Key facts
- US flour production saw an increase in the second quarter.
- This marks the end of a five-quarter period of declining production.
- Data is collected by surveying mills for quarterly reports.
Flour production in the United States experienced an increase during the April-June quarter, breaking a streak of declines that had lasted for five consecutive quarters. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) gathers this data through surveys of mills, as part of its Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program. The reports cover quarterly consumption of wheat and rye for flour, flour production, whole wheat flour, and millfeed, along with 24-hour milling capacity by region and across the U.S.