252 July - September................................: 23,262 10,999 146,252 October - December..............................: 22,532 10,603 146,252 Total 2018......................................: 89,512 42,459 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.................................: 8,216 3,684 56,744 April - June....................................: 7,746 3,605 56,744 July - September................................: 8,591 3,833 56,744 October - December..............................: 8,373 3,797 56,744 Total 2018......................................: 32,926 14,919 (X) : Kansas : January - March.................................: 14,780 6,838 117,132 April - June....................................: 14,829 6,837 117,132 July - September................................: 15,947 7,356 117,132 October - December..............................: 15,284 7,091 117,132 Total 2018......................................: 60,840 28,122 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.................................: 8,424 3,926 52,650 April - June....................................: 8,601 3,974 52,650 July - September................................: 8,915 4,127 52,650 October - December..............................: 8,577 4,019 52,650 Total 2018......................................: 34,517 16,046 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.................................: 7,007 3,185 55,192 April - June....................................: 6,472 3,061 55,192 July - September................................: 6,861 3,093 55,192 October - December..............................: 6,845 3,090 55,192 Total 2018......................................: 27,185 12,429 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2018 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.................................: 6,358 2,904 39,700 April - June....................................: 6,394 2,919 39,700 July - September................................: 6,106 2,813 39,700 October - December..............................: 6,089 2,791 39,700 Total 2018......................................: 24,947 11,427 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.................................: 14,664 6,772 120,120 April - June....................................: 14,350 6,600 120,220 July - September................................: 14,784 6,808 120,220 October - December..............................: 14,416 6,549 120,220 Total 2018......................................: 58,214 26,729 (X) : Missouri : January - March.................................: 13,011 5,968 84,800 April - June....................................: 12,082 5,558 84,800 July - September................................: 13,525 6,262 84,800 October - December..............................: 13,414 6,213 84,800 Total 2018......................................: 52,032 24,001 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.................................: 13,339 6,310 102,150 April - June....................................: 13,373 6,271 102,150 July - September................................: 13,908 6,557 102,150 October - December..............................: 13,865 6,552 102,150 Total 2018......................................: 54,485 25,690 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.................................: 7,905 3,567 61,496 April - June....................................: 8,255 3,741 61,496 July - September................................: 8,144 3,656 61,496 October - December..............................: 7,710 3,527 61,496 Total 2018......................................: 32,014 14,491 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.................................: 14,080 6,599 92,500 April - June....................................: 13,909 6,496 93,500 July - September................................: 13,976 6,550 93,500 October - December..............................: 16,117 7,528 93,500 Total 2018......................................: 58,082 27,173 (X) : Ohio : January - March.................................: 14,041 6,162 92,900 April - June....................................: 13,627 6,027 92,900 July - September................................: 12,880 5,797 92,900 October - December..............................: 13,334 6,103 92,900 Total 2018......................................: 53,882 24,089 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.................................: 11,855 5,557 90,200 April - June....................................: 12,552 5,904 90,200 July - September................................: 12,346 5,858 90,200 October - December..............................: 12,435 5,851 87,800 Total 2018......................................: 49,188 23,170 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2018 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.................................: 11,742 5,506 80,750 April - June....................................: 12,308 5,682 80,750 July - September................................: 12,383 5,728 80,750 October - December..............................: 12,701 5,896 90,750 Total 2018......................................: 49,134 22,812 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.................................: 10,317 4,900 69,807 April - June....................................: 10,608 5,002 69,807 July - September................................: 10,561 4,978 69,807 October - December..............................: 10,017 4,747 69,807 Total 2018......................................: 41,503 19,627 (X) : United States : January - March.................................: 227,147 105,612 1,641,631 April - June....................................: 226,627 105,304 1,642,731 July - September................................: 232,938 108,237 1,642,731 October - December..............................: 231,661 107,718 1,642,331 Total 2018......................................: 918,373 426,871 (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: 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 227,147 226,627 232,938 231,661 918,373 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 105,612 105,304 108,237 107,718 426,871 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 5,711 5,386 5,715 5,531 22,343 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,606,569 1,594,864 1,628,236 1,628,348 6,458,017 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,641,631 1,642,731 1,642,731 1,642,331 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 210,033 210,870 216,261 214,123 851,287 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 97,456 97,686 100,360 99,418 394,920 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 5,532 5,256 5,580 5,371 21,739 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,488,631 1,487,812 1,515,326 1,507,511 5,999,280 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,518,401 1,519,401 1,519,401 1,519,001 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 17,114 15,757 16,677 17,538 67,086 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 8,156 7,618 7,877 8,300 31,951 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 179 130 135 160 604 Millfeed production...................................tons: 117,938 107,052 112,910 120,837 458,737 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 123,230 123,330 123,330 123,330 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 476 471 444 436 1,827 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 234 225 211 210 880 Millfeed production.....................................tons: (D) 1,189 1,238 (D) (D) Daily 24-hour capacity...................................cwt: 9,385 9,785 9,785 9,785 (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. 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