Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released April 1, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights January 2021 contained 31 days. February 2021 contained 28 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.93 million tons (164 million bushels) in February 2021, compared with 5.90 million tons (197 million bushels) in January 2021 and 5.26 million tons (175 million bushels) in February 2020. Crude oil produced was 1.93 billion pounds down 16 percent from January 2021 and down 3 percent from February 2020. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.44 billion pounds during February 2021 decreased 9 percent from January 2021 but increased 1 percent from February 2020. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 162,675 tons in February 2021, compared with 186,114 tons in January 2021 and 175,341 tons in February 2020. Canola crude oil produced was 137 million pounds, down 13 percent from January 2021 and down 7 percent from February 2020. Canola once refined oil production, at 136 million pounds during February 2021, was down 1 percent from January 2021 and down 3 percent from February 2020. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 24.9 million pounds during February 2021, was down 38 percent from January 2021 and down 36 percent from February 2020. Edible tallow production was 90.1 million pounds during February 2021, up 23 percent from January 2021 but down 2 percent from February 2020. Inedible tallow production was 291 million pounds during February 2021, up 8 percent from January 2021 but down 11 percent from February 2020. Technical tallow production was 97.5 million pounds during February 2021, up 11 percent from January 2021 but down 19 percent from February 2020. Choice white grease production, at 108 million pounds during February 2021, decreased 3 percent from January 2021 and decreased 13 percent from February 2020. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,258,777 5,895,360 4,930,499 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,999,524 2,308,752 1,929,799 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,863,475 4,353,068 3,652,574 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,813,559 4,294,634 3,607,780 For edible protein products...........................tons: 49,916 58,434 44,794 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 259,153 312,586 266,097 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,469,241 1,620,678 1,473,714 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,428,523 1,587,925 1,444,542 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 86,466 109,089 90,729 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,410,035 1,559,029 1,435,783 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,085,193 1,147,158 1,099,893 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 324,842 411,871 335,890 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 396,511 512,396 544,178 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 45,837 43,408 39,885 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,996,747 1,882,069 1,870,825 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 947,485 915,444 953,464 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 463,068 287,889 293,656 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 586,194 678,736 623,705 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 380,051 423,922 435,163 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: February 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 640,984 687,830 564,364 Iowa........................: 1,088,121 1,208,731 1,006,599 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,219,111 1,317,875 1,148,657 North Central 2/ ...........: 779,178 960,834 834,276 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 612,836 745,378 634,444 West Central 4/ ............: 918,547 974,712 742,159 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 247,577 268,997 218,358 Iowa........................: 415,770 481,259 403,783 North and East 1/ ..........: 463,127 512,987 445,826 North Central 2/ ...........: 284,673 374,035 310,461 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 234,117 281,129 245,931 West Central 4/ ............: 354,260 390,345 305,440 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 207,636 160,382 165,256 Iowa........................: 220,735 150,240 167,119 North and East 1/ ..........: 202,995 211,885 206,603 North Central 2/ ...........: 197,700 217,147 228,318 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 50,184 60,877 63,474 West Central 4/ ............: 68,235 114,913 122,694 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 470,010 504,380 412,468 Iowa........................: 795,187 893,538 745,792 North and East 1/ ..........: 903,277 974,209 852,001 North Central 2/ ...........: 575,311 716,110 629,941 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 444,767 545,471 466,874 West Central 4/ ............: 674,923 719,360 545,498 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 104,176 100,435 115,901 Iowa........................: 57,048 71,100 77,897 North and East 1/ ..........: 91,350 131,145 145,741 North Central 2/ ...........: 37,049 83,151 88,176 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 32,756 64,494 46,045 West Central 4/ ............: 74,132 62,071 70,418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ North and East includes Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. 2/ North Central includes Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. 3/ South, West, and Pacific includes Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. 4/ West Central includes Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2021 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 175,341 186,114 162,675 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 146,789 156,818 136,767 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 97,233 105,473 94,840 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 144,402 142,925 140,840 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 139,600 137,882 136,031 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 144,469 143,157 147,849 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month........................tons: (D) 34,394 33,429 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 52,171 67,096 55,844 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 91,440 117,918 81,667 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 158,000 139,266 104,256 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 46,793 37,848 30,911 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 72,583 59,258 49,642 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,316 41,233 25,578 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,113 39,883 24,925 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 34,479 38,392 34,426 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month........................tons: 25,466 13,461 18,617 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 27,788 24,104 29,212 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 31,465 26,047 16,212 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 63,151 47,191 50,606 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 69,352 57,773 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 50,295 (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 165,022 170,099 136,172 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 174,154 190,988 130,641 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 169,604 188,389 127,505 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 174,056 180,999 119,626 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 37,681 56,075 64,953 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 52,234 63,176 59,692 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2021 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 20,049 56,896 52,267 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 55,320 68,643 73,793 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 186,924 205,203 199,374 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 182,239 200,602 193,698 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 4,685 4,601 5,676 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 336,328 281,712 251,402 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 23,716 19,960 21,914 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 22,021 19,224 20,856 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 19,261 21,028 19,680 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 14,826 12,314 9,386 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 4,871 3,951 2,267 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 4,870 3,884 2,143 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 5,968 4,162 4,511 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 9,229 9,381 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 2,294 1,752 (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,673 44,939 52,038 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,566 43,632 50,264 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: 4,441 (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 34,104 37,402 36,726 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 49,314 44,004 52,114 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 19,697 22,564 27,562 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month..........................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : February 2020 : January 2021 : February 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 125,112 112,172 108,286 Removed for inedible use..................................: 125,803 108,526 111,633 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,920 13,223 9,877 Feather meal : Production................................................: 110,205 81,286 64,520 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 25,803 24,711 13,423 Lard : Production................................................: 34,631 21,702 22,389 Removed for use in processing.............................: 34,319 21,304 24,448 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,601 10,355 9,621 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 508,573 416,645 424,714 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 61,197 72,648 73,784 Other grease : Production................................................: 41,345 33,686 30,832 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 42,611 33,936 31,214 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 214,949 167,245 136,497 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 215,684 171,675 137,241 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 30,496 28,175 27,431 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 308,284 249,316 236,940 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 37,502 47,142 50,154 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 91,790 73,053 90,103 Removed for use in processing.............................: 94,986 74,711 96,063 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 15,763 22,683 (D) Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 325,764 269,443 290,555 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 329,711 265,168 280,464 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 100,547 95,120 105,210 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 121,049 88,167 97,483 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 119,991 86,468 98,049 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 173,103 169,599 151,590 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 184,343 181,690 146,226 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 90,849 75,943 81,160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program. CAIR reports are administered under NASS's Census of Agriculture program. Response to CAIR surveys are required by law (Title 7, U.S. Code). Animal and vegetable fats and oils data are collected from all known facilities that crush, refine or render. Crushing facilities include processors that use either solvent extraction or continuous screw press. The census universe was determined during operation profile interviews which were completed for each potential facility to identify the presence of rendering, oilseeds crushing, and crude oil refining in 2014. In the Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils survey questionnaire, facilities are asked for previous calendar month data on oilseed crushing, crude oil production, once refined oil production, rendering production, and end of month stocks. Facilities are mailed questionnaires with the options of completing the survey by mail or by Electronic Data Reporting (EDR). For surveys not received in a reasonable amount of time, telephone follow-up is conducted. Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with non-response by using historical data and current data relationships. Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain National totals. Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary of the following year. Reliability: Survey data are based on a census of all known facilities and therefore, have no sampling variability. Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. 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