Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 3, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Second Quarter 2019, April through June, contained 91 days. First Quarter 2020, January through March, contained 91 days. Second Quarter 2020, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2020 was 219 million bushels, down 6 percent from the first quarter 2020 grind of 233 million bushels and down 3 percent from the second quarter 2019 grind of 225 million bushels. Second quarter 2020 total flour production was 102 million hundredweight, down 5 percent from the first quarter 2020 and down 2 percent from the second quarter 2019. Whole wheat flour production at 4.48 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2020 accounted for 4 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2020 was 1.56 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2020 was 1.61 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2020 totaled 19.4 million bushels, up 12 percent from the first quarter 2020 and up 21 percent from the second quarter 2019. Second quarter 2020 durum flour and semolina production was 9.13 million hundredweight, up 12 percent from the first quarter 2020 and up 20 percent from the second quarter 2019. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 173 thousand hundredweight, up 1 percent from 171 thousand hundredweight in the first quarter 2020 and up 29 percent from 134 thousand hundredweight from the second quarter 2019. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 133 thousand tons and the daily 24-hour milling capacity for durum and semolina production was 131 thousand hundredweight. Rye ground for flour during the second quarter of 2020 was 333 thousand bushels, down 36 percent from the first quarter 2020 and down 20 percent from the second quarter 2019. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2020 was 159 thousand hundredweight, compared to 244 thousand hundredweight in the previous quarter and 204 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 2020. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2020 - June 2020 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 16,814 7,896 121,100 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 17,488 8,172 121,100 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 16,438 7,657 121,100 : Colorado and Oklahoma : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 7,087 3,391 59,280 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 7,255 3,483 59,280 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,676 3,700 59,280 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 9,421 4,306 64,000 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 9,243 4,249 57,600 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,632 3,530 57,600 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 15,504 7,115 125,787 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 16,981 7,842 125,787 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 15,450 7,129 125,787 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 20,857 9,716 146,252 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 24,827 11,663 162,552 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 22,932 10,953 162,552 : Iowa and Nebraska : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,137 3,680 56,744 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 8,843 3,952 56,744 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 8,517 3,909 56,744 : Kansas : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 15,374 7,121 117,132 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 15,247 7,197 111,132 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 16,073 7,489 111,132 : Kentucky and Tennessee : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,850 3,889 52,650 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 9,278 4,296 52,500 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,125 3,285 52,500 : Maryland and Virginia : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 6,614 2,962 52,692 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 6,321 2,871 48,692 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 6,038 2,733 48,692 : Michigan : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 6,087 2,805 39,700 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 5,186 2,351 39,700 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 4,886 2,208 39,700 : Minnesota : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,973 6,510 120,220 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 11,822 5,506 93,460 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 10,946 5,099 93,460 : Missouri : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,329 5,666 92,800 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 13,423 6,220 92,800 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 14,369 6,722 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,476 6,268 102,150 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 13,264 6,288 103,350 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 11,675 5,640 103,350 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2020 - June 2020 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 2019 - June 2019..........................: 8,152 3,659 61,496 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 7,812 3,521 61,496 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 7,790 3,568 61,496 : North Dakota : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 13,749 6,330 93,500 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 14,431 6,557 93,500 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 13,590 6,176 93,500 : Ohio : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,836 5,847 92,900 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 13,827 5,950 88,400 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 14,036 6,298 88,400 : Pennsylvania : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,232 5,734 87,800 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 13,344 6,133 85,400 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 10,814 5,038 85,400 : Texas : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 12,743 5,930 90,750 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 13,134 6,172 90,750 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 12,250 5,737 90,750 : Other States 1/ : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 10,821 5,104 69,807 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 11,293 5,295 69,807 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 10,757 5,040 69,807 : United States : April 2019 - June 2019..........................: 225,056 103,929 1,646,760 January 2020 - March 2020.......................: 233,019 107,718 1,614,050 April 2020 - June 2020..........................: 218,994 101,911 1,614,050 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: April 2020 - June 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April - June 2019 : January - March 2020 : April - June 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 225,056 233,019 218,994 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 103,929 107,718 101,911 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 5,271 5,889 4,480 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,618,622 1,646,827 1,555,722 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,646,760 1,614,050 1,614,050 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 209,039 215,703 199,615 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 96,307 99,578 92,778 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 5,137 5,718 4,307 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,507,853 1,529,627 1,423,104 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,515,430 1,482,720 1,482,720 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 16,017 17,316 19,379 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 7,622 8,140 9,133 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 134 171 173 Millfeed production...........................tons: 110,769 117,200 132,618 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 131,330 131,330 131,330 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 414 524 333 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 204 244 159 Millfeed production.............................tons: (D) (D) 624 Daily 24-hour capacity...........................cwt: 9,785 9,785 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. 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