Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released March 1, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note Edible grade corn oil production and stocks on the Wet Mill Producers questionnaire is now included in this report. Corn oil production has been removed from the Grain Crushings and Co- Products Production publication. Highlights December 2016 contained 31 days. January 2017 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.12 million tons (171 million bushels) in January 2017, compared to 5.07 million tons (169 million bushels) in December 2016 and 4.81 million tons (160 million bushels) in January 2016. Crude oil produced was 1.98 billion pounds up 1 percent from December 2016 and up 6 percent from January 2016. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.31 billion pounds during January 2017 decreased 7 percent from December 2016 but increased 6 percent from January 2016. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 177 thousand tons in January 2017, compared to 179 thousand tons in December 2017 and 148 thousand tons in January 2016. Canola crude oil produced was 151 million pounds up 1 percent from December 2016 and up 20 percent from January 2016. Canola once refined oil production at 115 million pounds during January 2017 was down 2 percent from December 2016 and down 7 percent from January 2016. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 44.3 million pounds during January 2017 was down 14 percent from December 2016 and down 1 percent from January 2016. Edible tallow production was 70.4 million pounds during January 2017, down 7 percent from December 2016 and down 21 percent from January 2016. Inedible tallow production was 289 million pounds during January 2017, down 8 percent from December 2016 but up 4 percent from January 2016. Technical tallow production was 95.8 million pounds during January 2017, down 4 percent from December 2016 but up 5 percent from January 2016. Choice white grease production at 113 million pounds during January 2017 decreased 7 percent from December 2016 but increased 1 percent from January 2016. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,814,044 5,071,493 5,118,673 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,864,887 1,950,176 1,975,500 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,539,791 3,690,668 3,747,833 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,476,488 3,628,323 3,683,153 For edible protein products...........................tons: 63,303 62,345 64,680 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 256,884 273,479 260,706 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,277,782 1,440,556 1,355,975 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,236,602 1,406,505 1,311,096 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) 120,200 89,489 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,283,248 1,376,935 1,272,244 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,049,611 1,083,997 1,086,803 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 233,637 292,938 185,441 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 368,063 403,901 387,020 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 42,235 42,509 38,589 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,724,459 1,505,351 1,704,002 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 890,950 632,124 790,897 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 341,226 303,620 327,178 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 492,283 569,607 585,927 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 386,338 366,919 382,085 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: January 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 514,261 641,988 639,072 Iowa........................: 1,064,253 1,090,185 1,079,242 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,119,325 1,102,200 1,169,152 North Central 2/ ...........: 654,555 690,151 689,401 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 670,757 660,057 673,611 West Central 4/ ............: 790,893 886,912 868,195 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 201,801 252,510 252,481 Iowa........................: 409,626 414,879 412,388 North and East 1/ ..........: 428,442 428,512 455,529 North Central 2/ ...........: 258,811 260,797 260,212 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 257,934 255,052 260,472 West Central 4/ ............: 308,273 338,426 334,418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 126,799 118,626 141,342 Iowa........................: 171,135 122,691 171,524 North and East 1/ ..........: 226,634 117,929 169,843 North Central 2/ ...........: 247,460 147,289 195,986 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 60,469 82,320 75,278 West Central 4/ ............: 58,453 43,269 36,924 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 366,355 462,693 459,075 Iowa........................: 787,211 795,276 788,384 North and East 1/ ..........: 822,623 803,907 859,929 North Central 2/ ...........: 488,800 500,821 511,437 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 487,459 478,293 490,946 West Central 4/ ............: 587,343 649,678 638,062 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 61,419 94,385 76,612 Iowa........................: 69,767 69,580 73,843 North and East 1/ ..........: 99,828 79,529 77,743 North Central 2/ ...........: 46,726 38,060 (D) South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 39,001 65,333 63,032 West Central 4/ ............: 51,322 57,014 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, North Carolina and South Carolina. 4/ West Central includes Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2017 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 148,424 178,637 177,362 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 126,109 149,916 150,873 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 82,050 103,139 98,758 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 130,855 120,438 117,494 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 123,760 117,307 114,721 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: 117,275 138,866 132,805 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) 237,622 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 78,205 68,912 82,693 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 131,639 167,631 158,515 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 41,430 50,386 47,923 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 65,905 76,853 71,819 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 45,126 53,081 45,298 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 44,623 51,498 44,279 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - - - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 46,306 53,464 47,831 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: 43,756 33,198 26,595 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 51,179 48,385 41,301 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 20,787 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 20,613 (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: 52,177 73,352 64,263 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) 33,019 25,591 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) 40,333 38,672 Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 85,607 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 29,325 61,063 58,606 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) 205,166 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) 203,057 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) 199,469 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (S) (S) 169,035 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: - - 65,059 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) 81,418 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2017 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 47,380 34,970 25,827 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: 132,027 76,215 71,962 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 159,978 165,297 170,546 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 141,461 159,763 160,559 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 18,517 5,534 9,987 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 498,710 437,231 475,025 : Peanut : 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) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 18,881 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) - (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 14,416 10,357 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) (NA) 7,482 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) 7,659 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) 3,870 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (NA) (NA) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 31,581 25,574 31,559 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 30,134 24,059 31,708 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: 29,391 32,692 35,410 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: 61,465 56,593 75,029 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 50,523 41,338 35,848 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: 25,284 (D) (D) Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 22,150 (D) (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month..........................1,000 pounds: 11,375 (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: January 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2016 : December 2016 : January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 111,920 121,400 113,025 Removed for inedible use..................................: 111,080 124,399 112,189 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,395 10,463 13,569 Feather meal : Production................................................: 93,070 96,485 92,182 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,277 17,039 17,694 Lard : Production................................................: 28,209 41,586 26,461 Removed for use in processing.............................: 31,140 42,776 30,755 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,791 (D) 8,749 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 474,699 540,870 493,429 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 54,360 60,233 62,443 Other grease : Production................................................: 54,109 70,213 68,664 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 57,431 72,635 84,556 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 197,011 198,816 190,070 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 194,904 204,487 189,646 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 21,459 20,637 20,663 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 245,249 257,030 252,208 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 46,977 49,846 49,860 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 88,857 75,621 70,383 Removed for use in processing.............................: 93,843 75,240 76,047 Removed for edible use in processing....................: 90,636 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: 3,207 (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 12,969 23,394 17,784 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 276,798 314,080 289,233 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 272,649 309,464 272,635 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 87,804 89,800 103,415 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 91,109 99,891 95,809 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 99,877 108,418 113,903 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 15,428 17,540 12,415 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 147,716 169,013 158,229 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 164,031 181,148 150,759 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 74,152 76,163 86,332 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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