United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2017 Summary May 2018 2017 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2017 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2017. All wheat ground for flour in 2017 was 918 million bushels, up slightly from 2016. The total flour production was 426 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from 2016. Total whole wheat flour production in 2017 was 22.5 million hundredweight, up 2 percent in 2016. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2017 was 66.4 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2016. The durum flour and semolina production was 31.8 million hundredweight, up 1 percent from 2016. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2016 was 607 thousand hundredweight, down 18 percent 2016. In 2017, Rye ground for flour was 1.80 million bushels, down 16 percent from 2016. Rye flour production was 883 thousand hundredweight, down 15 percent from 2016. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.................................: 16,247 7,706 120,671 April - June....................................: 16,237 7,642 120,671 July - September................................: 17,403 8,029 120,671 October - December..............................: 16,939 7,783 120,671 Total 2017......................................: 66,826 31,160 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.................................: 7,094 3,532 59,280 April - June....................................: 7,136 3,486 59,280 July - September................................: 7,719 3,773 59,280 October - December..............................: 7,215 3,495 59,280 Total 2017......................................: 29,164 14,286 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.................................: 9,807 4,563 64,000 April - June....................................: 9,754 4,530 64,000 July - September................................: 9,831 4,498 64,000 October - December..............................: 9,805 4,527 64,000 Total 2017......................................: 39,197 18,118 (X) : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington : January - March.................................: 16,410 7,960 131,540 April - June....................................: 16,434 7,976 131,540 July - September................................: 17,348 8,098 131,540 October - December..............................: 17,240 8,101 131,540 Total 2017......................................: 67,432 32,135 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.................................: 21,096 9,947 142,252 April - June....................................: 21,013 9,949 142,252 July - September................................: 22,120 10,291 142,252 October - December..............................: 22,456 10,614 142,252 Total 2017......................................: 86,685 40,801 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.................................: 8,224 3,795 57,676 April - June....................................: 8,273 3,785 57,676 July - September................................: 8,516 3,884 57,676 October - December..............................: 8,387 3,788 57,676 Total 2017......................................: 33,400 15,252 (X) : Kansas : January - March.................................: 13,975 6,555 116,032 April - June....................................: 14,243 6,638 116,032 July - September................................: 15,116 7,007 116,032 October - December..............................: 15,598 7,171 116,032 Total 2017......................................: 58,932 27,371 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.................................: 8,515 3,950 52,650 April - June....................................: 8,494 3,886 52,650 July - September................................: 8,889 4,068 52,650 October - December..............................: 8,964 4,094 52,650 Total 2017......................................: 34,862 15,998 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.................................: 6,752 3,050 52,192 April - June....................................: 6,870 3,092 52,192 July - September................................: 7,130 3,200 52,192 October - December..............................: 7,415 3,339 52,192 Total 2017......................................: 28,167 12,681 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2017 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.................................: 6,050 2,772 39,200 April - June....................................: 5,988 2,699 39,200 July - September................................: 6,727 3,020 39,200 October - December..............................: 6,738 3,059 39,200 Total 2017......................................: 25,503 11,550 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.................................: 14,854 6,862 115,120 April - June....................................: 14,711 6,834 115,120 July - September................................: 15,133 7,037 115,120 October - December..............................: 15,535 7,184 115,120 Total 2017......................................: 60,233 27,917 (X) : Missouri : January - March.................................: 12,564 5,713 88,185 April - June....................................: 12,052 5,476 88,185 July - September................................: 13,643 6,168 88,185 October - December..............................: 13,675 6,152 88,185 Total 2017......................................: 51,934 23,509 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.................................: 13,493 6,382 102,150 April - June....................................: 13,877 6,568 102,150 July - September................................: 14,119 6,612 102,150 October - December..............................: 13,970 6,435 102,150 Total 2017......................................: 55,459 25,997 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.................................: 7,970 3,593 61,496 April - June....................................: 8,061 3,653 61,496 July - September................................: 8,380 3,825 61,496 October - December..............................: 8,083 3,697 61,496 Total 2017......................................: 32,494 14,768 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.................................: 13,742 6,280 92,500 April - June....................................: 13,199 6,022 92,500 July - September................................: 13,509 6,364 92,500 October - December..............................: 13,998 6,621 92,500 Total 2017......................................: 54,448 25,287 (X) : Ohio : January - March.................................: 13,266 6,024 86,700 April - June....................................: 13,299 5,930 86,700 July - September................................: 13,149 5,902 86,700 October - December..............................: 14,201 6,425 86,700 Total 2017......................................: 53,915 24,281 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.................................: 11,854 5,569 90,400 April - June....................................: 12,137 5,627 90,400 July - September................................: 12,542 5,895 90,400 October - December..............................: 12,128 5,698 90,400 Total 2017......................................: 48,661 22,789 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2017 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.................................: 11,901 5,542 77,250 April - June....................................: 11,993 5,530 77,250 July - September................................: 12,044 5,529 77,250 October - December..............................: 12,260 5,680 77,250 Total 2017......................................: 48,198 22,281 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.................................: 10,150 4,910 70,307 April - June....................................: 10,716 5,145 70,307 July - September................................: 10,961 5,192 70,307 October - December..............................: 10,479 4,971 70,307 Total 2017......................................: 42,306 20,218 (X) : United States : January - March.................................: 223,964 104,705 1,619,601 April - June....................................: 224,487 104,468 1,619,601 July - September................................: 234,279 108,392 1,619,601 October - December..............................: 235,086 108,834 1,619,601 Total 2017......................................: 917,816 426,399 (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: 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 223,964 224,487 234,279 235,086 917,816 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 104,705 104,468 108,392 108,834 426,399 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 5,800 5,350 5,632 5,737 22,519 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,586,308 1,578,569 1,641,303 1,641,094 6,447,274 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,619,601 1,619,601 1,619,601 1,619,601 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 207,187 208,490 218,100 217,665 851,442 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 96,739 96,812 100,604 100,445 394,600 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 5,634 5,225 5,438 5,615 21,912 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,468,703 1,467,375 1,530,324 1,525,361 5,991,763 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,492,554 1,492,554 1,492,554 1,492,554 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 16,777 15,997 16,179 17,421 66,374 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 7,966 7,656 7,788 8,389 31,799 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 166 125 194 122 607 Millfeed production...................................tons: 117,605 111,194 110,979 115,733 455,511 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 127,047 127,047 127,047 127,047 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 457 443 406 495 1,801 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 222 215 206 240 883 Millfeed production.....................................tons: (D) (D) (D) 1,249 (D) Daily 24-hour capacity...................................cwt: 9,385 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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