Flour Milling Products ISSN: 2378-2498 Released August 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Second Quarter 2023, April through June, contained 91 days. First Quarter 2024, January through March, contained 91 days. Second Quarter 2024, April through June, contained 91 days. All wheat ground for flour during the second quarter 2024 was 226 million bushels, down less than 1 percent from the first quarter 2024 grind of 227 million bushels but up 2 percent from the second quarter 2023 grind of 222 million bushels. Second quarter 2024 total flour production was 105 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from the first quarter 2024 but up 2 percent from the second quarter 2023. Whole wheat flour production at 4.32 million hundredweight during the second quarter 2024 accounted for 4 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the second quarter 2024 was 1.61 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the second quarter 2024 was 1.60 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the second quarter of 2024 totaled 15.2 million bushels, down 9 percent from the first quarter 2024 but up 5 percent from the second quarter 2023. Second quarter 2024 durum flour and semolina production was 7.33 million hundredweight, down 9 percent from the first quarter 2024 but up 6 percent from the second quarter 2023. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 79,000 hundredweight, up 46 percent from 54,000 hundredweight in the first quarter 2024 but down 6 percent from 84,000 hundredweight from the second quarter 2023. Second quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 96,733 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 2024 was 382,000 bushels, up 1 percent from the first quarter 2024 and up 26 percent from the second quarter 2023. Rye flour production during the second quarter of 2024 was 172,000 hundredweight, compared to 175,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 137,000 hundredweight in the same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9,655 hundredweight for the second quarter 2024. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2024 - June 2024 with Comparisons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for : Wheat flour : Daily (24-hour) : flour : production : capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 16,442 7,628 108,600 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 16,093 7,448 109,600 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 15,564 7,361 109,600 : Colorado and Oklahoma : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 7,856 3,713 55,780 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 8,003 3,883 55,780 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 8,260 3,977 55,780 : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 9,567 4,478 62,000 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 9,692 4,558 62,000 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 9,151 4,268 62,000 : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 16,252 7,666 119,387 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 15,971 7,557 119,387 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 16,389 7,642 119,387 : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 24,717 11,552 163,252 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 24,831 11,700 163,252 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 25,215 11,735 163,252 : Iowa and Nebraska : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 5,728 2,575 50,894 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 6,705 3,109 50,850 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 6,561 3,005 50,850 : Kansas : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 16,303 7,538 111,800 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 16,249 7,525 111,800 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 16,331 7,528 111,800 : Kentucky and Tennessee : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 8,385 3,882 59,000 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 8,739 4,084 59,000 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 8,677 3,977 59,000 : Maryland and Virginia : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 6,443 2,932 48,500 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 6,012 2,716 48,500 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 5,837 2,680 48,500 : Michigan : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 5,333 2,394 39,700 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 5,829 2,672 47,700 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 5,938 2,708 47,700 : Minnesota : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 10,845 5,039 80,120 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 10,615 4,952 80,120 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 10,773 4,983 80,120 : Missouri : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 11,159 5,161 92,800 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 13,205 6,176 92,800 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 12,610 5,893 92,800 : New Jersey and New York : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 13,213 6,326 101,450 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 13,467 6,260 101,450 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 13,721 6,373 101,450 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: April 2024 - June 2024 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 2023 - June 2023..........................: 7,894 3,632 67,796 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 8,041 3,665 67,796 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 7,847 3,593 67,796 : North Dakota : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 14,729 6,801 103,600 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 15,404 7,240 104,000 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 15,972 7,424 106,000 : Ohio : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 11,844 5,355 89,600 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 12,492 5,593 89,600 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 12,040 5,423 89,600 : Pennsylvania : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 10,959 5,152 77,300 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 10,990 5,113 77,300 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 11,250 5,297 77,300 : Texas : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 13,144 6,070 86,000 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 13,137 6,094 86,000 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 13,248 6,079 86,000 : Other States 1/ : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 11,138 5,080 78,407 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 11,070 5,187 78,407 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 10,622 4,962 72,907 : United States : April 2023 - June 2023..........................: 221,951 102,974 1,595,986 January 2024 - March 2024.......................: 226,545 105,532 1,605,342 April 2024 - June 2024..........................: 226,006 104,908 1,601,842 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: April 2024 - June 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April - June 2023 : January - March 2024 : April - June 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 221,951 226,545 226,006 Flour production.............................1,000 cwt: 102,974 105,532 104,908 Whole wheat flour production...............1,000 cwt: 4,289 4,686 4,315 Millfeed production...............................tons: 1,590,508 1,606,401 1,605,149 Daily 24-hour capacity.............................cwt: 1,595,986 1,605,342 1,601,842 : Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour...............1,000 bushels: 207,439 209,854 210,811 Flour production.........................1,000 cwt: 96,036 97,494 97,576 Whole wheat production.................1,000 cwt: 4,205 4,632 4,236 Millfeed production...........................tons: 1,497,957 1,500,759 1,508,416 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 1,461,256 1,470,612 1,467,112 : Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..1,000 bushels: 14,512 16,691 15,195 Durum flour and semolina production......1,000 cwt: 6,938 8,038 7,332 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.................1,000 cwt: 84 54 79 Millfeed production...........................tons: 92,551 105,642 96,733 Daily 24-hour capacity.........................cwt: 134,730 134,730 134,730 : Rye : Rye ground for flour...................1,000 bushels: 304 377 382 Flour production...........................1,000 cwt: 137 175 172 Millfeed production.............................tons: 489 621 638 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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