Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Second Quarter 2022, April through June, contained 91 days. First Quarter 2023, January through March, contained 90 days. Second Quarter 2023, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2023 was 222 million bushels, down 2 percent from the first quarter 2023 grind of 225 million bushels and down 4 percent from the second quarter 2022 grind of 232 million bushels. Second quarter 2023 total flour production was 103 million hundredweight, down 2 percent from the first quarter 2023 and down 4 percent from the second quarter 2022. Whole wheat flour production at 4.29 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2023 accounted for 4 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2023 was 1.61 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2023 was 1.58 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2023 totaled 14.5 million bushels, down 16 percent from the first quarter 2023 and down 6 percent from the second quarter 2022. Second quarter 2023 durum flour and semolina production was 6.94 million hundredweight, down 17 percent from the first quarter 2023 and down 7 percent from the second quarter 2022. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 84,000 hundredweight, down 19 percent from 104,000 hundredweight in the first quarter 2023 but unchanged from 84,000 hundredweight from the second quarter 2022. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 92,551 tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 134,730 hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the second quarter of 2023 was 304,000 bushels, down 27 percent from the first quarter 2023 and down 22 percent from the second quarter 2022. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2023 was 137,000 hundredweight, compared to 189,000 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 9.66 hundredweight for the second quarter 2023. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2023 - June 2023 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 16,072 7,457 108,600 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 15,793 7,344 108,600 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 16,442 7,628 108,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 7,645 3,663 55,780 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 7,812 3,710 55,780 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 7,856 3,713 55,780 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 9,511 4,424 62,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 9,984 4,634 62,000 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 9,567 4,478 62,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 16,289 7,631 125,387 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 15,518 7,318 119,387 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 16,252 7,666 119,387 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 24,632 11,805 163,252 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 25,407 11,935 163,252 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 24,717 11,552 163,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 9,199 4,328 55,894 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 6,648 3,070 50,894 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 5,728 2,575 50,894 : Kansas : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 16,081 7,474 111,800 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 15,536 7,234 111,800 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 16,303 7,538 111,800 : Kentucky and Tennessee : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 8,983 4,130 57,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 8,633 4,006 59,000 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 8,385 3,882 59,000 : Maryland and Virginia : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 7,284 3,294 48,644 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 7,011 3,195 48,500 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 6,443 2,932 48,500 : Michigan : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 5,998 2,681 39,700 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 5,741 2,568 39,700 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 5,333 2,394 39,700 : Minnesota : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 11,147 5,169 80,120 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 10,619 4,967 80,120 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 10,845 5,039 80,120 : Missouri : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 12,371 5,560 92,800 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 12,630 5,893 92,800 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 11,159 5,161 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 14,232 6,454 101,450 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 12,647 6,041 101,450 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 13,213 6,326 101,450 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2023 - June 2023 with Comparisons (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : North Carolina : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 7,971 3,682 61,496 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 7,864 3,587 66,496 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 7,894 3,632 66,496 : North Dakota : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 15,231 7,101 100,100 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 14,926 7,010 103,600 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 14,729 6,801 103,600 : Ohio : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 13,263 5,940 79,900 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 13,012 5,795 79,900 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 11,844 5,355 79,900 : Pennsylvania : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 10,787 4,957 78,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 11,071 5,128 77,300 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 10,959 5,152 77,300 : Texas : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 13,632 6,303 92,000 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 13,506 6,223 92,000 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 13,144 6,070 86,000 : Other States 1/ : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 11,352 5,354 78,407 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 11,001 5,149 78,407 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 11,138 5,080 78,407 : United States : April 2022 - June 2022..........................: 231,680 107,407 1,592,330 January 2023 - March 2023.......................: 225,359 104,807 1,590,986 April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 221,951 102,974 1,584,986 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: April 2023 - June 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April - June 2022 : January - March 2023 : April - June 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 231,680 225,359 221,951 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 107,407 104,807 102,974 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 4,536 4,503 4,289 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,684,355 1,618,954 1,609,531 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,592,330 1,590,986 1,584,986 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 216,298 208,131 207,439 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 99,920 96,464 96,036 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 4,452 4,399 4,205 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,582,210 1,508,641 1,516,980 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,457,600 1,456,256 1,450,256 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 15,382 17,228 14,512 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 7,487 8,343 6,938 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 84 104 84 Millfeed production...........................tons: 102,145 110,313 92,551 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 134,730 134,730 134,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 391 418 304 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 174 189 137 Millfeed production.............................tons: 700 737 489 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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