Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights First Quarter 2018, January through March, contained 90 days. Second Quarter 2018, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2018 was 227 million bushels, down slightly from the first quarter 2018 grind of 227 million bushels but up 1 percent from the second quarter 2017 grind of 224 million bushels. Second quarter 2018 total flour production was 105 million hundredweight, down slightly from the first quarter 2018 but up 1 percent from the second quarter 2017. Whole wheat flour production at 5.39 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2018 accounted for 5 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2018 was 1.59 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2018 was 1.64 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2018 totaled 15.8 million bushels, down 8 percent from the first quarter 2018 and down 2 percent from the second quarter 2017. Second quarter 2018 durum flour and semolina production was 7.62 million hundredweight, down 7 percent from the first quarter 2018 and down 1 percent from the second quarter 2017. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 130 thousand hundredweight, down 27 percent from 179 thousand hundredweight in the first quarter 2018 but up 4 percent from 125 thousand hundredweight from the second quarter 2017. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 107 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 123 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the second quarter of 2018 was 471 thousand bushels, down 1 percent from the first quarter 2018 but up 6 percent from the second quarter 2017. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2018 was 225 thousand hundredweight, compared to 234 thousand hundredweight in the previous quarter and 215 thousand hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9.79 thousand hundredweight for the second quarter 2018. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2018 - June 2018 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 16,237 7,642 120,671 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 16,753 7,834 122,171 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 16,968 7,918 122,171 : Colorado and Oklahoma : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 7,136 3,486 59,280 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 6,190 3,043 59,280 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 6,367 3,087 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 9,754 4,530 64,000 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 9,795 4,485 64,000 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 9,396 4,374 64,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 16,434 7,976 131,540 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 16,685 7,806 133,787 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 17,057 7,957 133,787 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 21,013 9,949 142,252 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 21,985 10,566 146,252 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 21,733 10,291 146,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,273 3,785 57,676 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 8,216 3,684 56,744 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 7,746 3,605 56,744 : Kansas : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 14,243 6,638 116,032 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 14,780 6,838 117,132 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 14,829 6,836 117,132 : Kentucky and Tennessee : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,494 3,886 52,650 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 8,424 3,926 52,650 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 8,601 3,974 52,650 : Maryland and Virginia : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 6,870 3,092 52,192 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 7,007 3,185 55,192 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 6,472 3,061 55,192 : Michigan : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 5,988 2,699 39,200 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 6,358 2,904 39,700 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 6,394 2,919 39,700 : Minnesota : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 14,711 6,834 115,120 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 14,664 6,772 120,120 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 14,350 6,600 120,220 : Missouri : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 12,052 5,476 88,185 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 13,011 5,968 84,800 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 12,082 5,558 84,800 : New Jersey and New York : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,877 6,568 102,150 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 13,339 6,310 102,150 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 13,373 6,271 102,150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2018 - June 2018 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 2017 - June 2017..........................: 8,061 3,653 61,496 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 7,905 3,567 61,496 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 8,255 3,741 61,496 : North Dakota : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,199 6,022 92,500 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 14,080 6,599 92,500 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 13,909 6,496 93,500 : Ohio : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 13,299 5,930 86,700 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 14,041 6,162 92,900 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 13,627 6,027 92,900 : Pennsylvania : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 12,137 5,627 90,400 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 11,855 5,557 90,200 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 12,552 5,904 90,200 : Texas : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 11,993 5,530 77,250 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 11,742 5,506 80,750 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 12,308 5,682 80,750 : Other States 1/ : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 10,716 5,145 70,307 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 10,317 4,900 69,807 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 10,608 5,002 69,807 : United States : April 2017 - June 2017..........................: 224,487 104,468 1,619,601 January 2018 - March 2018.......................: 227,147 105,612 1,641,631 April 2018 - June 2018..........................: 226,627 105,303 1,642,731 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: April 2018 - June 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April - June 2017 : January - March 2018 : April - June 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 224,487 227,147 226,627 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 104,468 105,612 105,303 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 5,350 5,711 5,386 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,578,569 1,606,569 1,594,864 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,619,601 1,641,631 1,642,731 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 208,490 210,033 210,870 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 96,812 97,456 97,686 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 5,225 5,532 5,256 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,467,375 1,488,631 1,487,812 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,492,554 1,518,401 1,519,401 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 15,997 17,114 15,757 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 7,656 8,156 7,617 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 125 179 130 Millfeed production...........................tons: 111,194 117,938 107,052 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 127,047 123,230 123,330 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 443 476 471 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 215 234 225 Millfeed production.............................tons: (D) (D) 1,189 Daily 24-hour capacity...........................cwt: 9,385 9,385 9,785 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. 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 Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch............................. (202) 720-2127 Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section................. (202) 720-2127 Natasha Bruton - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 401-0034 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (202) 720-3338 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet............. 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