| Table 28--Wheat flour production |
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| Calendar year 1/ | Wheat ground for flour | Wheat flour extraction rate | Wheat flour production 2/ | Wheat millfeed production |
| (1,000 bushels) | (percent) | (1,000 cwt) | (1,000 tons) |
| 1988 | 769,689 | 74.5 | 344,154 | 6,145 |
| 1989 | 761,021 | 75.1 | 342,762 | 5,828 |
| 1990 | 788,186 | 74.9 | 354,348 | 6,109 |
| 1991 | 808,966 | 74.6 | 362,311 | 6,436 |
| 1992 | 833,339 | 74.2 | 370,829 | 6,707 |
| 1993 | 871,408 | 74.1 | 387,419 | 6,963 |
| 1994 | 884,707 | 73.9 | 392,519 | 7,186 |
| 1995 | 869,296 | 74.5 | 388,689 | 7,144 |
| 1996 | 878,070 | 75.5 | 397,776 | 7,042 |
| 1997 | 885,843 | 76.0 | 404,143 | 6,886 |
| 1998 | 895,369 | 74.3 | 398,914 | 6,955 |
| 1999 | 917,797 | 74.8 | 411,968 | 7,040 |
| 2000 | 944,868 | 74.3 | 421,270 | 7,374 |
| 2001 | 914,036 | 73.8 | 404,521 | 7,275 |
| 2002 | 889,414 | 74.0 | 394,700 | 6,893 |
| 2003 | 889,188 | 74.3 | 396,215 | 7,029 |
| 2004 | 876,047 | 74.9 | 393,925 | 6,764 |
| 2005 | 884,101 | 74.5 | 394,973 | 6,826 |
| 2006 | 894,527 | 75.2 | 403,391 | 6,916 |
| 2007 | 923,756 | 75.6 | 418,836 | 7,103 |
| 2008 | 907,979 | 76.4 | 416,283 | 6,753 |
| 2009 | 896,060 | 77.1 | 414,658 | 6,460 |
| 2010 | 901,843 | 77.1 | 417,396 | 6,480 |
| 2011 | 895,255 | 76.7 | 411,745 | 6,402 |
| 2012 | 921,853 | 76.0 | 420,365 | 6,637 |
| 2013 | 220,094 | 77.7 | 102,608 | 1,472 |
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1/ Data for current year are year to date. Recent data may be preliminary.
2/ Commercial production of wheat flour, whole wheat, and durum semolina and flour. cwt = hundredweight.
Source: Data through the 2nd quarter of 2011 was calculated using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census’ Flour Milling Products (MQ311A). Subsequent flour milling calculations are based on data from the North American Millers Association. |
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