Milling & Baking News - April 14, 2015 - 16

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Small gain posted in national
flour output compiled by I.G.C.

prior years from 2,904,000 tonnes in
2008. Another Russian neighbor, Poland, produced 3,200,000 tonnes of
flour, down 13.5% from 2011.
South American flour output varLONDON - The slight uptrend in the preceding year and followed a deglobal flour production indicated pre- crease of 2.6% between 2010 and 2011. ied among countries largely dependThe second largest national pro- ing on the quality and quantity of doviously in data compiled by the International Grains Council appeared to ducer after the United States was mestic wheat production. Brazil, the
be continuing in the latest informa- Russia, placed at 10,200,000 tonnes in continent's most populous nation,
tion covering the 2012 calendar year. 2012, up 2% from the previous year. milled 8,165,000 tonnes, up 2.6% from
The I.G.C. collection of flour mill- This represented a continuing re- the previous calendar year.
Argentina, which exports large
ing data from around the world has bound from the recent low for Russia
quantities to Brazil, turned out
lagged by several years the current of 8,960,000 tonnes in 2010.
Neighboring Kazakhstan, a former 4,527,000 tonnes of flour in 2012, down
twelvemonth since the studies began several decades ago. In addition, member of the Soviet Union and cur- 5.5% from 2011. Other South American
current data are not available for the rently one of the major flour exporting producers showed slight gains.
The only Middle East country for
two largest wheat milling countries, nations, produced 4,009,000 tonnes
China and India. Thus, the assump- in 2012, up 4.2% from 2011. This in- which the I.G.C. has current output
tion of the direction in annual global crease followed gains in the several data was Turkey, producing 7,697,000
tonnes, down 1.5% from the
flour output does not reflect
prior year. Turkey and Kaknowledge of all major producNational flour production
zakhstan are leading flour
ers. Additionally, changes were
(Countries producing 1 million tonnes or more)
shippers, and Turkey's curmainly noted among the counrent output reflected a sharp
tries producing at least 1 mil(in 1,000 tonnes)
rise over 5,720,000 tonnes five
lion tonnes per year.
Per cent
Per cent
years ago in 2008. Turkey now
While fractional production
change
change
ranks among the world's leadgains dominated among the
2012 from 2011 2011 from 2010
ing flour milling countries.
major national flour producers
Belgium
1,125
-3.1%
1,161
0%
The vast "hole" created by
providing figures to the I.G.C.,
France
4,445
-1.0%
4,492
2.7%
the absence of China's flour
several significant reductions
Germany
5,598
-12.4%
6.387
13.7%
output data was emphasized by
also occurred.
Italy
3,884
0%
3,800
0%
recognizing that its last report
Decreases were especially
Netherlands
705
-29.5%
1,000
-15.3%
on flour production, in 2008,
severe in the European Union,
Spain
2,800
0%
2,800
3.7%
was 79,371,000 tonnes of wheat
including a drop of 12.4% for
United Kingdom 4,100
0
4,100
-19.1%
flour, more than four times
Germany, the bloc's largest
Hungary
905
-0.5%
910
-7.1%
the U.S. output in the same
flour miller, at 5,598,000 tonnes
Poland
3,200
-13.5%
3,700
23.3%
year. Without China and India,
in 2012. France, the second
Indonesia and Japan were the
largest E.U. miller, turned out
Romania
1,600
-0.6%
1,610
19.3%
largest flour producers in Asia.
4,445,000 tonnes, down 1%
Czech Republic
975
-11.4%
1,100
22.6%
Indonesia turned out 5,053,000
from 2011. One of the sharpAzerbaijan
1,381
4.0%
1,328
0.5%
tonnes, up 25% from 2011
est cuts for any country was
Belarus
800
4.7%
764
19.9%
in a pattern of sharp annual
29.5% in The Netherlands. OutKazakhstan
4,009
4.2%
3,846
2.5T
gains. Mills in Japan produced
put in the U.K. in 2012 totaled
Russia
10,200
2.0%
10,000
11.6%
4,853,000 tonnes, down 0.9%
4,100,000 tonnes, the same
Ukraine
2,603
0.6%
2,587
23.1%
from the preceding year.
as the prior year. Italian outCanada
2,200
-1.5%
2,233
-3.4%
Reflecting the lack of data
put also held quite steady, at
Mexico
3,198
-0.4%
3,211
5.1%
on Nigeria's output, Egypt
3,884,000 tonnes, a level that
United States 19,067
4.6%
18,235
-3.7%
and South Africa were the
has ruled for five successive
two principal flour millers in
years.
NAFTA
24,465
3.3%
23,679
-2.6%
Africa. Mills in Egypt turned
With no data provided for
Argentina
4,527
-5.5%
4,791
1.2%
out 5,913,000 tonnes, up
the two largest flour producBrazil
8,165
2.6%
7,957
4.6%
43.3% from 2011. But output
ers, China and India, the UnitChile
1,401
0.7%
1,391
-6.4%
in 2011 was down 22.5% from
ed States maintained its rank
Peru
1,255
0.3%
1,251
14.7%
2010 when the aggregate was
as the major milling nation in
Syria
0
0%
2,285
10.2%
5,325,000.
the I.G.C. global compilation.
Turkey
7,697
-1.5%
7,815
9.9%
South African mills proU.S. mills produced 19,067,000
Indonesia
5,053
25.0%
4,041
11.4%
duced 2,454,000 tonnes, a gain
tonnes of wheat flour in 2012,
Japan
4,853
-0.9%
4,899
1.8%
of 4.1% over the previous year.
the I.G.C. said, up 4.6% from
Korea
1,943
1.3%
1,918
-0.4%
Sudan also showed three years
the previous year. This was one
of increases, to reach 1,450,000
of the largest annual U.S. gains
Egypt
5,913
43.3%
4,127
-22.5%
tonnes in 2012.
in some time.
Sudan
1,450
2.8%
1,410
11.6%
Australia, known to be a subThe I.G.C. calculations, which
South Africa
2,454
4.1%
2,358
-1.6%
stantial wheat miller, has not
include Canada and Mexico,
submitted data to the I.G.C. since
provide a total for North AmeriTotal
141,171
0.5% 140,1422
-0.3%
2008 when it made 2,252,000
can mills, at 24,465,000 tonnes
Source: International Grains Council
tonnes of wheat flour. MBN
in 2012. That was up 3.3% from
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