Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released December 1, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights September 2016 contained 30 days. October 2016 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.28 million tons (176 million bushels) in October 2016, compared to 4.15 million tons (138 million bushels) in September 2016 and 5.10 million tons (170 million bushels) in October 2015. Crude oil produced was 2.03 billion pounds up 25 percent from September 2016 and up 3 percent from October 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.54 billion pounds during October 2016 increased 13 percent from September 2016 but decreased 2 percent from October 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 215 thousand tons in October 2016, compared to 213 thousand tons in September 2016 and 99 thousand tons in October 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 179 million pounds down 2 percent from September 2016 but up 119 percent from October 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 169 million pounds during October 2016 was down 3 percent from September 2016 but up 104 percent from October 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 49.9 million pounds during October 2016 was up 34 percent from September 2016 and up 3 percent from October 2015. Edible tallow production was 67.3 million pounds during October 2016, down 2 percent from September 2016 and down 19 percent from October 2015. Inedible tallow production was 284 million pounds during October 2016, down 9 percent from September 2016 but up 3 percent from October 2015. Technical tallow production was 110 million pounds during October 2016, up 6 percent from September 2016 and up 33 percent from October 2015. Choice white grease production at 116 million pounds during October 2016 increased 4 percent from September 2016 and increased 2 percent from October 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2015 :September 2016 : October 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,104,010 4,148,008 5,276,415 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,962,937 1,616,609 2,028,518 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,742,412 3,042,315 3,830,125 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,684,955 2,999,215 3,767,699 For edible protein products...........................tons: 57,457 43,100 62,426 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 258,909 215,143 273,917 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,610,904 1,397,555 1,580,814 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,575,910 1,368,461 1,542,749 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) 132,793 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,530,330 1,388,248 1,579,541 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,258,068 1,101,371 1,238,448 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 272,262 286,877 341,093 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 360,253 233,715 335,413 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 33,515 30,171 42,212 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,569,861 1,417,400 1,437,483 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 747,770 600,477 592,330 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 270,002 259,927 317,449 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 552,089 556,996 527,704 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 370,508 269,413 357,828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: October 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : September 2016 : October 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 555,931 451,253 635,958 Iowa........................: 1,085,673 970,697 1,135,222 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,251,197 985,484 1,260,422 North Central 2/ ...........: 745,497 592,748 712,934 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 656,450 495,385 653,604 West Central 4/ ............: 809,262 652,441 878,275 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : September 2016 : October 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 215,171 174,081 251,934 Iowa........................: 414,237 372,202 432,983 North and East 1/ ..........: 478,700 384,123 487,728 North Central 2/ ...........: 288,655 239,857 269,439 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 255,682 190,805 252,391 West Central 4/ ............: 310,492 255,541 334,043 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : September 2016 : October 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 83,246 77,781 99,942 Iowa........................: 109,952 112,590 98,398 North and East 1/ ..........: 232,422 155,045 123,690 North Central 2/ ...........: 191,806 156,933 177,382 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 64,052 54,250 48,539 West Central 4/ ............: 66,292 43,878 44,379 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : September 2016 : October 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 398,012 327,487 459,827 Iowa........................: 797,408 714,785 826,937 North and East 1/ ..........: 917,687 721,657 914,440 North Central 2/ ...........: 556,667 436,066 524,593 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 477,898 357,654 471,436 West Central 4/ ............: 594,740 484,666 632,892 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : September 2016 : October 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 51,288 43,807 69,516 Iowa........................: 69,455 48,268 68,084 North and East 1/ ..........: 95,336 51,805 62,601 North Central 2/ ...........: 31,603 23,354 35,370 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 66,479 35,939 51,815 West Central 4/ ............: 46,092 30,542 48,027 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2016 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2015 :September 2016 : October 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 99,117 213,176 214,747 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 81,606 183,019 178,791 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 55,587 120,435 122,247 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 85,389 176,680 173,485 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 82,822 173,184 168,687 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: 86,736 160,876 172,369 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 86,736 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month........................tons: (D) (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 57,349 52,783 52,301 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 123,060 119,113 141,590 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 37,719 37,298 42,003 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 58,556 54,805 63,853 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 50,383 38,286 54,637 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 48,556 37,235 49,851 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - - - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 50,839 40,747 39,122 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: 44,836 19,676 29,753 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 46,670 41,547 47,611 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,128 40,421 33,031 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,908 40,199 32,796 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: 62,046 83,491 77,971 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) 39,082 (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) 44,409 (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 112,588 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 30,512 62,791 60,304 : Corn : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2016 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2015 :September 2016 : October 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil...........................................tons: (D) - (D) Virgin oil produced...............................1,000 pounds: (D) - (D) Refine : Refined oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Refined oil removed for use in processing.........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) Stocks : Virgin oil on hand end of month...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Refined oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 41,397 35,833 33,815 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: 90,368 94,899 92,566 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 194,332 188,248 199,986 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 184,030 178,212 189,507 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,302 10,036 10,479 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 379,381 417,024 397,208 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,971 29,473 33,797 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 33,210 25,432 30,019 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: 30,347 25,739 33,259 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: 12,062 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 44,642 41,182 53,794 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 42,502 38,730 50,979 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) 232 2,877 Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 37,260 40,023 45,265 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: 54,688 47,449 49,771 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,967 28,307 42,424 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: 25,188 (D) (D) Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 26,224 (D) (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month..........................1,000 pounds: 11,286 (D) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2015 :September 2016 : October 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 114,187 112,216 116,183 Removed for inedible use..................................: 115,087 110,832 115,514 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,338 13,077 13,914 Fatty acids : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production................................................: 91,910 96,961 93,992 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,777 18,460 23,806 Glycerin, crude : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Processed in refining.....................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Glycerin, refined : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Lard : Production................................................: 29,825 30,362 33,270 Removed for use in processing.............................: 28,841 29,845 33,841 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,676 9,144 7,255 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 466,020 489,606 491,089 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 60,677 56,741 54,250 Other grease : Production................................................: 57,552 60,357 78,086 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 68,165 62,161 86,208 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 202,707 209,206 197,480 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 203,971 211,536 196,654 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,546 22,649 23,470 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 235,528 259,234 250,062 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 54,488 57,767 64,897 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 83,526 68,841 67,281 Removed for use in processing.............................: 88,788 69,200 71,007 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,112 17,062 15,230 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 275,016 310,898 284,467 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 271,842 310,377 285,635 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 94,478 84,911 93,615 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 82,800 103,861 110,249 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 89,169 111,198 118,756 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,261 13,136 12,207 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 151,888 183,125 153,330 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 159,747 178,108 160,300 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 75,133 89,281 80,907 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 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. 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