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3rd Quarter 2007 Flour Production Is Largest Output in Six Years
by Josh Flint, Milling Journal editor
Washington, DC--With the Nov. 9 release of the U.S. Census
Bureau's Flour Milling Products Report, one thing was clear—2007
is shaping up to be a big year.
The 2007 3rd quarter production was estimated at 108,637,000
cwts., which is the second largest 3rd quarter production on
record.
The record was set with 2000's 3rd quarter production of 109,673,000
cwts.
With such a large 2007 3rd quarter output, millers have produced 310,754,000
cwts. thus far.
Barring any significant slowdowns, the industry should break the 4-million-cwt.
mark fairly easily—something that hasn't been done since 2001,
which had a total of 404,521,000 cwts.
Despite the large 2007 3rd Quarter output, it is unlikely that this
year will top the record 2000 production of 421,270,000 cwts. To do
so, millers would have to produce 110,516,000 cwts. in the final quarter
of 2007.
State Production
Kansas was again the top flour producing state with
9,720,000 cwts. of flour—approximately 1 million cwts. more than
the state produced in 2nd quarter.
California had the second-largest 3rd quarter production
by an individual state with 8,056,000 cwts.
Minnesota produced 7,777,000 cwts. of flour this quarter,
slightly higher than 2nd quarter's 7,324,000 cwts.
Missouri significantly ramped up its production from
last quarter. In 2nd quarter, Missouri produced 6,261,000 cwts.; for
3rd quarter, it produced 7,474,000 cwts.
[Flour
Milling Products Report]
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