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Issue 38
June 2001
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Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association and South Dakota Wheat, Inc.
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Copyright Prairie Grains Magazine
June 2001
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Consistency in end-use performance was the most desirable wheat quality characteristic, according to a survey conducted last year by the NDSU agricultural economics department of domestic millers and bakers
concentrated in hard red spring wheat market channels.
Other desirable end-use characteristics are ranked in order—with price fifth on the list. Millers indicated a willingness to pay a premium for higher protein content and extraction, while bakers were most willing to pay for increased water absorption.
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Largest U.S. Wheat-Durum-Rye Milling Companies
U.S. mills and milling capacity only; as listed in the directory
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Total Capacity (cwts)
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Capacity (cwts)
(included in wheat flour)
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Number of Mills
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Wheat Flour
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Durum
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Rye
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W-D-R
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Soft
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Whole
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Wheat
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Durum
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Rye
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ADM Milling Co.
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310,800
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0
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0
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310,800
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52,100
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5,200
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28
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0
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0
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ConAgra Grain Processing Co.
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288,500
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-
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-
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288,500*
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-
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-
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-27**
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2
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Cargill Foods Flour Milling
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250,500
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0
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0
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250,500
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40,000
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1,000
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19
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0
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0
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Cereal Food Processors, Inc.
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92,200
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0
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0
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92,200
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20,300
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3,500
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10
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0
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0
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Harvest States Milling Co.
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53,000
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33,000
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0
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86,000
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0
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0
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5
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4
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0
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General Mills, Inc.
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80,200
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4,500
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0
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84,700
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20,000
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0
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7
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2
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0
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Bay State Milling Co.
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75,200
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3,600
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2,600
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81,400
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0
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5,500
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6
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1
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1
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Fisher Mills Inc.
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37,000
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0
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0
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37,000
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5,000
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1,000
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4
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0
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0
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Nabisco Brands, Inc.
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31,000
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0
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0
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31,000
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28,000
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3,000
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1
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0
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0
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The Mennel Milling Co.
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29,700
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0
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0
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29,700
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0
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0
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4
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0
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0
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Miller Milling Co.
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8,000
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20,000
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0
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28,000
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0
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0
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2
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2
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0
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North Dakota Mill & Elevator
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24,000
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2,200
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0
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26,200
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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Southeastern Mills, Inc.
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23,000
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0
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0
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23,000
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0
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500
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2
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0
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0
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Bartlett Milling Co.
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22,000
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0
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0
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22,000
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3,000
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1,000
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2
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0
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0
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Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
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22,000
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0
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0
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22,000
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Siemer Milling Co.
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20,400
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0
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1,200
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21,600
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19,200
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1,200
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3
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0
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1
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Star of the West Milling Co.
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20,000
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0
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0
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20,000
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20,000
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400
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5
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0
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0
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American Italian Pasta Co.
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0
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19,000
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0
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19,000
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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Midstate Mills, Inc.
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16,500
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0
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0
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16,500
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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U.S. Durum Milling, Inc.
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0
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16,000
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0
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16,000
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.
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12,000
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0
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0
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12,000
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7,000
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0
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2
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0
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0
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Kerr Pacific Corp.
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8,200
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3,000
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0
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11,200
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0
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0
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2
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1
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0
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Shawnee Milling Co.
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10,000
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0
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0
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10,000
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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* Includes unspecified durum, rye, soft wheat, whole wheat capacity
** Includes durum mills
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