Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released November 1, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights August 2016 contained 31 days. September 2016 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.15 million tons (138 million bushels) in September 2016, compared to 4.22 million tons (141 million bushels) in August 2016 and 4.04 million tons (135 million bushels) in September 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.62 billion pounds down 2 percent from August 2016 but up 6 percent from September 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.37 billion pounds during September 2016 decreased 4 percent from August 2016 and decreased 2 percent from September 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 213 thousand tons in September 2016, compared to 174 thousand tons in August 2016 and 187 thousand tons in September 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 183 million pounds up 25 percent from August 2016 and up 16 percent from September 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 176 million pounds during September 2016 was up 54 percent from August 2016 and up 31 percent from September 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 37.4 million pounds during September 2016 was down 3 percent from August 2016 and down 21 percent from September 2015. Edible tallow production was 68.8 million pounds during September 2016, down 14 percent from August 2016 and down 20 percent from September 2015. Inedible tallow production was 311 million pounds during September 2016, up 2 percent from August 2016 and up 15 percent from September 2015. Technical tallow production was 104 million pounds during September 2016, down 12 percent from August 2016 but up 23 percent from September 2015. Choice white grease production at 112 million pounds during September 2016 decreased 2 percent from August 2016 and decreased 5 percent from September 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2015 : August 2016 :September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,036,896 4,218,789 4,148,008 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,531,282 1,642,478 1,616,609 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 2,974,159 3,111,301 3,042,315 For animal feed.......................................tons: 2,934,985 3,049,231 2,999,215 For edible protein products...........................tons: 39,174 62,070 43,100 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 200,994 217,058 215,143 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,435,640 1,455,355 1,399,750 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,396,101 1,426,954 1,370,563 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) 113,176 132,793 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,344,392 1,535,765 1,389,129 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,098,750 1,175,567 1,101,844 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 245,642 360,198 287,285 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 240,755 247,799 233,715 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 19,709 26,866 30,171 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,516,385 1,666,531 1,417,400 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 736,754 705,836 600,477 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 275,561 279,621 259,927 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 504,070 681,074 556,996 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 338,433 319,212 300,388 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: September 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : August 2016 : September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 484,419 472,761 451,253 Iowa........................: 875,192 1,093,723 970,697 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,016,594 897,159 985,484 North Central 2/ ...........: 591,078 653,307 592,748 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 509,672 483,971 495,385 West Central 4/ ............: 559,941 617,868 652,441 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : August 2016 : September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 187,146 188,449 174,081 Iowa........................: 327,503 420,591 372,202 North and East 1/ ..........: 381,500 348,789 384,123 North Central 2/ ...........: 223,883 255,972 239,857 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 198,914 188,670 190,805 West Central 4/ ............: 212,336 240,007 255,541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : August 2016 : September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 164,881 128,644 77,781 Iowa........................: 103,783 151,834 112,590 North and East 1/ ..........: 175,137 184,115 155,045 North Central 2/ ...........: 176,772 156,947 156,933 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 49,694 36,478 54,250 West Central 4/ ............: 66,487 47,818 43,878 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : August 2016 : September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 355,560 342,981 327,487 Iowa........................: 649,413 812,026 714,785 North and East 1/ ..........: 746,864 658,529 721,657 North Central 2/ ...........: 441,511 482,264 436,066 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 366,874 355,686 357,654 West Central 4/ ............: 413,937 459,815 484,666 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : August 2016 : September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 44,165 34,570 43,807 Iowa........................: 42,035 53,075 48,268 North and East 1/ ..........: 53,217 38,239 51,805 North Central 2/ ...........: 26,602 26,997 23,354 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 38,902 46,089 35,939 West Central 4/ ............: 35,834 48,829 30,542 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2016 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2015 : August 2016 :September 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 187,362 174,164 213,176 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 157,247 146,060 183,019 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 103,385 101,353 120,435 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 141,649 118,238 179,376 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 134,121 114,497 175,943 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: 157,011 144,025 159,696 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) (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 252,305 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 67,337 48,571 52,629 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 116,505 109,126 119,113 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 36,021 32,792 37,298 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 54,485 47,094 54,805 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 49,427 38,906 38,373 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 47,255 38,445 37,352 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - (D) - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 39,487 34,482 40,806 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: 42,316 22,364 19,676 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,635 43,057 40,849 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 46,965 49,399 40,421 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 45,628 49,050 40,199 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: 72,119 76,175 83,491 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 39,082 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 44,409 Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 108,123 104,214 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,782 32,382 62,791 : 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: September 2016 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2015 : August 2016 :September 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil...........................................tons: (D) - - Virgin oil produced...............................1,000 pounds: (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) (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: 33,570 31,827 35,833 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: 86,719 84,844 94,899 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 177,219 189,395 188,248 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 165,349 179,142 178,212 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 11,870 10,253 10,036 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 364,151 437,181 417,024 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 25,271 28,824 29,131 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 23,134 25,514 25,197 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: 23,048 25,943 25,487 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 23,048 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 21,213 13,793 (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: 22,773 44,032 41,204 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 21,675 41,737 38,751 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 232 Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 26,731 52,451 40,028 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) 52,124 47,449 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 20,869 29,444 28,307 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: 28,941 (D) (D) Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 31,753 (D) (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month..........................1,000 pounds: 22,835 (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: September 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2015 : August 2016 :September 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 118,144 114,603 112,210 Removed for inedible use..................................: 122,376 115,996 111,355 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 12,490 11,268 13,081 Fatty acids : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production................................................: 100,570 101,611 97,227 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 20,082 20,373 18,457 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................................................: 31,434 27,542 30,362 Removed for use in processing.............................: 30,654 28,872 29,845 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,436 8,276 9,144 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 493,284 523,656 489,899 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 51,930 49,067 58,728 Other grease : Production................................................: 78,227 53,022 50,357 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 80,407 50,439 52,161 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 199,998 220,418 209,691 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 190,134 217,721 211,902 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 22,899 24,937 22,814 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 261,440 269,451 259,490 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 60,971 59,168 57,958 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 85,849 79,711 68,841 Removed for use in processing.............................: 95,652 81,365 69,200 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 29,013 16,737 17,062 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 270,022 304,113 310,999 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 277,329 304,938 311,672 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 93,732 82,904 84,274 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 84,581 117,708 103,861 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 108,020 124,528 111,198 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,016 10,432 13,136 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 169,938 172,990 185,830 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 184,272 164,968 177,841 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 83,656 84,021 89,932 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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