United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2642- 4940 North American Grain and Oilseed Crushings 2020 Summary March 2021 Combined United States and Canadian Soybeans Crushed Up 5 Percent From 2019 This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service to release the soybean and canola seed crushings information for both countries within one publication. United States soybean and oilseed crushings numbers for 2020 were previously released on March 1, 2021. Canadian soybean and oilseed crushings were released on January 25, 2021. Combined United States and Canadian soybeans crushed for crude oil was 68.2 million tons in 2020, an increase of 5 percent from 2019. Crude oil production was 26.1 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 2019. Combined United States and Canadian canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 13.6 million tons in 2020, up 10 percent from 2019. Crude oil production was 11.8 billion pounds, up 10 percent from 2019. Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - United States: 2019-2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 62,574,532 66,223,435 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 24,127,266 25,373,321 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 45,752,647 48,642,696 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 1,845,721 2,279,156 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 1,547,748 1,908,481 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 1,041,720 1,281,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - Canada: 2019-2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 2,101,252 1,937,059 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 794,233 702,807 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 1,629,611 1,504,057 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 10,591,713 11,343,099 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 9,229,928 9,910,870 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 5,931,079 6,378,447 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - United States and Canada: 2019-2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 64,675,784 67,160,494 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 24,921,499 26,076,128 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 47,382,258 50,146,753 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 12,437,434 13,622,255 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 10,777,676 11,819,351 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 6,972,799 7,660,047 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.............................. (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section..................... (202) 720-2127 Irwin Anolik - Crop Weather.............................. (202) 720-7621 Joshua Bates - Oats, Soybeans............................ (202) 690-3234 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 720-8800 Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum......... (202) 720-5944 James Johanson - Barley, County Estimates, Hay........... (202) 690-8533 Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.............. (202) 720-9526 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................. (202) 720-8068 John Stephens - Peanuts, Rice............................ (202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............... 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