United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2024 Summary May 2025 2024 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2024 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2024. All wheat ground for flour in 2024 was 916 million bushels, up 1 percent from 2023. The total flour production was 425 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from 2023. Total whole wheat flour production in 2024 was 18.2 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from 2023. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2024 was 65.3 million bushels, up 1 percent from 2023. The durum flour and semolina production was 31.5 million hundredweight, up 2 percent from 2023. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2024 was 289,000 hundredweight, down 23 percent from 2023. In 2024, Rye ground for flour was 1.44 million bushels, down 4 percent from 2023. Rye flour production was 657,000 hundredweight, down 3 percent from 2023. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.................................: 16,093 7,448 109,600 April - June....................................: 15,564 7,361 109,600 July - September................................: 15,985 7,446 109,600 October - December..............................: 16,190 7,602 109,600 Total 2024......................................: 63,832 29,857 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.................................: 8,003 3,883 55,780 April - June....................................: 8,260 3,977 55,780 July - September................................: 8,234 3,970 55,780 October - December..............................: 8,463 4,107 55,780 Total 2024......................................: 32,960 15,937 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.................................: 9,692 4,558 62,000 April - June....................................: 9,151 4,268 62,000 July - September................................: 9,064 4,211 62,000 October - December..............................: 9,339 4,405 62,000 Total 2024......................................: 37,246 17,442 (X) : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington : January - March.................................: 15,971 7,557 119,387 April - June....................................: 16,389 7,642 119,387 July - September................................: 16,773 7,784 119,387 October - December..............................: 17,156 8,010 119,387 Total 2024......................................: 66,289 30,993 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.................................: 24,831 11,700 163,252 April - June....................................: 25,215 11,735 163,252 July - September................................: 26,040 12,033 163,252 October - December..............................: 24,480 11,395 163,252 Total 2024......................................: 100,566 46,863 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.................................: 6,705 3,109 50,850 April - June....................................: 6,561 3,005 50,850 July - September................................: 6,679 3,152 50,850 October - December..............................: 6,889 3,223 51,125 Total 2024......................................: 26,834 12,489 (X) : Kansas : January - March.................................: 16,249 7,525 111,800 April - June....................................: 16,331 7,528 111,800 July - September................................: 16,824 7,692 111,800 October - December..............................: 17,169 7,997 111,800 Total 2024......................................: 66,573 30,742 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.................................: 8,739 4,084 59,000 April - June....................................: 8,677 3,977 59,000 July - September................................: 8,955 4,062 59,000 October - December..............................: 8,654 3,940 59,000 Total 2024......................................: 35,025 16,063 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.................................: 6,012 2,716 48,500 April - June....................................: 5,837 2,680 48,500 July - September................................: 6,115 2,756 48,500 October - December..............................: 5,846 2,655 48,500 Total 2024......................................: 23,810 10,807 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2024 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.................................: 5,829 2,672 47,700 April - June....................................: 5,938 2,708 47,700 July - September................................: 6,636 2,991 47,700 October - December..............................: 6,670 3,048 47,700 Total 2024......................................: 25,073 11,419 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.................................: 10,615 4,952 80,120 April - June....................................: 10,773 4,983 80,120 July - September................................: 10,975 5,101 80,120 October - December..............................: 10,726 4,990 80,120 Total 2024......................................: 43,089 20,026 (X) : Missouri : January - March.................................: 13,205 6,176 92,800 April - June....................................: 12,610 5,893 92,800 July - September................................: 13,240 6,198 92,800 October - December..............................: 13,449 6,190 92,800 Total 2024......................................: 52,504 24,457 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.................................: 13,467 6,260 101,450 April - June....................................: 13,721 6,373 97,350 July - September................................: 14,231 6,577 97,350 October - December..............................: 13,215 6,176 97,350 Total 2024......................................: 54,634 25,386 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.................................: 8,041 3,665 67,796 April - June....................................: 7,847 3,593 67,796 July - September................................: 7,824 3,564 67,796 October - December..............................: 7,943 3,614 67,796 Total 2024......................................: 31,655 14,436 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.................................: 15,404 7,240 104,000 April - June....................................: 15,972 7,424 106,000 July - September................................: 16,270 7,483 106,000 October - December..............................: 16,512 7,632 106,000 Total 2024......................................: 64,158 29,779 (X) : Ohio : January - March.................................: 12,492 5,593 89,600 April - June....................................: 12,040 5,423 89,600 July - September................................: 12,278 5,535 89,600 October - December..............................: 12,622 5,737 89,600 Total 2024......................................: 49,432 22,288 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.................................: 10,990 5,113 80,000 April - June....................................: 11,250 5,297 80,000 July - September................................: 11,542 5,451 80,000 October - December..............................: 11,366 5,354 80,500 Total 2024......................................: 45,148 21,215 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2024 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.................................: 13,137 6,094 86,000 April - June....................................: 13,248 6,079 86,000 July - September................................: 13,468 6,166 86,000 October - December..............................: 13,453 6,272 86,000 Total 2024......................................: 53,306 24,611 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.................................: 11,070 5,187 78,407 April - June....................................: 10,622 4,962 72,907 July - September................................: 11,258 5,236 72,907 October - December..............................: 10,644 4,984 72,907 Total 2024......................................: 43,594 20,369 (X) : United States : January - March.................................: 226,545 105,532 1,608,042 April - June....................................: 226,006 104,908 1,600,442 July - September................................: 232,391 107,408 1,600,442 October - December..............................: 230,786 107,331 1,601,217 Total 2024......................................: 915,728 425,179 (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: 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 226,545 226,006 232,391 230,786 915,728 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 105,532 104,908 107,408 107,331 425,179 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 4,686 4,315 4,681 4,548 18,230 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,606,401 1,605,149 1,641,584 1,636,755 6,489,889 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,608,042 1,600,442 1,600,442 1,601,217 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 209,854 210,811 216,052 213,698 850,415 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 97,494 97,576 99,522 99,081 393,673 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 4,632 4,236 4,595 4,478 17,941 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,500,759 1,508,416 1,538,120 1,528,701 6,075,996 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,473,312 1,465,712 1,465,712 1,466,487 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 16,691 15,195 16,339 17,088 65,313 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 8,038 7,332 7,886 8,250 31,506 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 54 79 86 70 289 Millfeed production...................................tons: 105,642 96,733 103,464 108,054 413,893 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 134,730 134,730 134,730 134,730 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 377 382 345 332 1,436 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 175 172 158 152 657 Millfeed production.....................................tons: 621 638 571 560 2,390 Daily 24-hour capacity...................................cwt: 9,655 9,655 9,655 9,655 (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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