Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released January 2, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights October 2017 contained 31 days. November 2017 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.20 million tons (173 million bushels) in November 2017, compared to 5.28 million tons (176 million bushels) in October 2017 and 5.12 million tons (171 million bushels) in November 2016. Crude oil produced was 1.98 billion pounds down 2 percent from October 2017 but up 1 percent from November 2016. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.46 billion pounds during November 2017 decreased 9 percent from October 2017 but increased 1 percent from November 2016. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 151 thousand tons in November 2017, compared to 184 thousand tons in October 2017 and 209 thousand tons in November 2016. Canola crude oil produced was 130 million pounds down 17 percent from October 2017 and down 27 percent from November 2016. Canola once refined oil production at 127 million pounds during November 2017 was down 13 percent from October 2017 and down 22 percent from November 2016. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 45.5 million pounds during November 2017 was down 15 percent from October 2017 and down 7 percent from November 2016. Edible tallow production was 91.4 million pounds during November 2017, up 25 percent from October 2017 and up 12 percent from November 2016. Inedible tallow production was 322 million pounds during November 2017, up 18 percent from October 2017 and up 2 percent from November 2016. Technical tallow production was 120 million pounds during November 2017, up 16 percent from October 2017 but down 5 percent from November 2016. Choice white grease production at 117 million pounds during November 2017 increased 8 percent from October 2017 but decreased 8 percent from November 2016. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,122,038 5,277,397 5,200,462 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,961,256 2,016,888 1,977,005 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,739,093 3,847,770 3,829,140 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,671,317 3,804,878 3,779,048 For edible protein products...........................tons: 67,776 42,892 50,092 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 273,414 276,055 272,552 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,471,587 1,644,069 1,482,830 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,438,840 1,601,067 1,455,439 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 114,490 84,461 90,411 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,463,620 1,554,132 1,485,032 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,147,517 1,211,510 1,173,519 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 316,103 342,622 311,513 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 361,959 350,935 354,998 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 46,074 42,368 34,110 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,473,201 1,300,360 1,379,223 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 618,320 567,670 651,572 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 325,894 325,724 276,997 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 528,987 406,966 450,654 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 307,510 325,863 311,358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: November 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 653,259 606,907 621,917 Iowa........................: 1,097,446 1,118,269 1,110,239 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,177,106 1,249,228 1,185,186 North Central 2/ ...........: 647,631 687,033 667,253 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 666,907 696,124 707,525 West Central 4/ ............: 879,689 919,836 908,342 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 255,081 238,937 240,877 Iowa........................: 415,128 428,144 425,604 North and East 1/ ..........: 453,481 473,778 445,371 North Central 2/ ...........: 247,553 257,619 250,328 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 256,795 268,347 268,217 West Central 4/ ............: 333,218 350,063 346,608 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 126,853 76,958 84,535 Iowa........................: 99,653 86,277 90,213 North and East 1/ ..........: 136,874 155,710 203,449 North Central 2/ ...........: 159,576 162,498 166,333 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 59,390 61,170 64,557 West Central 4/ ............: 35,974 25,057 42,485 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 475,789 437,819 452,066 Iowa........................: 800,539 816,027 828,782 North and East 1/ ..........: 854,893 915,499 865,530 North Central 2/ ...........: 480,770 505,026 499,021 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 484,419 502,119 513,025 West Central 4/ ............: 642,683 671,280 670,716 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: (D) 51,227 55,418 Iowa........................: 59,388 51,108 53,873 North and East 1/ ..........: 96,250 114,752 110,529 North Central 2/ ...........: (D) 33,417 17,772 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 50,394 61,400 74,789 West Central 4/ ............: 42,431 39,031 42,617 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2017 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 209,432 184,463 151,301 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 178,189 155,984 129,766 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 117,056 102,579 84,801 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 167,222 149,511 129,749 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 161,950 146,037 126,549 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: 160,326 162,986 155,300 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: 239,673 166,734 179,148 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 66,466 88,706 81,801 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 163,909 158,687 174,179 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 51,141 47,196 52,356 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 75,937 70,892 76,810 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 50,007 55,356 46,813 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 48,776 53,329 45,544 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: 48,018 45,295 44,463 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: 34,469 23,459 22,798 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,432 56,158 54,426 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,731 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 35,490 (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: 72,686 54,664 77,995 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 33,875 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 38,811 (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 63,029 44,985 45,999 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: (S) 180,160 199,226 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) 186,230 174,361 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) 181,677 169,295 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (S) 172,319 180,875 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (S) 53,944 77,259 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) 81,559 65,528 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2017 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 38,668 37,572 45,867 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: 81,162 109,712 117,287 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 193,618 225,093 214,003 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 186,688 218,176 208,540 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 6,930 6,917 5,463 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 429,757 349,978 374,322 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,804 33,762 27,577 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 30,642 31,705 26,471 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: 30,190 38,551 26,372 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) (D) (D) 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) (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (NA) - - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (NA) 2,356 (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,737 28,146 31,736 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 33,834 26,878 30,362 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: 2,210 (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 40,705 38,604 37,440 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: 48,929 69,020 62,871 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,215 46,116 55,691 : 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2016 : October 2017 : November 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 127,696 108,646 116,982 Removed for inedible use..................................: 128,052 109,969 116,986 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,656 8,098 8,185 Feather meal : Production................................................: 103,760 92,530 98,186 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 22,997 21,167 21,257 Lard : Production................................................: 35,670 29,183 32,938 Removed for use in processing.............................: 37,204 28,295 32,278 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,661 4,751 5,231 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 548,073 506,187 560,752 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 62,871 66,583 67,079 Other grease : Production................................................: 85,048 71,183 69,326 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 77,543 72,468 71,590 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 207,194 196,936 205,767 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 204,038 196,231 205,961 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 26,540 23,783 23,034 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 254,462 260,441 269,809 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 64,465 66,166 64,981 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 81,756 73,081 91,393 Removed for use in processing.............................: 85,476 69,225 100,557 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 15,792 28,275 19,957 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 316,296 273,846 322,450 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 316,000 266,655 323,268 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 85,897 95,775 95,278 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 125,974 103,590 120,147 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 130,307 108,185 125,991 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 14,608 (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 161,550 162,770 158,677 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 156,209 162,292 150,324 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 87,201 84,449 92,957 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. 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