United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2015 Summary May 2016 2015 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2015 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2015. All wheat ground for flour in 2015 was 923.6 million bushels. The total flour production was 424.9 million hundredweight, with the fourth quarter being the peak quarter of production at 108.8 million hundredweight produced. Total whole wheat flour production in 2015 was 24.1 million hundredweight. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2015 was 65.0 million bushels. The durum flour and semolina production was 30.4 million hundredweight, with the fourth quarter being the peak quarter of production with 17.4 million hundredweight produced. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2015 was 853 thousand hundredweight. In 2015, Rye ground for flour was 2.1 million bushels and rye flour production was 1.0 million hundredweight. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.......................: 15,643 7,389 120,671 April - June..........................: 16,231 7,520 120,671 July - September......................: 16,398 7,507 120,671 October - December....................: 16,478 7,637 120,671 Total 2015............................: 64,750 30,053 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.......................: 7,567 3,572 59,300 April - June..........................: 7,698 3,677 59,300 July - September......................: 7,883 3,736 59,300 October - December....................: 7,660 3,626 59,280 Total 2015............................: 30,808 14,611 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.......................: 11,348 5,138 64,100 April - June..........................: 10,161 4,621 64,100 July - September......................: 10,059 4,564 64,000 October - December....................: 10,128 4,693 64,000 Total 2015............................: 41,696 19,016 (X) : Idaho and Montana : January - March.......................: 6,635 3,025 44,337 April - June..........................: 6,951 3,270 46,437 July - September......................: 6,655 3,104 46,437 October - December....................: 6,801 3,101 46,737 Total 2015............................: 27,042 12,500 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.......................: 21,137 9,718 132,472 April - June..........................: 21,002 9,806 142,452 July - September......................: 22,156 10,223 142,452 October - December....................: 22,377 10,344 142,452 Total 2015............................: 86,672 40,091 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.......................: 8,751 3,993 64,376 April - June..........................: 8,997 4,086 64,376 July - September......................: 9,177 4,159 64,376 October - December....................: 9,047 4,188 64,376 Total 2015............................: 35,972 16,426 (X) : Kansas : January - March.......................: 13,626 6,293 116,532 April - June..........................: 13,911 6,400 116,032 July - September......................: 16,035 7,326 116,032 October - December....................: 15,796 7,257 116,032 Total 2015............................: 59,368 27,276 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.......................: 9,363 4,265 52,650 April - June..........................: 8,720 3,977 52,650 July - September......................: 9,190 4,126 52,650 October - December....................: 8,720 3,933 52,650 Total 2015............................: 35,993 16,301 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.......................: 7,707 3,427 52,192 April - June..........................: 7,531 3,374 52,192 July - September......................: 7,628 3,348 52,192 October - December....................: 7,488 3,361 52,192 Total 2015............................: 30,354 13,510 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2015 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.......................: 5,398 2,399 39,200 April - June..........................: 5,655 2,602 39,200 July - September......................: 5,394 2,444 39,200 October - December....................: 5,667 2,742 38,900 Total 2015............................: 22,114 10,187 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.......................: 14,626 6,681 117,520 April - June..........................: 14,696 6,841 117,520 July - September......................: 15,555 7,192 115,120 October - December....................: 15,927 7,371 115,120 Total 2015............................: 60,804 28,085 (X) : Missouri : January - March.......................: 12,266 5,514 88,185 April - June..........................: 12,238 5,462 88,185 July - September......................: 13,543 6,109 88,185 October - December....................: 13,531 6,247 88,185 Total 2015............................: 51,578 23,332 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.......................: 14,076 6,583 102,230 April - June..........................: 14,059 6,699 102,230 July - September......................: 14,790 6,808 102,230 October - December....................: 14,166 6,528 102,130 Total 2015............................: 57,091 26,618 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.......................: 7,075 3,230 61,596 April - June..........................: 7,682 3,522 61,496 July - September......................: 8,104 3,702 61,496 October - December....................: 7,767 3,578 61,496 Total 2015............................: 30,628 14,032 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.......................: 11,778 5,267 80,750 April - June..........................: 11,765 5,388 81,000 July - September......................: 12,212 5,590 81,000 October - December....................: 12,575 5,775 81,500 Total 2015............................: 48,330 22,020 (X) : Ohio : January - March.......................: 14,159 6,306 90,100 April - June..........................: 13,848 6,329 90,100 July - September......................: 13,929 6,604 86,700 October - December....................: 14,906 6,781 86,700 Total 2015............................: 56,842 26,020 (X) : Oregon, Utah, and Washington............: January - March.......................: 10,002 4,702 83,771 April - June..........................: 10,564 4,993 83,971 July - September......................: 10,817 5,005 83,971 October - December....................: 10,889 5,002 83,971 Total 2015............................: 42,272 19,702 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.......................: 12,268 5,580 93,880 April - June..........................: 13,075 5,988 93,880 July - September......................: 12,894 5,870 93,880 October - December....................: 12,829 5,864 93,880 Total 2015............................: 51,066 23,302 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2015 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.......................: 11,414 5,266 77,700 April - June..........................: 12,035 5,542 77,300 July - September......................: 11,887 5,401 77,300 October - December....................: 11,985 5,512 77,250 Total 2015............................: 47,321 21,721 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.......................: 10,450 4,768 68,837 April - June..........................: 10,633 5,007 67,807 July - September......................: 10,695 5,061 70,307 October - December....................: 11,147 5,261 70,307 Total 2015............................: 42,925 20,097 (X) : United States : January - March.......................: 225,289 103,116 1,610,399 April - June..........................: 227,452 105,104 1,620,899 July - September......................: 235,001 107,879 1,617,499 October - December....................: 235,884 108,801 1,617,829 Total 2015............................: 923,626 424,900 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X) Not applicable. 1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Flour Milling Production, and Capacity - United States: 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 225,289 227,452 235,001 235,884 923,626 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 103,116 105,104 107,879 108,801 424,900 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 6,122 5,513 6,326 6,154 24,115 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,601,309 1,643,116 1,713,970 1,682,552 6,640,947 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,610,399 1,620,899 1,617,499 1,617,829 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 208,979 212,260 218,908 218,443 858,590 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 95,433 98,032 100,429 100,612 394,506 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 5,967 5,343 5,987 5,965 23,262 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,489,375 1,538,002 1,602,633 1,561,550 6,191,560 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,483,152 1,493,152 1,489,752 1,490,082 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 16,310 15,192 16,093 17,441 65,036 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 7,683 7,072 7,450 8,189 30,394 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 155 170 339 189 853 Millfeed production...................................tons: 111,934 105,114 111,337 121,002 449,387 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 127,247 127,747 127,747 127,747 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 544 523 517 549 2,133 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 256 250 241 261 1,008 Millfeed production.....................................tons: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Daily 24-hour capacity...................................cwt: 9,365 9,365 9,365 9,365 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 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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