Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released February 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Third Quarter 2017, July through September, contained 92 days. Fourth Quarter 2017, October through December, contained 92 days. All wheat ground for flour during the fourth quarter 2017 was 235 million bushels, up slightly from the third quarter 2017 grind of 234 million bushels and up 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2016 grind of 233 million bushels. Fourth quarter 2017 total flour production was 109 million hundredweight, up slightly from the third quarter 2017 and up 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2016. Whole wheat flour production at 5.73 million hundredweight during the fourth quarter 2017 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the fourth quarter 2017 was 1.64 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the fourth quarter 2017 was 1.62 thousand hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the fourth quarter of 2017 totaled 17.5 million bushels, up 8 percent from the third quarter 2017 but down 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2016. Fourth quarter 2017 durum flour and semolina production was 8.39 million hundredweight, up 8 percent from the third quarter 2017 but down 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2016. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 120 thousand hundredweight, down 38 percent from 194 thousand hundredweight in the third quarter 2017 and down 35 percent from 184 thousand hundredweight from the fourth quarter 2016. Fourth quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 116 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 127 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the fourth quarter of 2017 was 494 thousand bushels, up 22 percent from the third quarter 2017 but down 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2016. Rye flour production during the fourth quarter of 2017 was 240 thousand hundredweight, compared to 206 thousand hundredweight in the previous quarter and 238 thousand hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9.39 thousand hundredweight for the fourth quarter 2017. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2017 - December 2017 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 16,684 7,787 120,671 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 17,403 8,029 120,671 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 16,939 7,783 120,671 : Colorado and Oklahoma : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 7,392 3,649 59,280 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 7,719 3,773 59,280 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 7,215 3,495 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 10,126 4,593 64,000 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 9,831 4,498 64,000 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 9,805 4,527 64,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 17,225 8,318 131,540 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 17,348 8,098 131,540 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 17,236 8,098 131,540 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 21,779 10,196 142,452 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 22,120 10,291 142,252 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 22,456 10,614 142,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 8,119 3,777 57,676 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 8,516 3,884 57,676 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 8,480 3,788 57,676 : Kansas : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 14,320 6,691 116,032 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 15,116 7,007 116,032 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 15,598 7,171 116,032 : Kentucky and Tennessee : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 8,757 4,102 52,650 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 8,889 4,068 52,650 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 8,964 4,094 52,650 : Maryland and Virginia : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 7,344 3,296 52,192 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 7,130 3,200 52,192 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 7,415 3,339 52,192 : Michigan : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 5,483 2,465 39,200 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 6,727 3,020 39,200 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 6,738 3,059 39,200 : Minnesota : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 15,752 7,231 115,120 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 15,133 7,037 115,120 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 15,535 7,184 115,120 : Missouri : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 13,114 5,852 88,185 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 13,643 6,168 88,185 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 13,675 6,152 88,185 : New Jersey and New York : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 14,681 6,950 102,150 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 14,119 6,612 102,150 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 13,970 6,435 102,150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: October 2017 - December 2017 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 2016 - December 2016....................: 8,234 3,733 61,496 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 8,380 3,825 61,496 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 8,083 3,697 61,496 : North Dakota : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 14,673 6,652 92,500 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 13,509 6,364 92,500 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 13,998 6,621 92,500 : Ohio : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 14,081 6,364 86,700 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 13,149 5,902 86,700 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 14,201 6,425 86,700 : Pennsylvania : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 12,245 5,685 90,400 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 12,542 5,895 90,400 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 12,128 5,698 90,400 : Texas : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 12,312 5,734 77,250 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 12,044 5,529 77,250 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 12,260 5,680 77,250 : Other States 1/ : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 10,321 5,005 70,307 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 10,961 5,192 70,307 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 10,479 4,971 70,307 : United States : October 2016 - December 2016....................: 232,642 108,080 1,619,801 July 2017 - September 2017......................: 234,279 108,392 1,619,601 October 2017 - December 2017....................: 235,175 108,831 1,619,601 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: October 2017 - December 2017 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :October - December 2016 : July - September 2017 :October - December 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All wheat : Wheat ground for flour ............1,000 bushels: 232,642 234,279 235,175 Flour production ......................1,000 cwt: 108,080 108,392 108,831 Whole wheat flour production.........1,000 cwt: 5,410 5,632 5,732 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,659,496 1,641,303 1,641,102 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,619,801 1,619,601 1,619,601 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.............1,000 bushels: 214,367 218,100 217,660 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 99,526 100,604 100,442 Whole wheat production...............1,000 cwt: 5,226 5,438 5,612 Millfeed production.........................tons: 1,534,621 1,530,324 1,525,368 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 1,492,754 1,492,554 1,492,554 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina1,000 bushels: 18,275 16,179 17,515 Durum flour and semolina production....1,000 cwt: 8,554 7,788 8,389 Whole wheat durum flour : - - - and semolina production............1,000 cwt: 184 194 120 Millfeed production.........................tons: 124,875 110,979 115,734 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 127,047 127,047 127,047 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 499 406 494 Flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 238 206 240 Millfeed production.........................tons: (D) (D) 1,248 Daily 24-hour capacity.......................cwt: 9,385 9,385 9,385 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (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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