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scrutiny when the Census Bureau raised
total U.S. flour production for that year
to a record 421,270,000 cwts and, perhaps
more importantly, associated flour milling
operating rate rose to more than 90%.
Until 2001, the operating rate for "all
other" states usually appeared to be out
of step with the rest of the nation. Production in more than one of these unreported states obviously averaged well
above 100% of six-day capacity.
The North American Millers' Association provides funding to the Census Bureau in support of compiling flour milling statistics.

No states average above 100%
Data for the individual states revealed a
number of examples of sharply fluctuating
grind in contrast to a fairly stable performance recorded by the overall country. No
state averaged more than 100% of six-day
capacity in the period from 2002 through
2005, compared with one in 2001, and
none also in the period 1997 through 2000.
Flour mills in four states in 2005 ran at
90% or better of six-day capacity, up from
only two states in 2004 but still down
from five in 2003.
Mills in seven states ran in a range of
80% to 90% of six-day capacity in 2005,

down from 10 in 2004, and eight states
in 2003. It was nine in 2002, eight in 2001
and 2000 and seven in 1999.
Mills in three states in 2005 as well as
2004 ran 70% to 80%, while two states
ran at that rate in 2003, down from five
in 2002 but up from only one in 2001.
One state ran at less than 70% in 2005
while there were none in 2004.
For the second successive year, the
highest state grind in 2005 was by Ohio,
which ran at 96.3% of six-day capacity,
up from 92.2% (308 days) in 2004, 87.9%
in 2003 and 93.2% in 2002.
Oregon and Washington combined
ranked second in 2005, at 92.3%, up
from 84.7% in 2004.
New York state was third in 2005 at
90.5%, up sharply from 81.9% in 2004.
California and Hawaii combined
came in fourth at 90.3% in 2005, up
from 85.1% in 2004.
Pennsylvania ranked fifth at 89.6%
in 2005, up from 85.9% in 2004.
North Dakota mills ran at 86.6% of
six-day capacity, followed by Illinois
at 86%; Utah, 84.5%; Iowa, 83.7%;
Missouri, 83.2%; Texas, 82.9%; Kansas, 78.4% Minnesota, 71%; Michigan,
70.5% and North Carolina, 68.5%.
Kansas, the leader in flour produc-

tion and third in rate of grind in 2004,
dipped to 12th in 2005, at 78.4%, down
8.8 percentage points from 87.2% in
the prior year. It was the slowest grind
for the state in recent memory. The per
cent drop also was the sharpest recorded by any state.

Production, capacity in line
Despite a number of exceptions, leading producing states in 2005 continued to
show somewhat parallel rankings in both
capacity and flour production. Although
Kansas, along with California and Hawaii combined as well as Minnesota, continued to hold the first three places, respectively, the summary reveals that Minnesota capacity surpassed California and
Hawaii although in output it remained in
third place behind California. Pennsylvania was fourth in both capacity and production and while Missouri took fourth
on capacity, it only managed seventh on
output. New York state, achieving sixth
on capacity, attained fifth on production.
Ohio was seventh in capacity and sixth in
output. Kansas, while again securing first
in both capacity and production, showed
a large capacity gain in 2005, while dropping sharply on output. This resulted in a
precipitous fall in rate of grind. California

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