Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released February 3, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2019 contained 30 days. December 2019 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.54 million tons (185 million bushels) in December 2019, compared with 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in November 2019 and 5.51 million tons (184 million bushels) in December 2018. Crude oil produced was 2.11 billion pounds up 6 percent from November 2019 but down 1 percent from December 2018. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.36 billion pounds during December 2019 increased slightly from November 2019 but decreased 6 percent from December 2018. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 176,638 tons in December 2019, compared with 152,430 tons in November 2019 and 156,703 tons in December 2018. Canola crude oil produced was 147 million pounds, up 16 percent from November 2019 and up 9 percent from December 2018. Canola once refined oil production, at 105 million pounds during December 2019, was up 9 percent from November 2019 but down 18 percent from December 2018. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 51.6 million pounds during December 2019, was up 25 percent from November 2019 and up 17 percent from December 2018. Edible tallow production was 87.3 million pounds during December 2019, down 3 percent from November 2019 but up 21 percent from December 2018. Inedible tallow production was 318 million pounds during December 2019, down 7 percent from November 2019 and down 6 percent from December 2018. Technical tallow production was 105 million pounds during December 2019, down 11 percent from November 2019 and down 4 percent from December 2018. Choice white grease production, at 113 million pounds during December 2019, decreased 7 percent from November 2019 and decreased 5 percent from December 2018. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,513,266 5,239,452 5,542,274 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,135,370 1,999,648 2,110,936 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,016,547 3,855,827 4,062,929 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,971,237 3,813,221 4,013,049 For edible protein products...........................tons: 45,310 42,606 49,880 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 279,141 255,945 274,643 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,479,059 1,397,170 1,389,872 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,451,026 1,362,343 1,363,403 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 119,209 106,331 112,132 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,522,135 1,400,401 1,407,060 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,057,677 1,013,344 1,018,050 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 464,458 387,057 389,010 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 394,444 426,332 342,085 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 40,662 41,081 34,987 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,601,770 1,522,923 1,709,323 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 712,207 739,832 830,219 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 419,604 392,630 413,425 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 469,959 390,461 465,679 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 344,078 357,435 384,641 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: December 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 675,141 613,808 671,352 Iowa........................: 1,179,436 1,040,264 1,132,541 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,279,947 1,227,011 1,303,311 North Central 2/ ...........: 755,401 775,266 819,147 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 668,333 653,676 680,364 West Central 4/ ............: 955,008 929,427 935,559 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 272,127 234,749 263,719 Iowa........................: 456,423 397,636 429,602 North and East 1/ ..........: 496,433 467,445 497,540 North Central 2/ ...........: 285,743 290,754 297,572 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 260,729 252,658 260,953 West Central 4/ ............: 363,915 356,406 361,550 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) 117,153 156,367 Iowa........................: 130,165 150,248 160,311 North and East 1/ ..........: 188,844 193,446 224,720 North Central 2/ ...........: 219,994 176,423 189,297 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 43,640 62,768 51,790 West Central 4/ ............: (D) 39,794 47,734 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 483,119 447,210 493,441 Iowa........................: 863,905 767,357 831,942 North and East 1/ ..........: 932,675 903,978 949,863 North Central 2/ ...........: 556,485 570,693 605,570 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 479,883 476,279 487,156 West Central 4/ ............: 700,480 690,310 694,957 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 64,375 88,658 99,599 Iowa........................: 55,143 62,898 43,441 North and East 1/ ..........: 77,385 110,754 54,872 North Central 2/ ...........: 57,894 51,934 38,531 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 74,585 70,733 61,569 West Central 4/ ............: 65,062 41,355 44,073 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2019 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 156,703 152,430 176,638 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 134,385 126,680 146,680 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 90,257 85,255 98,585 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 130,359 99,526 108,757 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 127,271 96,258 104,895 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: 145,845 159,520 149,171 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: 107,716 39,937 37,280 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 100,815 101,435 93,469 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 164,636 166,802 180,224 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 40,867 46,501 50,329 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 72,579 83,584 81,474 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 45,709 42,460 53,311 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 44,162 41,245 51,626 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: 45,266 36,762 46,476 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: 39,731 37,279 30,833 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 31,421 28,744 30,272 : 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: 84,858 75,105 64,062 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: 68,507 160,168 (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 182,557 184,240 192,001 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 202,940 165,650 201,355 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 197,573 160,858 195,936 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: 182,586 166,129 178,613 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: 27,800 29,096 42,071 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 69,825 35,207 49,161 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2019 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 18,815 18,990 17,705 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: 61,586 69,665 78,386 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 200,727 187,136 196,448 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 190,060 181,093 190,304 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,667 6,043 6,144 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 316,297 349,978 335,741 : 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) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (D) 29,409 (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: 39,352 10,489 11,513 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) 5,239 3,077 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 5,161 3,078 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: (D) 5,919 5,270 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: 12,655 6,680 4,578 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 1,524 2,391 1,914 : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,336 60,201 42,881 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,581 56,939 40,824 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: (D) 40,678 38,546 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: 45,122 27,089 27,095 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 31,984 22,107 19,263 : 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: December 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2018 : November 2019 : December 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 118,323 121,381 112,592 Removed for inedible use..................................: 117,817 119,349 110,495 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,529 8,412 9,738 Feather meal : Production................................................: 69,438 108,150 135,567 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 21,893 31,085 29,940 Lard : Production................................................: 31,050 35,471 30,755 Removed for use in processing.............................: 28,745 39,556 29,458 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,806 6,936 5,938 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 532,801 503,574 503,602 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 69,521 81,020 64,960 Other grease : Production................................................: 48,256 36,231 40,780 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 45,275 37,306 40,866 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 152,166 214,436 189,183 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 144,051 216,413 179,491 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,351 24,463 31,499 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 217,282 334,032 265,867 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 59,352 37,038 43,156 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 71,996 90,273 87,347 Removed for use in processing.............................: 73,631 103,440 80,078 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 32,114 10,578 17,847 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 338,137 340,603 318,050 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 333,967 338,884 320,620 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 106,214 105,168 100,782 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 109,646 118,257 104,855 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 115,666 125,901 103,871 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 181,964 164,352 184,020 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 179,845 178,363 179,097 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 93,368 93,289 90,620 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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