Surveys

Flour Milling Products (CAIR Program)

Publications

NASS publishes a quarterly Flour Milling Products report with flour production and capacity on the regional and U.S. level.

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Methodology

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.

Surveys

The Flour Milling Products Report is a quarterly release which provides aggregated data from the following survey:

  • Flour Milling Products (Production and Capacity)

Operation Profile Data
  • 183 facilities
  • 1,594,755 cwt. 24-hour milling capacity

Last Modified: 05/04/2018