Flour production increases in Canada, slumps in the U.S.

Flour production is down in the United States but up in Canada, according to the latest statistics.

U.S. flour production totalled 21.3 million tonnes in 2025, down 0.9 per cent from 2024 levels, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

That is the smallest output in 14 years.

Things are trending differently in Canada, where mills produced 2.68 million tonnes of wheat flour in 2025, a 7.7 per cent increase over 2024 levels.

The Canadian National Millers Association was contacted for this story but did not respond in time to meet publication deadlines.

DTN lead analyst Rhett Montgomery thinks the slowdown in U.S. flour production is linked to a relatively recent fad.

“You continue to see a dietary move away from wheat,” he said.

Gluten intolerance is on the rise and so are wheat-free diets, but he isn’t ringing the alarm just yet.

“I don’t know if I’d be overly concerned,” Montgomery said during a recent DTN webinar.

“Bread and wheat have been the cornerstone of food and human consumption for thousands of years.”