Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released June 1, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights March 2017 contained 31 days. April 2017 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.49 million tons (150 million bushels) in April 2017, compared to 4.80 million tons (160 million bushels) in March 2017 and 4.75 million tons (158 million bushels) in April 2016. Crude oil produced was 1.73 billion pounds down 7 percent from March 2017 and down 6 percent from April 2016. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.30 billion pounds during April 2017 decreased 7 percent from March 2017 and decreased 4 percent from April 2016. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 164 thousand tons in April 2017, compared to 185 thousand tons in March 2017 and 137 thousand tons in April 2016. Canola crude oil produced was 141 million pounds down 10 percent from March 2017 but up 18 percent from April 2016. Canola once refined oil production at 127 million pounds during April 2017 was up 1 percent from March 2017 and up 9 percent from April 2016. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 48.1 million pounds during April 2017 was down 3 percent from March 2017 but up 14 percent from April 2016. Edible tallow production was 73.0 million pounds during April 2017, down 8 percent from March 2017 and down 4 percent from April 2016. Inedible tallow production was 289 million pounds during April 2017, down 10 percent from March 2017 but up 5 percent from April 2016. Technical tallow production was 89 million pounds during April 2017, up 7 percent from March 2017 and up 5 percent from April 2016. Choice white grease production at 98 million pounds during April 2017 decreased 11 percent from March 2017 and decreased 11 percent from April 2016. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,745,090 4,800,052 4,492,906 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,840,263 1,857,066 1,731,704 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,502,911 3,511,933 3,201,556 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,445,720 3,456,784 3,150,125 For edible protein products...........................tons: 57,191 55,149 51,431 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 243,761 243,405 221,650 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,385,229 1,433,835 1,328,242 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,352,235 1,399,889 1,300,518 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 89,374 69,857 73,685 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,359,441 1,362,494 1,437,429 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,100,348 1,144,766 1,171,733 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 259,093 217,728 265,696 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 365,653 300,938 367,686 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 46,616 32,705 38,769 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 2,048,554 1,929,779 1,843,950 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 1,033,659 904,741 894,803 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 450,938 376,413 346,491 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 563,957 648,625 602,656 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 371,464 406,982 389,873 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: April 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 570,995 640,447 573,507 Iowa........................: 998,221 1,001,263 952,417 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,082,465 1,041,351 1,034,640 North Central 2/ ...........: 631,767 675,416 637,805 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 660,708 606,736 484,594 West Central 4/ ............: 800,934 834,839 809,943 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 224,439 254,539 226,617 Iowa........................: 386,076 384,611 361,116 North and East 1/ ..........: 418,968 404,064 406,268 North Central 2/ ...........: 247,599 257,655 234,759 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 254,706 236,890 188,113 West Central 4/ ............: 308,475 319,307 314,831 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 208,033 206,014 196,621 Iowa........................: 179,767 146,726 175,273 North and East 1/ ..........: 274,473 216,093 201,587 North Central 2/ ...........: 259,541 242,022 236,618 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 52,478 63,689 54,343 West Central 4/ ............: 59,367 30,197 30,361 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 411,628 468,578 417,359 Iowa........................: 744,246 726,821 696,163 North and East 1/ ..........: 798,843 763,467 763,093 North Central 2/ ...........: 466,200 498,532 379,826 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 483,795 441,181 352,964 West Central 4/ ............: 598,199 613,354 592,151 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 53,514 55,693 61,435 Iowa........................: 75,985 48,056 79,494 North and East 1/ ..........: 86,303 67,010 93,644 North Central 2/ ...........: 42,366 30,702 49,873 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 58,201 57,028 32,401 West Central 4/ ............: 49,284 42,449 50,839 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, North Carolina and South Carolina. 4/ West Central includes Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2017 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 137,120 184,516 164,103 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 119,826 156,376 141,282 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 79,349 101,917 92,811 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 119,360 128,357 129,821 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 115,695 124,956 126,667 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: 129,004 150,601 148,682 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: 53,730 (D) 47,695 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 254,348 252,570 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 75,588 83,950 70,452 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 132,306 169,880 155,733 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 39,194 51,568 47,395 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 61,060 77,648 69,240 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,810 50,515 49,667 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 42,199 49,354 48,058 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) - (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 55,278 42,057 45,355 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: 46,960 19,782 31,596 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,199 49,277 56,610 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 21,186 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 21,019 (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: 54,272 80,183 60,635 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: 64,636 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,980 33,560 50,373 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: (NA) 208,789 192,904 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) 196,250 199,911 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) 191,281 194,098 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (S) 183,783 180,605 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: - 24,196 17,791 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) 76,415 75,939 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2017 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 41,492 34,726 26,887 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: 111,046 65,868 72,581 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 162,731 187,286 178,736 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 155,481 176,044 167,762 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 7,250 11,242 10,974 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 448,856 439,894 438,334 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 20,359 18,048 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 18,179 16,262 (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: 19,190 22,499 15,687 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) 17,706 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (NA) 6,150 5,430 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (NA) 6,150 5,430 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (NA) - (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (NA) 5,744 6,906 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) 10,907 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,123 47,364 37,507 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,199 46,864 35,751 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: 43,392 42,780 49,977 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: 68,877 73,172 77,729 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 51,510 62,694 62,221 : 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2016 : March 2017 : April 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 111,103 110,196 98,452 Removed for inedible use..................................: 111,044 112,740 98,890 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,969 8,635 8,197 Feather meal : Production................................................: 94,072 97,129 94,979 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,795 18,655 22,452 Lard : Production................................................: 28,245 27,078 26,920 Removed for use in processing.............................: 28,718 28,830 27,268 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 12,416 9,264 9,740 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 469,177 456,884 495,773 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 43,428 53,914 48,052 Other grease : Production................................................: 55,198 76,569 66,126 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 55,881 80,397 64,525 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 198,257 197,090 188,763 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 196,734 196,704 185,035 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 21,347 20,430 23,706 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 246,193 262,806 245,796 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 50,498 49,516 49,516 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 76,064 79,287 73,038 Removed for use in processing.............................: 76,078 82,422 74,234 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,214 16,780 16,791 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 275,434 321,330 288,933 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 281,517 328,240 300,836 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 76,974 78,270 71,045 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 84,550 82,931 88,733 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 92,387 93,093 98,874 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 12,408 (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 167,301 174,548 158,065 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 171,403 183,057 148,779 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 86,614 77,811 88,837 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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