Siemer Milling Co. – 41,500

• Wheat flour: 41,500

In their own words: “Siemer Milling Co. is a family and employee-owned company. We strive to achieve a high level of competence and customer satisfaction, while cultivating an atmosphere of respect, trust, and responsibility among employees, customers, and suppliers. We are engaged in the creation of grain-based foods that are wholesome, nutritious, and satisfy consumer needs.”

Bartlett Milling Co. – 46,000

• Wheat flour: 46,000

In their own words: “Bartlett’s flour milling capacity exceeds 4 million pounds per day. We produce both bulk and bag flour and specialize in milling custom flour blends tailored to meet our customers’ specific needs. Bartlett maintains an onsite cereal chemistry lab and technical staff at each mill to monitor flour quality and test our products. And, we maintain rail and truck fleets to ensure timely delivery to our customers.”

North Dakota Mill & Elevator Association – 54,500

• Wheat flour: 54,500
• Durum: 6,000
• Less swing capacity (6,000)

In their own words: “The mission of the North Dakota Mill is to promote and provide support to North Dakota agriculture, commerce and industry. Provide superior quality, consistency and service to our customers. Grow the business and provide a profit to our owners — the citizens of North Dakota. Conduct our business with the highest integrity so that our employees, customers, suppliers and owners are proud to be associated with the North Dakota Mill.”

The Mennel Milling Co. – 68,000

• Wheat flour: 68,000

In their own words: “We measure our success by each of the custom products that we produce and through the keen understanding of our customer’s unique and individual needs. Anchored by our core values – quality, uniformity and service – Mennel is committed to always bringing our best. For more than 130 years, we have been milling wheat. That’s more than a century of continuously serving the same industry. We have flour at our core, yet have grown to meet the changing needs of our customers in the marketplace.”

General Mills Inc. – 84,300

• Wheat flour: 79,800
• Durum: 4,500

In their own words: “From iconic brands, like Cheerios, Pillsbury and Häagen-Dazs, to brands you have yet to meet, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while standing for good.”

Miller Milling – 90,500

• Wheat flour: 90,500
• Durum: 18,500
• Less swing capacity: (18,500)

In their own words: “We define ourselves by our mission. It’s simple: to provide our customers with safe, high-quality grain-based products. More than that, our goal is to back up what we produce with exceptional service, carried out by exceptional, engaged people. It’s been that way since we were founded in Minneapolis in 1985. It was true when we became part of Japan’s Nisshin Seifun Group in 2012. And it remains true to this day.”

Bay State Milling Co. – 92,020

• Wheat flour: 85,220
• Durum: 4,900
• Rye: 3,220
• Less swing capacity: (1,320)

In their own words: “For 125 years, Bay State Milling’s purpose has been to provide food ingredients to promote the growth of nutritious, sustainable and accessible food choices. This relentless pursuit of better has spanned five generations of family ownership and continues to evolve as our food system — and the way we eat — changes.”

Grain Craft – 153,000

• Wheat flour: 153,000

In their own words: “Grain Craft is the largest independent flour miller in the nation, offering you premium bulk and bagged flours for the baking, foodservice, tortilla and pizza industries. In total, we can efficiently serve you through 12 milling locations spread coast to coast. But far more important than Grain Craft’s production capacity is our unmatched capacity to serve your needs.”

ADM Milling Co. – 258,500

• Wheat flour: 258,500

In their own words: “As an industry leader in grain sourcing and milling, ADM offers the most comprehensive portfolio of tried-and-true flours and on-trend specialty milled ingredients, baking mixes and more, all backed by over a century of milling experience. Our bakers, millers and technical experts are at the ready to help you select the right ingredients so you can bake everything better and achieve more.”

Ardent Mills – 480,510

• Wheat flour: 472,010
• Durum: 8,500
• Rye: 2,000
•  Less swing capacity: (2,000)

In their own words: “Ardent Mills is committed to transforming how the world is nourished. As the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, we cultivate the future of plant-based solutions to help our customers and communities thrive. We operate in more than 40 locations that specialize in flour, quinoa, pulses, and organic and gluten-free products that drive emerging nutrition and innovation across plant-based ingredients.”