Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released February 3, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Fourth Quarter 2023, October through December, contained 92 days. Third Quarter 2024, July through September, contained 92 days. Fourth Quarter 2024, October through December, contained 92 days. All wheat ground for flour during the fourth quarter 2024 was 231 million bushels, down 1 percent from the third quarter 2024 grind of 232 million bushels but up 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2023 grind of 227 million bushels. Fourth quarter 2024 total flour production was 107 million hundredweight, down less than 1 percent from the third quarter 2024 but up 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2023. Whole wheat flour production at 4.55 million hundredweight during the fourth quarter 2024 accounted for 4 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the fourth quarter 2024 was 1.64 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the fourth quarter 2024 was 1.60 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the fourth quarter of 2024 totaled 17.1 million bushels, up 5 percent from the third quarter 2024 and up 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2023. Fourth quarter 2024 durum flour and semolina production was 8.25 million hundredweight, up 5 percent from the third quarter 2024 and up 3 percent from the fourth quarter 2023. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 70,000 hundredweight, down 19 percent from 86,000 hundredweight in the third quarter 2024 and down 8 percent from 76,000 hundredweight from the fourth quarter 2023. Fourth quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 108,054 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 2024 was 332,000 bushels, down 4 percent from the third quarter 2024 and down 15 percent from the fourth quarter 2023. Rye flour production during the fourth quarter of 2024 was 152,000 hundredweight, compared to 158,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 174,000 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 2024. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2024 - December 2024 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 15,776 7,392 108,600 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 15,985 7,446 109,600 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 16,190 7,602 109,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 8,295 4,040 55,780 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 8,234 3,970 55,780 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 8,463 4,107 55,780 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 9,914 4,679 62,000 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 9,064 4,211 62,000 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 9,339 4,405 62,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 15,960 7,468 119,387 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 16,773 7,784 119,387 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 17,156 8,010 119,387 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 24,605 11,672 163,252 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 26,040 12,033 163,252 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 24,480 11,395 163,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 6,775 3,113 50,894 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 6,679 3,152 50,850 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 6,889 3,223 51,125 : Kansas : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 15,911 7,410 111,800 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 16,824 7,692 111,800 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 17,169 7,997 111,800 : Kentucky and Tennessee : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 8,376 3,878 59,000 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 8,955 4,062 59,000 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 8,654 3,940 59,000 : Maryland and Virginia : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 6,443 2,874 48,500 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 6,115 2,756 48,500 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 5,846 2,655 48,500 : Michigan : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 5,612 2,524 39,700 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 6,636 2,991 47,700 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 6,670 3,048 47,700 : Minnesota : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 10,930 5,065 80,120 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 10,975 5,101 80,120 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 10,726 4,990 80,120 : Missouri : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 12,674 5,851 92,800 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 13,240 6,198 92,800 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 13,449 6,190 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 14,003 6,447 101,450 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 14,231 6,577 97,350 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 13,215 6,176 97,350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2024 - December 2024 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 2023 - December 2023....................: 7,973 3,649 67,796 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 7,824 3,564 67,796 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 7,943 3,614 67,796 : North Dakota : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 16,154 7,454 104,000 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 16,270 7,483 106,000 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 16,512 7,632 106,000 : Ohio : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 12,204 5,495 89,600 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 12,278 5,535 89,600 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 12,622 5,737 89,600 : Pennsylvania : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 10,837 5,045 77,300 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 11,542 5,451 77,300 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 11,366 5,354 77,800 : Texas : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 13,292 6,150 86,000 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 13,468 6,166 86,000 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 13,453 6,272 86,000 : Other States 1/ : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 10,915 5,141 78,407 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 11,258 5,236 72,907 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 10,644 4,984 72,907 : United States : October 2023 - December 2023....................: 226,649 105,347 1,596,386 July 2024 - September 2024......................: 232,391 107,408 1,597,742 October 2024 - December 2024....................: 230,786 107,331 1,598,517 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: October 2024 - December 2024 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :October - December 2023 : July - September 2024 :October - December 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ............1,000 bushels: 226,649 232,391 230,786 Flour production ......................1,000 cwt: 105,347 107,408 107,331 Whole wheat flour production.........1,000 cwt: 4,580 4,681 4,548 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,598,055 1,641,584 1,636,755 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,596,386 1,597,742 1,598,517 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.............1,000 bushels: 209,651 216,052 213,698 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 97,363 99,522 99,081 Whole wheat production...............1,000 cwt: 4,504 4,595 4,478 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,490,329 1,538,120 1,528,701 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,461,656 1,463,012 1,463,787 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina1,000 bushels: 16,998 16,339 17,088 Durum flour and semolina production....1,000 cwt: 7,984 7,886 8,250 Whole wheat durum flour : and semolina production............1,000 cwt: 76 86 70 Millfeed production.........................tons: 107,726 103,464 108,054 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 134,730 134,730 134,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 390 345 332 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 174 158 152 Millfeed production.........................tons: 659 571 560 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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