MQ311A Flour Milling Products

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2007

MQ311A — FLOUR MILLING PRODUCTS
(PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND CAPACITY)
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of survey

Wheat ground for flour — Represents the purchased
weight of wheat ground, including the weight of
foreign material (dockage). Includes the milling of
Canadian wheat in bond. Measured in bushels of
60 pounds.

This survey covers all firms in the United States
operating wheat and rye flour mills.

2. Figures to be reported
A separate report should be filed for each active or
idle flour mill of your company. If you have an idle
mill, please report the maximum quantity of wheat
flour that could be produced in that mill in one day if
it operated 24 hours.

Rye ground for flour — Represents the purchased
weight of rye ground, including the weight of foreign
materials (dockage). Measured in bushels of 56
pounds.
Millfeed — Includes bran, middlings, shorts, and
other milling byproducts intended principally for use
as feed materials.

Please write if you need additional forms.
For each item, report all amounts in the unit of
measure shown in the Reference List. Please note
that some figures should be rounded to thousands.
For example, if you ground 660,020 bushels of
wheat flour, report 660.

Capacity — Represents maximum quantity of flour
that can be produced in a mill in 1 day if operating
for 24 hours. Include the capacity of idle mills until
the mills are reported to be destroyed, dismantled,
or abandoned.
Stocks of flour — Represents mill stocks in all
positions, sold and unsold.

3. Definitions
The product detail for this survey, as shown in the
Reference List, is defined according to standard
nomenclature for this industry.

Production of wheat and rye products — Include the
milling of Canadian wheat in bond.

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST
FORM

MQ311A

Product
code

FLOUR MILLING PRODUCTS
(PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND CAPACITY)
Item
code

Item description

Unit of
measure

Section I — WHEAT FLOUR MILLING
Production
11114001

2110

Wheat ground during the quarter (Report wheat grain the same
condition as purchased)

Thousands of
Bushels (60 lbs.)

31121118C1

2120

Wheat flour produced during the quarter (Do not include flour
purchased)

Thousands of
sacks (100 lbs.)

3112114111

2131

Wheat millfeed (bran, middlings, shorts) produced in the
manufacture of flour to be shipped in bulk

Tons (2,000 lbs.)

3112114113

2135

Wheat millfeed (bran, middlings, shorts) produced in the
manufacture of flour to be shipped in package

Tons (2,000 lbs.)

Stocks and Capacity
31121118C1

2140

Wheat flour stocks on hand the last day of the quarter (in all
positions, sold and unsold)

Thousands of
sacks (100 lbs.)

31121118C4

2190

Maximum quantity of wheat flour that can be produced in your mill in
1 day if operated for 24 hours

Number of sacks
(100 lbs.)

Section II — RYE FLOUR MILLING
Production
11110005

3110

Rye ground during the quarter (Report rye grain in the same
condition as purchased)

Thousands of
Bushels (56 lbs.)

311211D111

3120

Rye flour produced during the quarter (Do not include flour purchased)

Thousands of
sacks (100 lbs.)

311211D121

3130

Rye millfeed (bran, middlings, shorts, etc.) produced in the
manufacture of flour

Tons (2,000 lbs.)

Stocks and Capacity
311211D111

3140

Rye flour stocks on hand the last day of the quarter (in all positions,
sold and unsold)

311211D101

3190

Maximum quantity of rye flour that can be produced in your mill in 1
day if operated for 24 hours

Notes

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Thousands of
sacks (100 lbs.)
Number of sacks
(100 lbs.)

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST
FORM

MQ311A

Product
code

FLOUR MILLING PRODUCTS
(PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND CAPACITY)
Item
code

Item description

Unit of
measure

Section III — DURUM WHEAT MILLING
(These data should also be included in Section I)
Production
11114011

4110

Durum wheat ground during quarter (Report durum wheat in same
condition as purchased)

Thousands of
Bushels (60 lbs.)

31121118D2

4120

Straight semolina and durum flour produced during the quarter
(Do not include flour purchased)

Thousands of
sacks (100 lbs.)

31121118D5

4130

Blended semolina and durum flour produced during the quarter

Thousands of
sacks (100 lbs.)

31121118D2

4140

Durum wheat stocks on hand the last day of the quarter (in all
positions, sold and unsold)

Thousands of
sacks (100 lbs.)

31121118D7

4190

Maximum quantity of drum wheat that can be produced in your mill
in 1 day if operated for 24 hours

Number of sacks
(100 lbs.)

Notes

2/13/07

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