Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 3, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Fourth Quarter 2014, October through December, contained 92 days. First Quarter 2015, January through March, contained 90 days. Second Quarter 2015, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2015 was 227.5 million bushels, up 1 percent from the first quarter 2015 grind of 225.3 million bushels but down 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2014 grind of 235.9 million bushels. All wheat ground is the sum of wheat, excluding durum, ground and durum wheat ground. Second quarter 2015 total flour production was 105.1 million hundredweight, up 2 percent from the first quarter 2015 but down 3 percent from the fourth quarter 2014. Whole wheat flour production at 5.5 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2015 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2015 was 1.64 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2015 was 1,623 thousand hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2015 totaled 15.2 million bushels, down 7 from the first quarter 2015 and down 10 percent from the fourth quarter 2014. Second quarter 2015 durum flour and semolina production was 7.1 million hundredweight, down 8 percent from the first quarter 2015 and down 12 percent from the fourth quarter 2014. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 170 thousand hundredweight, up 10 percent from 155 thousand hundredweight in the first quarter 2015 but down 46 percent from 313 thousand hundredweight from the fourth quarter 2014. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 105.1 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 128 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the second quarter of 2015 was 525 thousand bushels, down 3 percent from the first quarter 2015 and down 7 percent from the fourth quarter 2014. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2015 was 251 thousand hundredweight, compared to 256 thousand hundredweight and 269 thousand hundredweight in the previous two quarters. The daily 24- hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9 thousand hundredweight for the second quarter 2015. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2014 - June 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 16,109 7,504 118,871 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 15,643 7,389 120,671 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 16,231 7,520 120,671 : Colorado and Oklahoma : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 8,096 3,818 59,300 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 7,567 3,572 59,300 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 7,698 3,677 59,300 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 9,733 4,605 64,100 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 11,348 5,138 64,100 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 10,161 4,621 64,100 : Idaho and Montana : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 6,798 3,057 43,237 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 6,635 3,025 44,337 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 6,951 3,270 46,437 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 22,096 10,173 132,472 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 21,137 9,718 132,472 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 21,002 9,806 144,452 : Iowa and Nebraska : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 9,005 4,208 64,376 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 8,751 3,993 64,376 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 8,997 4,086 64,376 : Kansas : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 15,239 6,997 112,232 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 13,626 6,293 116,532 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 13,911 6,400 116,032 : Kentucky and Tennessee : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 9,138 4,135 52,650 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 9,363 4,265 52,650 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 8,720 3,977 52,650 : Maryland and Virginia : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 7,501 3,381 52,120 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 7,707 3,427 52,192 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 7,531 3,374 52,192 : Michigan : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 5,839 2,597 38,700 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 5,398 2,399 39,200 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 5,655 2,602 39,200 : Minnesota : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 16,677 7,665 117,520 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 14,626 6,681 117,520 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 14,696 6,841 117,520 : Missouri : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 14,057 6,527 88,185 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 12,266 5,514 88,185 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 12,238 5,462 88,185 : New Jersey and New York : October 2014 - December 2014 .........: 14,943 6,917 102,230 January 2015 - March 2015 ............: 14,076 6,583 102,230 April 2015 - June 2015 ...............: 14,059 6,699 102,230 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2014 - June 2015 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : North Carolina : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 7,698 3,518 61,796 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 7,075 3,230 61,596 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 7,682 3,522 61,496 : North Dakota : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 11,725 5,301 81,000 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 11,778 5,267 80,750 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 11,765 5,388 81,000 : Ohio : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 14,552 6,392 89,800 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 14,159 6,306 90,100 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 13,848 6,329 90,100 : Oregon, Utah, and Washington : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 10,813 5,118 82,835 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 10,002 4,702 83,771 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 10,579 5,003 83,971 : Pennsylvania : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 13,058 5,966 93,880 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 12,268 5,580 93,880 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 13,075 5,988 93,880 : Texas : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 11,526 5,315 77,300 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 11,414 5,266 77,700 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 12,035 5,542 77,300 : Other States 1/ : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 11,318 5,182 68,837 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 10,450 4,768 68,837 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 10,633 5,007 67,807 : United States : October 2014 - December 2014 ........: 235,921 108,376 1,601,441 January 2015 - March 2015 ...........: 225,289 103,116 1,610,399 April 2015 - June 2015 ..............: 227,467 105,114 1,622,899 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: October 2014 - June 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :October - December 2014: January - March 2015 : April - June 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ........................1,000 bushels: 235,921 225,289 227,467 Flour production ..................................1,000 cwt: 108,376 103,116 105,114 Whole wheat flour production ....................1,000 cwt: 5,449 6,122 5,520 Millfeed production ....................................tons: 1,683,479 1,601,309 1,643,116 Daily 24-hour capacity ..................................cwt: 1,601,441 1,610,399 1,622,899 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour ........................1,000 bushels: 219,028 208,979 212,275 Flour production ..................................1,000 cwt: 100,319 95,433 98,042 Whole wheat production ..........................1,000 cwt: 5,136 5,967 5,350 Millfeed production ....................................tons: 1,565,595 1,489,375 1,538,002 Daily 24-hour capacity ..................................cwt: 1,474,694 1,483,152 1,495,152 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina ...........1,000 bushels: 16,893 16,310 15,192 Durum flour and semolina production ...............1,000 cwt: 8,057 7,683 7,072 Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production .1,000 cwt: 313 155 170 Millfeed production ....................................tons: 117,884 111,934 105,114 Daily 24-hour capacity ..................................cwt: 126,747 127,247 127,747 : Rye : Rye ground for flour ..........................1,000 bushels: 567 544 525 Flour production ..................................1,000 cwt: 269 256 251 Millfeed production ....................................tons: (D) (D) (D) Daily 24-hour capacity ..................................cwt: 9,365 9,365 9,365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. The first annual summary will be published in March of 2016. 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. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch.. (202) 720-6146 Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section............ (202) 720-0684 Stephanie Brennan - Field Crops Chemical Use ....................... 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