US whole wheat flour production edges upward

In the third quarter of 2024, whole wheat flour production in the US rose by 1.5% to 4.681 million cwts, marking the third consecutive quarter of growth compared to 2023, as reported by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Whole wheat flour now represents 4.4% of total US flour production, up from 4.3% the previous year. Year-to-date production increased by 2.1% to 13.682 million cwts, though it remains below historical levels. Conversely, whole wheat semolina production saw a 23% decline compared to the previous year. The article also highlights UkrAgroConsult's AgriSupp platform, which offers market intelligence for grains and oilseeds.

Production of whole wheat flour in July-September was 4.681 million cwts, up 69,000 cwts, or 1.5%, from 4.612 million cwts in July-September 2023, according to data issued Nov. 1 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the US Department of Agriculture. Mirroring total wheat flour production, it was the third straight quarter whole wheat flour outturn topped 2023 numbers. At 4.681 million cwts, whole wheat flour production in the third quarter was up from 2023 as well as up from 2022 at 4.63 million cwts. Third-quarter production was smaller than this year’s in every year prior to 2022, at least since NASS began tracking the data. Production was 4.974 million cwts in the third quarter of 2021 and peaked in 2015 at 6.326 million cwts. Whole wheat flour production accounted for 4.4% of total US flour production in July-September, up from 4.3% a year earlier and up from 4.1% in the second quarter of this year. Year-to-date whole wheat flour production was 13.682 ...