Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released January 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights October 2020 contained 31 days. November 2020 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.73 million tons (191 million bushels) in November 2020, compared with 5.90 million tons (197 million bushels) in October 2020 and 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in November 2019. Crude oil produced was 2.21 billion pounds down 3 percent from October 2020 but up 10 percent from November 2019. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.52 billion pounds during November 2020 decreased 4 percent from October 2020 but increased 12 percent from November 2019. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 207,700 tons in November 2020, compared with 215,878 tons in October 2020 and 152,430 tons in November 2019. Canola crude oil produced was 174 million pounds, down 3 percent from October 2020 but up 37 percent from November 2019. Canola once refined oil production, at 147 million pounds during November 2020, was down 5 percent from October 2020 but up 53 percent from November 2019. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 44.1 million pounds during November 2020, was up 4 percent from October 2020 and up 7 percent from November 2019. Edible tallow production was 82.6 million pounds during November 2020, up 32 percent from October 2020 but down 9 percent from November 2019. Inedible tallow production was 279 million pounds during November 2020, up 10 percent from October 2020 but down 18 percent from November 2019. Technical tallow production was 97.1 million pounds during November 2020, up 1 percent from October 2020 but down 18 percent from November 2019. Choice white grease production, at 117 million pounds during November 2020, increased 21 percent from October 2020 but decreased 4 percent from November 2019. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,239,452 5,897,079 5,731,207 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,999,648 2,282,471 2,206,792 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,855,827 4,335,054 4,230,274 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,813,221 4,289,031 4,191,026 For edible protein products...........................tons: 42,606 46,023 39,248 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 255,945 280,538 286,020 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,397,170 1,629,314 1,553,431 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,362,343 1,589,296 1,519,017 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 106,331 113,410 135,477 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,400,401 1,604,862 1,579,588 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,013,344 1,180,758 1,119,312 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 387,057 424,104 460,276 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 426,332 342,914 415,107 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 41,081 31,285 43,310 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,522,923 1,564,319 1,685,131 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 739,832 689,025 760,165 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 392,630 288,339 267,253 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 390,461 586,955 657,713 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 357,435 399,547 432,562 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: November 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 613,808 701,837 699,518 Iowa........................: 1,040,264 1,179,232 1,161,457 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,227,011 1,353,433 1,258,202 North Central 2/ ...........: 775,266 945,362 930,684 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 653,676 736,784 737,323 West Central 4/ ............: 929,427 980,431 944,023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 234,749 273,528 269,901 Iowa........................: 397,636 465,886 460,839 North and East 1/ ..........: 467,445 518,764 481,274 North Central 2/ ...........: 290,754 357,605 352,779 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 252,658 287,805 280,184 West Central 4/ ............: 356,406 378,883 361,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 117,153 85,740 97,961 Iowa........................: 150,248 118,238 123,657 North and East 1/ ..........: 193,446 155,644 169,071 North Central 2/ ...........: 176,423 167,485 191,475 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 62,768 50,435 55,360 West Central 4/ ............: 39,794 111,483 122,641 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 447,210 508,750 509,635 Iowa........................: 767,357 865,397 863,830 North and East 1/ ..........: 903,978 988,468 933,354 North Central 2/ ...........: 570,693 706,839 690,980 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 476,279 539,615 534,223 West Central 4/ ............: 690,310 725,985 698,252 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 88,658 67,835 87,937 Iowa........................: 62,898 57,555 60,490 North and East 1/ ..........: 110,754 70,234 93,138 North Central 2/ ...........: 51,934 56,982 66,881 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 70,733 (D) 59,920 West Central 4/ ............: 41,355 (D) 46,741 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2020 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 152,430 215,878 207,700 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 126,680 179,038 173,513 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 85,255 123,169 117,446 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 99,526 159,030 152,242 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 96,258 154,477 146,857 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: 159,520 172,382 154,278 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) 33,734 67,565 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 39,937 57,142 56,250 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 101,435 93,198 74,280 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 166,802 141,299 142,892 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 46,501 40,744 38,619 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 83,584 64,119 62,962 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,460 43,771 45,649 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 41,245 42,457 44,106 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: 36,762 46,724 36,494 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: 37,279 24,069 18,951 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 28,744 26,305 35,014 : 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: 75,105 61,348 61,561 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) 58,796 52,908 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 160,168 70,298 65,017 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 184,240 167,262 173,425 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 165,650 159,689 153,674 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 160,858 154,065 148,637 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: 166,129 129,659 132,533 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: 29,096 51,473 64,679 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 35,207 52,677 60,800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2020 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 18,990 62,643 59,200 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: 69,665 96,637 93,981 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 187,136 257,716 233,528 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 181,093 245,336 227,421 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 6,043 12,380 6,107 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 349,978 334,787 297,246 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 39,415 33,547 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 37,975 31,457 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: 29,409 35,875 35,787 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: 10,489 7,440 11,700 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 5,239 4,454 4,000 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 5,161 4,363 4,071 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: 5,919 3,904 4,306 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: 6,680 5,887 8,968 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 2,391 (D) 1,726 : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 60,201 56,477 56,084 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 56,939 55,623 54,526 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: 40,678 42,340 44,156 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: 27,089 33,468 36,180 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 22,107 19,194 21,718 : 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: November 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2019 : October 2020 : November 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 121,381 96,576 116,917 Removed for inedible use..................................: 119,349 94,307 115,358 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,412 11,586 13,145 Feather meal : Production................................................: 108,150 99,801 106,956 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 31,085 26,098 25,515 Lard : Production................................................: 35,471 24,052 26,652 Removed for use in processing.............................: 39,556 21,459 27,865 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,936 (D) 6,319 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 503,574 411,103 468,428 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 81,020 68,579 69,324 Other grease : Production................................................: 36,231 35,938 35,378 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 37,306 38,357 36,308 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 214,436 209,067 216,160 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 216,413 212,259 218,693 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 24,463 30,974 28,441 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 334,032 281,576 303,464 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 37,038 43,748 38,541 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 90,273 62,801 82,585 Removed for use in processing.............................: 103,440 63,866 80,116 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,578 (D) 23,283 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 340,603 254,285 279,307 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 338,884 250,299 280,313 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 105,168 97,587 (D) Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 118,257 96,225 97,134 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 125,901 94,454 97,398 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 164,352 178,423 172,894 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 178,363 192,088 166,316 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 93,289 80,733 86,732 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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