Flour Milling Products - Quarterly Publication

Flour Milling Products
ISSN: 2378-2498

Released February 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).

Highlights
Fourth Quarter 2021, October through December, contained 92 days.
Third Quarter 2022, July through September, contained 92 days.
Fourth Quarter 2022, October through December, contained 92 days.
All wheat ground for flour during the fourth quarter 2022 was 229 million bushels, down 3 percent from the
third quarter 2022 grind of 237 million bushels and down 2 percent from the fourth quarter 2021 grind of 235 million
bushels. Fourth quarter 2022 total flour production was 107 million hundredweight, down 3 percent from the third quarter
2022 and down 1 percent from the fourth quarter 2021. Whole wheat flour production at 4.74 million hundredweight
during the fourth quarter 2022 accounted for 4 percent of the total flour production. Millfeed production from wheat in the
fourth quarter 2022 was 1.66 million tons. The daily 24-hour milling capacity of wheat flour during the fourth quarter
2022 was 1.58 million hundredweight.
Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production during the fourth quarter of 2022 totaled 16.5 million bushels,
up 5 percent from the third quarter 2022 and up 4 percent from the fourth quarter 2021. Fourth quarter 2022 durum flour
and semolina production was 8.02 million hundredweight, up 7 percent from the third quarter 2022 and up 6 percent from
the fourth quarter 2021. Whole wheat durum flour and semolina production was 120,000 hundredweight, down 2 percent
from 123,000 hundredweight in the third quarter 2022 and down 33 percent from 179,000 hundredweight from the
fourth quarter 2021. Fourth quarter durum wheat millfeed production was 103,085 tons and the daily 24-hour milling
capacity for durum and semolina production was 134,730 hundredweight.
Rye ground for flour during the fourth quarter of 2022 was 390,000 bushels, down 5 percent from the third quarter
2022 and down 13 percent from the fourth quarter 2021. Rye flour production during the fourth quarter of 2022 was
178,000 hundredweight, compared to 186,000 hundredweight in the previous quarter and 207,000 hundredweight in the
same quarter for the previous year. The daily 24-hour milling capacity for rye milling was 9,655 hundredweight for the
fourth quarter 2022.

All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity – Regions and United States:
October 2022 - December 2022 with Comparisons
Region

Wheat ground for
flour

Wheat flour
production

Daily (24-hour)
capacity

(1,000 bushels)

(1,000 cwt)

(cwt)

California
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

16,557
16,414
16,574

7,608
7,613
7,659

108,600
108,600
108,600

Colorado and Oklahoma
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

7,987
7,955
7,884

3,854
3,802
3,798

55,780
55,780
55,780

Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

9,160
9,656
9,884

4,136
4,438
4,648

59,000
62,000
62,000

Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

16,435
16,644
16,647

7,478
7,838
7,705

125,387
125,387
119,387

Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

25,223
25,936
25,185

11,807
12,075
11,714

163,252
163,252
163,252

Iowa and Nebraska
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

9,522
9,435
6,920

4,304
4,379
3,172

55,894
55,894
50,894

Kansas
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

16,101
16,881
16,235

7,519
7,754
7,492

112,300
111,800
111,800

Kentucky and Tennessee
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

9,183
9,184
8,759

4,116
4,262
3,969

57,000
57,000
57,000

Maryland and Virginia
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

6,493
7,040
6,703

2,953
3,183
3,038

48,644
48,644
48,500

Michigan
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

6,065
6,154
5,705

2,716
2,737
2,496

39,700
39,700
39,700

Minnesota
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

11,643
11,321
11,080

5,461
5,280
5,178

80,120
80,120
80,120

Missouri
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

12,595
12,625
12,659

5,825
6,156
5,963

92,800
92,800
92,800

New Jersey and New York
October 2021 - December 2021 ..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022................................................
October 2022 - December 2022 ..........................................

14,228
13,916
13,301

6,551
6,528
6,422

101,450
101,450
101,450
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All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity – Regions and United States:
October 2022 - December 2022 with Comparisons (continued)
Region

Wheat ground for
flour

Wheat flour
production

Daily (24-hour)
capacity

(1,000 bushels)

(1,000 cwt)

(cwt)

North Carolina
October 2021 - December 2021..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022 ...............................................
October 2022 - December 2022..........................................

7,915
8,079
7,576

3,600
3,678
3,470

61,496
61,496
61,496

North Dakota
October 2021 - December 2021..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022 ...............................................
October 2022 - December 2022..........................................

14,679
15,213
15,217

6,656
6,904
7,107

93,100
103,600
103,600

Ohio
October 2021 - December 2021..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022 ...............................................
October 2022 - December 2022..........................................

14,021
13,976
12,481

6,324
6,217
5,678

79,900
79,900
79,900

Pennsylvania
October 2021 - December 2021..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022 ...............................................
October 2022 - December 2022..........................................

11,740
11,044
11,381

5,360
5,106
5,302

78,000
78,000
78,000

Texas
October 2021 - December 2021..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022 ...............................................
October 2022 - December 2022..........................................

13,745
14,122
14,139

6,363
6,480
6,516

92,000
92,000
92,000

Other States 1
October 2021 - December 2021..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022 ...............................................
October 2022 - December 2022..........................................

11,469
11,609
11,133

5,429
5,429
5,220

78,407
78,407
78,407

United States
October 2021 - December 2021..........................................
July 2022 - September 2022 ...............................................
October 2022 - December 2022..........................................

234,761
237,204
229,463

108,060
109,859
106,547

1,582,830
1,595,830
1,584,686

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Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.

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Flour Milling Production, and Capacity – United States: October 2022 - December 2022
with Comparisons
Item

October - December 2021

July - September 2022

October - December 2022

All wheat
Wheat ground for flour .................................1,000 bushels
Flour production ...................................................1,000 cwt
Whole wheat flour production .......................... 1,000 cwt
Millfeed production ........................................................ tons
Daily 24-hour capacity .................................................... cwt

234,761
108,060
5,088
1,697,294
1,582,830

237,204
109,859
4,630
1,718,246
1,595,830

229,463
106,547
4,741
1,663,208
1,584,686

Wheat, excluding durum
Wheat ground for flour ..................................1,000 bushels
Flour production....................................................1,000 cwt
Whole wheat production ..................................1,000 cwt
Millfeed production ........................................................ tons
Daily 24-hour capacity .................................................... cwt

218,851
100,518
4,909
1,587,926
1,451,100

221,496
102,352
4,507
1,614,369
1,461,100

212,942
98,528
4,621
1,560,123
1,449,956

Wheat, durum
Wheat ground for flour and semolina ...........1,000 bushels
Durum flour and semolina production .................1,000 cwt
Whole wheat durum flour
and semolina production.............................. 1,000 cwt
Millfeed production ........................................................ tons
Daily 24-hour capacity .................................................... cwt

15,910
7,542

15,708
7,507

16,521
8,019

179
109,368
131,730

123
103,877
134,730

120
103,085
134,730

Rye
Rye ground for flour .......................................1,000 bushels
Flour production....................................................1,000 cwt
Millfeed production ........................................................ tons
Daily 24-hour capacity .................................................... cwt

449
207
(D)
9,655

411
186
777
9,655

390
178
620
9,655

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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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 .
Quarterly data can vary due to different firms reporting quarter to quarter. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling
errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured
directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ..................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section ....................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik – Crop Weather ........................................................................................................ (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates – Hemp, Oats, Soybeans........................................................................................... (202) 690-3234
David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports............................................................... (202) 720-8800
Michelle Harder – Barley, County Estimates, Hay ........................................................................ (202) 690-8533
James Johanson – Rye, Wheat ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Greg Lemmons – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ............................................................................. (202) 720-9526
Becky Sommer – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ................................................................................. (202) 720-7369
Lihan Wei – Peanuts, Rice............................................................................................................. (202) 720-7688

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