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Data

Largest flour production, state groupings
(1,000 cwts)

2018

1. llinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
2. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah
and Washington
3. California
4. Kansas
5. North Dakota
6. Minnesota
7. New Jersey and New York
8. Ohio
9. Missouri
10. Pennsylvania
Other states1/
United States

Per cent Daily milling Rate of
of total
capacity
grind

42,459

9.9%

146,252

94.6%

31,736
31,382
28,122
27,173
26,729
25,690
24,089
24,001
23,170
19,627
426,871

7.4%
7.4%
6.6%
6.4%
6.3%
6.0%
5.6%
5.6%
5.4%
4.6%
100.0%

133,787
122,171
117,132
93,500
120,220
102,150
92,900
84,800
87,800
69,807
1,650,331

77.3%
83.7%
78.2%
94.7%
72.4%
81.9%
84.5%
92.2%
86.0%
91.6%
84.3%

1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to

avoid disclosing individual operations.
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.D.A.

mills for the fourth quarter of 2018 was
placed at a new high of 1,650,000 cwts,
up from 1,643,000 in the third quarter
and 1,620,000 a year ago. It was up from
1,621,000 cwts in April-June 2015, the
record through 2017.
According to NASS, wheat grind
by U.S. mills in October-December totaled 231,661,000 bus, down 1.5% from
235,086,000 bus in the fourth quarter
of 2017. It was also down 0.5% from
232,938,000 in the third quarter. The record was 247,738,000 bus in the fourth
quarter of 2000.
Extraction in the fourth quarter was
77.5%, up from 77.4% in the third quarter and 77.2% a year ago.
Millfeed production in the fourth
quarter totaled 1,628,348 tons, down
0.8% from 1,641,094 a year back. It was
up slightly from 1,628,236 tons in JulySeptember. The record was 1,947,407
tons in October-December 2000.
Semolina output in the fourth quarter aggregated 8,300,000 cwts, down
1.1% from 8,389,000 a year ago. It was
up 5.4% over 7,877,000 in the third
quarter. Durum grind in October-December totaled 17,538,000 bus, against
17,421,000 a year ago, up 0.7%. It
moved up 5.2% over 16,677,000 bus in
the third quarter.
Rye production in October-December
totaled 210,000 cwts, which was down
2.5% from 240,000 in October-December
2017. It was down slightly from 211,000
in the third quarter. Rye grind in the
fourth quarter aggregated 436,000 bus,
against 444,000 in the third quarter and
495,000 a year ago.
Among states and state groupings NASS
showed Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin in
first place in flour production, with output
total of 42,459,000 cwts in 2018, up 4.1% from
40,801,000 cwts in 2017. Its fourth-quarter
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State flour data, 2018
Total flour
production Operating Daily
(1,000 cwts)
rate
milling
2018
2018
capacity
California
31,382
83.7% 122,171
Colorado and Oklahoma
12,901
70.9%
59,280
Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina
17,668
89.9%
64,000
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington 31,736
77.3% 133,787
Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
42,459
94.6% 146,252
Iowa and Nebraska
14,919
85.6%
56,744
Kansas
28,122
78.2% 117,132
Kentucky and Tennessee
16,046
99.3%
52,650
Maryland and Virginia
12,429
73.4%
55,192
Michigan
11,427
93.8%
39,700
Minnesota
26,729
72.4% 120,220
Missouri
24,001
92.2%
84,800
New Jersey and New York
25,690
81.9% 102,150
North Carolina
14,491
76.8%
61,496
North Dakota
27,173
94.7%
93,500
Ohio
24,089
84.5%
92,900
Pennsylvania
23,170
86.0%
87,800
Texas
22,812
81.9%
90,750
Other states1/
19,627
91.6%
69,807

24-hour capacity
was 146,452 cwts,
up 4,000 from the
prior year. The
United States
426,871
84.3% 1,650,331
regional operat1/ Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, and Louisiana combined to
ing rate averaged
avoid disclosing individual operations.
94.6% of capacity
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S.D.A.
in 2018, up from
93.7% in 2017.
In second place was Idaho, Montana, Iowa and Nebraska, 14,919,000; North
Oregon, Utah and Washington, which Carolina, 14,491,000; Colorado and Oklaproduced a total of 31,736,000 cwts, homa, 12,901,000; Maryland and Virginia,
down 1.2% from 32,135,000 in the prior 12,429,000; and Michigan, 11,427,000.
year, with capacity at 133,787 cwts and
All other states are Alabama, Arizona,
grind averaging 77.3% against 79.8% in Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine and Lou2017.
isiana. Their output in 2018 aggregated
California was the single state leader 19,627,000 cwts, against 20,218,000 in
and ranked third, turning out 31,382,000 2017. Capacity was 69,807 and grind was
cwts, gaining 0.7% over 31,160,000 in 91.6%, down from 94%.
2017. Its daily capacity was 122,171 cwts
U.S aggregate capacity in the fourth
and grind rate was 83.7% against 84.4%. quarter totaled 1,650,331 cwts (rounded
Kansas placed at fourth (fifth a year elsewhere in the report) up 30,730 from
ago and sixth two years ago) in wheat 1,619,601 a year ago. Other states were
flour output among states and state down 500 cwts.
groupings - but for many decades
Minnesota gained 5,100 cwts; Illinois,
the U.S. leader. Kansas production was Indiana and Wisconsin, 4,000; Maryland
28,122,000 cwts, against 27,371,000, ca- and Virginia, 3,000; Idaho, Montana,
pacity 117,132 cwts and grind 78.2% Oregon, Utah and Washington, 2,247;
against 77.1%.
California, 1,500; Kansas, 1,100; North
Advancing significantly in rank- Dakota, 1,000 and Michigan, 500. Mising, North Dakota was fifth producing souri was down 3,385; Pennsylvania
27,173,000 cwts against 25,287,000 in was down 2,600 and Iowa and Nebraska
2017. Capacity was 93,500 and rate of were down 932. Other states and groupgrind 94.7%.
ings were unchanged.
Minnesota was sixth at 26,729,000
NASS indicated a modest revision for
cwts, against 27,917,000, capacity, the third quarter. The only change was
120,220, and rate of grind, 72.4%.
the July-September total, up 14,000 cwts
Following next was New Jersey to 108,237,000 cwts.
and New York at 25,690,000 cwts;
NASS made significant changes in
Ohio, 24,089,000; Missouri, 24,001,000; October-December 2018 capacity data as
Pennsylvania, 23,170,000; and Texas, compared to a year ago. A similar report
22,812,000.
issued Feb. 1, 2017, made no changes.
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Additional revisions may yet be anstate grouping was at 17,668,000 cwts; ticipated in the summary to be released
Kentucky and Tennessee, 16,046,000; along with the first quarter of 2019. MBN
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