en.Wedoany.com Reported - Data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on May 1 shows that whole wheat flour production fell to 3.911 million hundredweight from January to March 2024, dropping below 4 million hundredweight for the first time in 12 years and hitting a record low. This output was down 9% from the 4.296 million hundredweight in the fourth quarter of 2024 and down 13% compared to the same period last year. The share of whole wheat flour in total flour production also fell to 3.8%, dipping below the 4% threshold for the first time.

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service noted that the 13% quarterly decline is the largest on record, excluding the exceptional period affected by the pandemic. Since the pandemic, whole wheat flour production has continued to decline both in absolute terms and as a share of total output. First-quarter whole wheat semolina production was 60,000 hundredweight, down 33% year-over-year, accounting for 0.8% of total semolina production. Whole wheat flour production excluding semolina was 3.851 million hundredweight, down 12% year-over-year, accounting for 4.1% of the corresponding total flour production.

The data indicates a clear downward trend in both the production volume and share of whole wheat flour, reflecting changes in market demand or production structure. The USDA will continue to monitor production dynamics in the whole wheat flour industry.

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