Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released May 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights February 2023 contained 28 days. March 2023 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.94 million tons (198 million bushels) in March 2023, compared with 5.31 million tons (177 million bushels) in February 2023 and 5.79 million tons (193 million bushels) in March 2022. Crude oil produced was 2.34 billion pounds up 12 percent from February 2023 and up 3 percent from March 2022. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.81 billion pounds during March 2023 increased 9 percent from February 2023 and increased 1 percent from March 2022. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 191,291 tons in March 2023, compared with 177,907 tons in February 2023 and 163,923 tons in March 2022. Canola crude oil produced was 155 million pounds, up 9 percent from February 2023 and up 24 percent from March 2022. Canola once refined oil production, at 152 million pounds during March 2023, was up 4 percent from February 2023 and up 1 percent from March 2022. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 31.5 million pounds during March 2023, was down 9 percent from February 2023 and down 33 percent from March 2022. Edible tallow production was 91.5 million pounds during March 2023, down 15 percent from February 2023 but up 19 percent from March 2022. Inedible tallow production was 374 million pounds during March 2023, up 2 percent from February 2023 and up 19 percent from March 2022. Technical tallow production was 100.0 million pounds during March 2023, down 7 percent from February 2023 and down 8 percent from March 2022. Choice white grease production, at 119 million pounds during March 2023, increased 4 percent from February 2023 but decreased 2 percent from March 2022. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,786,159 5,306,995 5,939,012 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,277,541 2,091,218 2,339,581 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,249,054 3,934,588 4,402,548 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,190,876 3,897,622 4,358,712 For edible protein products...........................tons: 58,178 36,966 43,836 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 300,577 262,996 295,613 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,831,109 1,696,242 1,853,676 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,787,939 1,662,072 1,811,949 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 161,282 (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,831,900 1,653,129 1,833,386 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,386,180 1,165,502 1,306,300 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 445,720 487,627 527,086 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 347,191 430,341 324,292 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 33,777 45,318 54,758 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 2,084,253 1,902,382 1,946,997 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 986,203 1,004,199 1,010,089 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 390,616 287,238 308,795 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 707,434 610,945 628,113 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 349,465 461,415 440,516 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: March 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 675,525 637,413 716,050 Iowa........................: 1,201,743 1,114,094 1,254,041 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,307,652 1,214,284 1,325,535 North Central 2/ ...........: 964,389 882,404 993,561 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 669,125 610,874 677,617 West Central 4/ ............: 967,725 847,926 972,208 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 265,000 244,933 290,186 Iowa........................: 478,317 441,149 496,091 North and East 1/ ..........: 512,552 470,795 510,961 North Central 2/ ...........: 374,489 345,272 381,024 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 257,838 234,916 261,056 West Central 4/ ............: 389,345 354,153 400,263 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 136,293 (D) 166,220 Iowa........................: 205,612 211,806 210,635 North and East 1/ ..........: 209,325 234,704 229,345 North Central 2/ ...........: 252,019 223,356 224,344 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 63,585 (D) 66,278 West Central 4/ ............: 119,369 103,501 113,267 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 487,917 465,380 512,452 Iowa........................: 886,163 837,061 941,704 North and East 1/ ..........: 954,196 903,185 982,273 North Central 2/ ...........: 710,466 653,356 743,481 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 491,191 448,156 498,227 West Central 4/ ............: 719,121 627,450 724,411 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 42,072 90,912 59,678 Iowa........................: 50,613 60,064 42,980 North and East 1/ ..........: 117,923 134,621 103,484 North Central 2/ ...........: 38,943 57,223 45,030 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 55,829 34,027 35,429 West Central 4/ ............: 41,811 53,494 37,691 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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: March 2023 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 163,923 177,907 191,291 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 124,427 142,424 154,876 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 94,188 104,119 112,018 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 155,433 151,767 156,645 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 150,795 147,045 152,471 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: 144,668 149,853 157,923 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: 38,634 (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 52,639 70,893 74,092 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 84,414 99,337 103,413 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 132,455 127,037 136,880 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 34,759 35,674 33,483 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 56,954 52,320 55,723 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 48,588 35,631 32,132 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 47,266 34,778 31,507 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: 46,454 36,027 28,335 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: 8,593 23,208 23,316 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,086 34,549 38,214 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,918 47,251 32,135 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,352 46,651 31,550 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: 50,797 50,382 41,167 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: 83,829 74,624 78,221 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 135,106 142,574 154,472 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 162,798 135,395 146,551 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 158,638 132,630 143,808 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: 144,954 111,553 113,511 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: 93,827 107,448 114,118 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 84,074 96,370 106,775 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2023 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 46,006 24,699 30,970 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: 58,658 55,149 57,766 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 235,095 193,523 212,217 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 226,185 190,974 210,370 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 8,910 2,549 1,847 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 404,466 339,582 349,658 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 33,837 18,392 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 22,764 31,871 17,613 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: 20,821 24,113 21,207 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: 25,664 25,965 25,961 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : 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: 1,824 4,899 3,782 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) 11,444 11,838 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 41,721 46,913 44,285 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,929 45,343 43,400 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: 37,243 34,611 (D) 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) 54,115 57,952 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 19,266 47,606 50,455 : 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: March 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : March 2022 : February 2023 : March 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 121,744 114,672 118,738 Removed for inedible use..................................: 122,380 116,733 119,212 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,135 5,752 5,277 Feather meal : Production................................................: 83,735 101,084 89,646 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,273 18,677 18,081 Lard : Production................................................: 25,219 22,883 25,655 Removed for use in processing.............................: 17,504 19,228 (D) Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,203 7,107 (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 465,363 483,855 503,002 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 75,961 52,335 54,173 Other grease : Production................................................: 36,086 28,077 30,803 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 30,799 27,321 35,115 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 153,766 196,350 173,738 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 152,313 196,411 171,646 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 30,720 25,432 27,229 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 291,501 393,727 337,751 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 88,029 65,113 57,490 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 76,732 107,107 91,469 Removed for use in processing.............................: 75,635 128,932 76,297 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,823 12,918 (D) Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 313,741 367,157 374,079 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 318,145 399,683 378,197 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 110,218 83,198 79,080 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 108,555 107,979 99,955 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 109,079 110,967 101,622 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 181,127 177,582 199,791 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 153,284 160,856 210,972 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 116,420 113,840 102,566 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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