United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2470-9921 Flour Milling Products 2019 Summary May 2020 2019 Flour Milling Products As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2019 Annual Summary of the Flour Milling Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2019. All wheat ground for flour in 2019 was 913 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2018. The total flour production was 422 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from 2018. Total whole wheat flour production in 2019 was 22.2 million hundredweight, down less than 1 percent from 2018. Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2019 was 66.5 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2018. The durum flour and semolina production was 31.5 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from 2018. Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2019 was 644,000 hundredweight, up 7 percent from 2018. In 2019, Rye ground for flour was 1.76 million bushels, down 4 percent from 2018. Rye flour production was 846,000 hundredweight, down 4 percent from 2018. All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : California : January - March.................................: 16,870 7,826 122,171 April - June....................................: 16,814 7,896 121,100 July - September................................: 17,046 7,916 121,100 October - December..............................: 17,370 8,133 121,100 Total 2019......................................: 68,100 31,771 (X) : Colorado and Oklahoma : January - March.................................: 6,673 3,248 59,280 April - June....................................: 7,087 3,391 59,280 July - September................................: 7,789 3,678 59,280 October - December..............................: 8,050 3,875 59,280 Total 2019......................................: 29,599 14,192 (X) : Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina : January - March.................................: 9,717 4,473 64,000 April - June....................................: 9,421 4,306 64,000 July - September................................: 9,015 4,166 64,000 October - December..............................: 8,684 3,996 57,600 Total 2019......................................: 36,837 16,941 (X) : Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington : January - March.................................: 15,907 7,319 125,787 April - June....................................: 15,504 7,115 125,787 July - September................................: 15,474 7,161 125,787 October - December..............................: 15,850 7,312 125,787 Total 2019......................................: 62,735 28,907 (X) : Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin : January - March.................................: 22,747 10,619 146,252 April - June....................................: 20,857 9,716 146,252 July - September................................: 24,158 11,282 176,252 October - December..............................: 24,133 11,529 176,252 Total 2019......................................: 91,895 43,146 (X) : Iowa and Nebraska : January - March.................................: 7,570 3,514 56,744 April - June....................................: 8,137 3,680 56,744 July - September................................: 8,536 3,885 56,744 October - December..............................: 8,482 3,884 56,744 Total 2019......................................: 32,725 14,963 (X) : Kansas : January - March.................................: 14,327 6,657 117,132 April - June....................................: 15,374 7,121 117,132 July - September................................: 15,152 7,016 117,132 October - December..............................: 14,599 6,786 111,132 Total 2019......................................: 59,452 27,580 (X) : Kentucky and Tennessee : January - March.................................: 8,265 3,828 52,650 April - June....................................: 8,850 3,889 52,650 July - September................................: 9,144 4,260 52,500 October - December..............................: 8,990 4,174 52,500 Total 2019......................................: 35,249 16,151 (X) : Maryland and Virginia : January - March.................................: 6,798 3,032 52,692 April - June....................................: 6,614 2,962 52,692 July - September................................: 7,021 3,159 52,692 October - December..............................: 6,786 3,083 52,692 Total 2019......................................: 27,219 12,236 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2019 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Michigan : January - March.................................: 5,970 2,767 39,700 April - June....................................: 6,087 2,805 39,700 July - September................................: 5,718 2,573 39,700 October - December..............................: 5,602 2,540 39,700 Total 2019......................................: 23,377 10,685 (X) : Minnesota : January - March.................................: 13,490 6,220 120,220 April - June....................................: 13,973 6,510 120,220 July - September................................: 13,919 6,454 120,220 October - December..............................: 13,923 6,473 111,460 Total 2019......................................: 55,305 25,657 (X) : Missouri : January - March.................................: 13,118 6,025 92,800 April - June....................................: 12,329 5,666 92,800 July - September................................: 13,195 6,030 92,800 October - December..............................: 13,718 6,406 92,800 Total 2019......................................: 52,360 24,127 (X) : New Jersey and New York : January - March.................................: 12,839 6,068 102,150 April - June....................................: 13,476 6,268 102,150 July - September................................: 14,035 6,450 102,150 October - December..............................: 14,635 6,796 103,350 Total 2019......................................: 54,985 25,582 (X) : North Carolina : January - March.................................: 8,223 3,703 61,496 April - June....................................: 8,152 3,659 61,496 July - September................................: 8,312 3,752 61,496 October - December..............................: 8,086 3,665 61,496 Total 2019......................................: 32,773 14,779 (X) : North Dakota : January - March.................................: 13,680 6,398 93,500 April - June....................................: 13,749 6,330 93,500 July - September................................: 14,105 6,339 93,500 October - December..............................: 14,321 6,491 93,500 Total 2019......................................: 55,855 25,558 (X) : Ohio : January - March.................................: 12,626 5,751 92,900 April - June....................................: 12,836 5,847 92,900 July - September................................: 12,741 5,765 92,900 October - December..............................: 13,042 5,872 88,400 Total 2019......................................: 51,245 23,235 (X) : Pennsylvania : January - March.................................: 12,093 5,629 87,800 April - June....................................: 12,232 5,734 87,800 July - September................................: 12,489 5,781 85,400 October - December..............................: 12,415 5,687 85,400 Total 2019......................................: 49,229 22,831 (X) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity - Regions and United States: 2019 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : Wheat ground for flour : Wheat flour production :Daily (24-hour) capacity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels 1,000 cwt cwt : Texas : January - March.................................: 12,488 5,792 90,750 April - June....................................: 12,743 5,930 90,750 July - September................................: 12,967 6,058 90,750 October - December..............................: 12,595 5,977 90,750 Total 2019......................................: 50,793 23,757 (X) : Other States 1/ : January - March.................................: 9,949 4,731 69,807 April - June....................................: 10,821 5,104 69,807 July - September................................: 10,959 5,103 69,807 October - December..............................: 11,147 5,241 69,807 Total 2019......................................: 42,876 20,179 (X) : United States : January - March.................................: 223,350 103,600 1,647,831 April - June....................................: 225,056 103,929 1,646,760 July - September................................: 231,775 106,828 1,674,210 October - December..............................: 232,428 107,920 1,649,750 Total 2019......................................: 912,609 422,277 (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: 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January - : April - : July - : October - : Total : March : June : September : December : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All wheat : Wheat ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 223,350 225,056 231,775 232,428 912,609 Flour production.....................................1,000 cwt: 103,600 103,929 106,828 107,920 422,277 Whole wheat flour production.......................1,000 cwt: 5,498 5,271 5,513 5,957 22,239 Millfeed production.......................................tons: 1,582,201 1,618,622 1,659,494 1,624,974 6,485,291 Daily 24-hour capacity.....................................cwt: 1,647,831 1,646,760 1,674,210 1,649,750 (X) Wheat, excluding durum : Wheat ground for flour.......................1,000 bushels: 206,880 209,039 215,847 214,393 846,159 Flour production.................................1,000 cwt: 95,695 96,307 99,327 99,416 390,745 Whole wheat production.........................1,000 cwt: 5,348 5,137 5,313 5,797 21,595 Millfeed production...................................tons: 1,467,928 1,507,853 1,551,290 1,503,421 6,030,492 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 1,516,501 1,515,430 1,542,880 1,518,420 (X) Wheat, durum : Wheat ground for flour and semolina..........1,000 bushels: 16,470 16,017 15,928 18,035 66,450 Durum flour and semolina production..............1,000 cwt: 7,905 7,622 7,501 8,504 31,532 Whole wheat durum flour and : semolina production.........................1,000 cwt: 150 134 200 160 644 Millfeed production...................................tons: 114,273 110,769 108,204 121,553 454,799 Daily 24-hour capacity.................................cwt: 131,330 131,330 131,330 131,330 (X) Rye : Rye ground for flour...........................1,000 bushels: 427 414 462 456 1,759 Flour production...................................1,000 cwt: 210 204 218 214 846 Millfeed production.....................................tons: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Daily 24-hour capacity...................................cwt: 9,785 9,785 9,785 9,785 (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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