Flour Milling Products - Annual Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Flour Milling Products
2021 Summary
May 2022

ISSN: 2470-9921

2021 Flour Milling Products
As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2021 Annual Summary of the Flour Millin g
Products contains quarterly data and annual totals for 2021.
All wheat ground for flour in 2021 was 913 million bushels, down 1 percent from 2020. The total flour production was
421 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from 2020. Total whole wheat flour production in 2021 was 19.8 million
hundredweight, down 2 percent from 2020.
Durum wheat ground for flour and semolina production in 2021 was 64.1 million bushels, down 10 percent from
2020. The durum flour and semolina production was 30.2 million hundredweight, down 11 percent from 2020.
Durum whole wheat flour and semolina production in 2021 was 707,000 hundredweight, up 15 percent from 2020.
In 2021, Rye ground for flour was 1.78 million bushels, down less than 1 percent from 2020. Rye flour production was
810,000 hundredweight, down 2 percent from 2020.

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All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity – Regions and United States: 2021
Region

Wheat ground for flour

Wheat flour production

Daily (24-hour) capacity

(1,000 bushels)

(1,000 cwt)

(cwt)

California
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

15,978
16,083
16,444
16,557
65,062

7,415
7,483
7,608
7,608
30,114

108,600
108,600
108,600
108,600
(X)

Colorado and Oklahoma
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

7,311
7,194
8,047
7,987
30,539

3,475
3,431
3,812
3,854
14,572

56,780
56,780
56,780
55,780
(X)

Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

8,830
8,595
9,387
9,160
35,972

4,038
3,899
4,207
4,136
16,280

59,000
59,000
59,000
59,000
(X)

Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

15,887
16,499
16,114
16,435
64,935

7,439
7,716
7,579
7,478
30,212

125,387
125,387
125,387
125,387
(X)

Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

25,011
23,934
25,083
25,223
99,251

11,772
11,253
11,663
11,807
46,495

163,252
163,252
163,252
163,252
(X)

Iowa and Nebraska
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

8,267
7,834
8,220
9,522
33,843

3,737
3,550
3,721
4,304
15,312

55,894
55,894
55,894
55,894
(X)

Kansas
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

14,751
14,698
16,029
16,101
61,579

6,891
6,954
7,445
7,519
28,809

111,132
111,132
111,132
112,300
(X)

Kentucky and Tennessee
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

8,515
8,365
8,803
9,183
34,866

3,942
3,908
4,075
4,116
16,041

57,000
57,000
57,000
57,000
(X)

Maryland and Virginia
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

6,457
6,149
6,742
6,493
25,841

2,914
2,797
3,041
2,953
11,705

48,644
48,644
48,644
48,644
(X)

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity – Regions and United States: 2021 (continued)
Region

Wheat ground for flour

Wheat flour production

Daily (24-hour) capacity

(1,000 bushels)

(1,000 cwt)

(cwt)

Michigan
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

5,329
5,571
5,722
6,065
22,687

2,400
2,499
2,556
2,716
10,171

39,700
39,700
39,700
39,700
(X)

Minnesota
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

11,035
10,919
11,421
11,643
45,018

5,162
5,113
5,320
5,461
21,056

80,120
80,120
80,120
80,120
(X)

Missouri
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

13,087
11,679
12,162
12,595
49,523

6,049
5,431
5,604
5,825
22,909

92,800
92,800
92,800
92,800
(X)

New Jersey and New York
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

12,754
13,820
14,295
14,228
55,097

5,882
6,408
6,596
6,551
25,437

101,450
101,450
101,450
101,450
(X)

North Carolina
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

7,442
7,917
8,280
7,915
31,554

3,349
3,596
3,770
3,600
14,315

61,496
61,496
61,496
61,496
(X)

North Dakota
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

14,727
14,930
14,369
14,679
58,705

6,696
6,648
6,392
6,656
26,392

93,100
93,100
93,100
93,100
(X)

Ohio
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

14,016
13,004
13,185
14,021
54,226

6,301
5,905
5,889
6,324
24,419

79,900
79,900
79,900
79,900
(X)

Pennsylvania
January - March ...................................................................
April - June............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December.............................................................
Total 2021.............................................................................

11,032
11,393
11,575
11,740
45,740

5,008
5,209
5,294
5,360
20,871

78,000
78,000
78,000
78,000
(X)

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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All Wheat Ground, Flour Production, and Capacity – Regions and United States: 2021 (continued)
Region

Wheat ground for flour

Wheat flour production

Daily (24-hour) capacity

(1,000 bushels)

(1,000 cwt)

(cwt)

Texas
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

13,039
13,177
13,212
13,745
53,173

6,003
6,092
6,104
6,363
24,562

92,000
92,000
92,000
92,000
(X)

Other States 1
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

11,055
11,528
11,717
11,469
45,769

5,162
5,428
5,485
5,429
21,504

78,407
78,407
78,407
78,407
(X)

United States
January - March....................................................................
April - June ............................................................................
July - September ..................................................................
October - December .............................................................
Total 2021 .............................................................................

224,523
223,289
230,807
234,761
913,380

103,635
103,320
106,161
108,060
421,176

1,582,662
1,582,662
1,582,662
1,582,830
(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: 2021
Item
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
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
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
Rye
Rye ground for flour ........................................................ 1,000 bushels
Flour production..................................................................... 1,000 cwt
Millfeed production ......................................................................... tons
Daily 24-hour capacity ...................................................................... cwt

January March

April June

July September

October December

Total
2021

224,523
103,635
4,860
1,630,892
1,582,662

223,289
103,320
4,866
1,627,510
1,582,662

230,807
106,161
4,974
1,683,427
1,582,662

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

913,380
421,176
19,788
6,639,123
(X)

207,284
95,549
4,717
1,514,286
1,450,932

207,979
96,073
4,719
1,522,072
1,450,932

215,146
98,856
4,736
1,579,755
1,450,932

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

849,260
390,996
19,081
6,204,039
(X)

17,239
8,086

15,310
7,247

15,661
7,305

15,910
7,542

64,120
30,180

143
116,606
131,730

147
105,438
131,730

238
103,672
131,730

179
109,368
131,730

707
435,084
(X)

457
209
921
9,655

444
201
890
9,655

431
193
(D)
9,655

449
207
(D)
9,655

1,781
810
3,420
(X)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.

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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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