United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2016 Summary May 2017 2016 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2016 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2016. All wheat ground for flour in 2016 was 915 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2015. The total flour production was 424 million hundredweight, down slightly from 2015. Total whole wheat flour production in 2016 was 22.2 million hundredweight, down 8 percent in 2015. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2016 was 66.7 million bushels, up 3 percent from 2015. The durum flour and semolina production was 31.3 million hundredweight, up 3 percent from 2015. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2015 was 736 thousand hundredweight, down 14 percent 2015. In 2016, Rye ground for flour was 2.15 million bushels, up 1 percent from 2015. Rye flour production was 1.04 million hundredweight, up 3 percent from 2015. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.................................: 16,269 7,609 120,671 April - June....................................: 16,105 7,555 120,671 July - September................................: 15,272 7,102 120,671 October - December..............................: 16,684 7,787 120,671 Total 2016......................................: 64,330 30,053 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.................................: 7,635 3,727 59,280 April - June....................................: 7,482 3,610 59,280 July - September................................: 7,692 3,779 59,280 October - December..............................: 7,392 3,649 59,280 Total 2016......................................: 30,201 14,765 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.................................: 10,009 4,688 64,000 April - June....................................: 9,798 4,449 64,000 July - September................................: 10,166 4,688 64,000 October - December..............................: 10,126 4,593 64,000 Total 2016......................................: 40,099 18,418 (X) : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington : January - March.................................: 16,095 7,591 132,508 April - June....................................: 16,740 7,842 131,540 July - September................................: 16,538 7,865 131,540 October - December..............................: 17,225 8,318 131,540 Total 2016......................................: 66,598 31,616 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.................................: 21,200 10,006 142,452 April - June....................................: 22,242 10,427 142,452 July - September................................: 22,223 10,349 142,452 October - December..............................: 21,779 10,196 142,452 Total 2016......................................: 87,444 40,978 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.................................: 8,215 3,787 64,376 April - June....................................: 7,962 3,645 64,376 July - September................................: 8,556 3,943 57,676 October - December..............................: 8,119 3,777 57,676 Total 2016......................................: 32,852 15,152 (X) : Kansas : January - March.................................: 14,236 6,588 116,032 April - June....................................: 14,139 6,516 116,032 July - September................................: 14,845 6,934 116,032 October - December..............................: 14,320 6,691 116,032 Total 2016......................................: 57,540 26,729 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.................................: 8,600 3,953 52,650 April - June....................................: 8,493 3,902 52,650 July - September................................: 8,809 4,028 52,650 October - December..............................: 8,757 4,102 52,650 Total 2016......................................: 34,659 15,985 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.................................: 7,523 3,312 52,192 April - June....................................: 7,182 3,238 52,192 July - September................................: 7,475 3,372 52,192 October - December..............................: 7,344 3,296 52,192 Total 2016......................................: 29,524 13,218 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2016 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.................................: 5,779 2,591 39,200 April - June....................................: 5,915 2,650 39,200 July - September................................: 6,808 3,039 39,200 October - December..............................: 5,483 2,465 39,200 Total 2016......................................: 23,985 10,745 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.................................: 14,754 6,841 115,120 April - June....................................: 15,025 6,896 115,120 July - September................................: 15,574 7,105 115,120 October - December..............................: 15,752 7,231 115,120 Total 2016......................................: 61,105 28,073 (X) : Missouri : January - March.................................: 12,546 5,580 88,185 April - June....................................: 11,523 5,299 88,185 July - September................................: 12,280 5,579 88,185 October - December..............................: 13,114 5,852 88,185 Total 2016......................................: 49,463 22,310 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.................................: 13,458 6,396 102,150 April - June....................................: 13,963 6,637 102,150 July - September................................: 15,090 7,124 102,150 October - December..............................: 14,681 6,950 102,150 Total 2016......................................: 57,192 27,107 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.................................: 7,910 3,521 61,496 April - June....................................: 8,047 3,664 61,496 July - September................................: 8,530 3,811 61,496 October - December..............................: 8,234 3,733 61,496 Total 2016......................................: 32,721 14,729 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.................................: 11,878 5,489 81,000 April - June....................................: 12,385 5,720 81,000 July - September................................: 12,325 5,756 92,500 October - December..............................: 14,673 6,652 92,500 Total 2016......................................: 51,261 23,617 (X) : Ohio : January - March.................................: 13,709 6,223 86,700 April - June....................................: 12,177 5,469 86,700 July - September................................: 15,519 6,978 86,700 October - December..............................: 14,081 6,364 86,700 Total 2016......................................: 55,486 25,034 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.................................: 12,061 5,552 90,400 April - June....................................: 12,320 5,612 90,400 July - September................................: 12,251 5,553 90,400 October - December..............................: 12,245 5,685 90,400 Total 2016......................................: 48,877 22,402 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2016 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.................................: 11,722 5,442 77,250 April - June....................................: 12,133 5,602 77,250 July - September................................: 12,379 5,729 77,250 October - December..............................: 12,312 5,734 77,250 Total 2016......................................: 48,546 22,507 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.................................: 10,621 5,013 70,307 April - June....................................: 10,751 5,090 70,307 July - September................................: 11,059 5,157 70,307 October - December..............................: 10,321 5,005 70,307 Total 2016......................................: 42,752 20,265 (X) : United States : January - March.................................: 224,220 103,909 1,615,969 April - June....................................: 224,382 103,823 1,615,001 July - September................................: 233,391 107,891 1,619,801 October - December..............................: 232,642 108,080 1,619,801 Total 2016......................................: 914,635 423,703 (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: 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 224,220 224,382 233,391 232,642 914,635 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 103,909 103,823 107,891 108,080 423,703 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 5,519 5,186 6,053 5,410 22,168 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,595,910 1,613,972 1,687,374 1,659,496 6,556,752 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,615,969 1,615,001 1,619,801 1,619,801 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 207,524 208,917 217,082 214,367 847,890 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 96,200 96,485 100,154 99,526 392,365 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 5,310 5,024 5,872 5,226 21,432 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,482,612 1,506,217 1,573,865 1,534,621 6,097,315 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,488,222 1,487,954 1,492,754 1,492,754 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 16,696 15,465 16,309 18,275 66,745 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 7,709 7,338 7,737 8,554 31,338 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 209 162 181 184 736 Millfeed production...................................tons: 113,298 107,755 113,509 124,875 459,437 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 127,747 127,047 127,047 127,047 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 548 628 474 499 2,149 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 267 303 233 238 1,041 Millfeed production.....................................tons: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Daily 24-hour capacity...................................cwt: 9,375 9,385 9,385 9,385 (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. 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