United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2023 Summary May 2024 2023 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2023 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2023. All wheat ground for flour in 2023 was 904 million bushels, down 3 percent from 2022. The total flour production was 420 million hundredweight, down 2 percent from 2022. Total whole wheat flour production in 2023 was 18.0 million hundredweight, down 6 percent from 2022. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2023 was 64.8 million bushels, up 2 percent from 2022. The durum flour and semolina production was 30.9 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from 2022. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2023 was 375,000 hundredweight, down 11 percent from 2022. In 2023, Rye ground for flour was 1.50 million bushels, down 8 percent from 2022. Rye flour production was 674,000 hundredweight, down 9 percent from 2022. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.................................: 15,793 7,344 108,600 April - June....................................: 16,442 7,628 108,600 July - September................................: 16,496 7,590 108,600 October - December..............................: 15,776 7,392 108,600 Total 2023......................................: 64,507 29,954 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.................................: 7,812 3,710 55,780 April - June....................................: 7,856 3,713 55,780 July - September................................: 8,151 4,087 55,780 October - December..............................: 8,295 4,040 55,780 Total 2023......................................: 32,114 15,550 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.................................: 9,984 4,634 62,000 April - June....................................: 9,567 4,478 62,000 July - September................................: 9,772 4,532 62,000 October - December..............................: 9,914 4,679 62,000 Total 2023......................................: 39,237 18,323 (X) : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington : January - March.................................: 15,518 7,318 119,387 April - June....................................: 16,252 7,666 119,387 July - September................................: 16,131 7,576 119,387 October - December..............................: 15,960 7,468 119,387 Total 2023......................................: 63,861 30,028 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.................................: 25,407 11,935 163,252 April - June....................................: 24,717 11,552 163,252 July - September................................: 25,990 12,194 163,252 October - December..............................: 24,605 11,672 163,252 Total 2023......................................: 100,719 47,353 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.................................: 6,648 3,070 50,894 April - June....................................: 5,728 2,575 50,894 July - September................................: 6,241 2,900 50,894 October - December..............................: 6,775 3,113 50,894 Total 2023......................................: 25,392 11,658 (X) : Kansas : January - March.................................: 15,536 7,234 111,800 April - June....................................: 16,303 7,538 111,800 July - September................................: 16,338 7,463 111,800 October - December..............................: 15,911 7,410 111,800 Total 2023......................................: 64,088 29,645 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.................................: 8,633 4,006 59,000 April - June....................................: 8,385 3,882 59,000 July - September................................: 8,729 4,090 59,000 October - December..............................: 8,376 3,878 59,000 Total 2023......................................: 34,123 15,856 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.................................: 7,011 3,195 48,500 April - June....................................: 6,443 2,932 48,500 July - September................................: 6,587 2,963 48,500 October - December..............................: 6,443 2,874 48,500 Total 2023......................................: 26,484 11,964 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2023 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.................................: 5,741 2,568 39,700 April - June....................................: 5,333 2,394 39,700 July - September................................: 5,815 2,610 39,700 October - December..............................: 5,612 2,524 39,700 Total 2023......................................: 22,501 10,096 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.................................: 10,619 4,967 80,120 April - June....................................: 10,845 5,039 80,120 July - September................................: 11,219 5,274 80,120 October - December..............................: 10,930 5,065 80,120 Total 2023......................................: 43,613 20,345 (X) : Missouri : January - March.................................: 12,630 5,893 92,800 April - June....................................: 11,159 5,161 92,800 July - September................................: 12,773 5,996 92,800 October - December..............................: 12,674 5,851 92,800 Total 2023......................................: 49,236 22,901 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.................................: 12,647 6,041 101,450 April - June....................................: 13,213 6,326 101,450 July - September................................: 13,853 6,356 101,450 October - December..............................: 14,003 6,447 101,450 Total 2023......................................: 53,716 25,170 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.................................: 7,864 3,587 67,796 April - June....................................: 7,894 3,632 67,796 July - September................................: 8,002 3,647 67,796 October - December..............................: 7,973 3,649 67,796 Total 2023......................................: 31,733 14,515 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.................................: 14,926 7,010 103,600 April - June....................................: 14,729 6,801 103,600 July - September................................: 15,552 7,175 104,000 October - December..............................: 16,154 7,454 104,000 Total 2023......................................: 61,361 28,440 (X) : Ohio : January - March.................................: 13,012 5,795 89,600 April - June....................................: 11,844 5,355 89,600 July - September................................: 12,599 5,639 89,600 October - December..............................: 12,204 5,495 89,600 Total 2023......................................: 49,659 22,284 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.................................: 11,071 5,128 77,300 April - June....................................: 10,959 5,152 77,300 July - September................................: 11,413 5,336 77,300 October - December..............................: 10,837 5,045 77,300 Total 2023......................................: 44,280 20,661 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2023 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.................................: 13,506 6,223 92,000 April - June....................................: 13,144 6,070 86,000 July - September................................: 13,506 6,184 86,000 October - December..............................: 13,292 6,150 86,000 Total 2023......................................: 53,448 24,627 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.................................: 11,001 5,149 78,407 April - June....................................: 11,138 5,080 78,407 July - September................................: 11,335 5,258 78,407 October - December..............................: 10,915 5,141 78,407 Total 2023......................................: 44,389 20,628 (X) : United States : January - March.................................: 225,359 104,807 1,601,986 April - June....................................: 221,951 102,974 1,595,986 July - September................................: 230,502 106,870 1,596,386 October - December..............................: 226,649 105,347 1,596,386 Total 2023......................................: 904,461 419,998 (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: 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 225,359 221,951 230,502 226,649 904,461 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 104,807 102,974 106,870 105,347 419,998 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 4,503 4,289 4,612 4,580 17,984 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,618,954 1,590,508 1,665,070 1,598,055 6,472,587 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,601,986 1,595,986 1,596,386 1,596,386 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 208,131 207,439 214,420 209,651 839,641 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 96,464 96,036 99,230 97,363 389,093 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 4,399 4,205 4,501 4,504 17,609 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,508,641 1,497,957 1,559,225 1,490,329 6,056,152 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,467,256 1,461,256 1,461,656 1,461,656 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 17,228 14,512 16,082 16,998 64,820 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 8,343 6,938 7,640 7,984 30,905 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 104 84 111 76 375 Millfeed production...................................tons: 110,313 92,551 105,845 107,726 416,435 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 134,730 134,730 134,730 134,730 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 418 304 391 390 1,503 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 189 137 174 174 674 Millfeed production.....................................tons: 737 489 669 659 2,554 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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