Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released February 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2017 contained 30 days. December 2017 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.29 million tons (176 million bushels) in December 2017, compared to 5.20 million tons (173 million bushels) in November 2017 and 5.07 million tons (169 million bushels) in December 2016. Crude oil produced was 2.02 billion pounds up 2 percent from November 2017 and up 3 percent from December 2016. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.42 billion pounds during December 2017 decreased 3 percent from November 2017 but increased 1 percent from December 2016. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 174 thousand tons in December 2017, compared to 151 thousand tons in November 2017 and 179 thousand tons in December 2016. Canola crude oil produced was 150 million pounds up 16 percent from November 2017 and up slightly from December 2016. Canola once refined oil production at 116 million pounds during December 2017 was down 8 percent from November 2017 and down 1 percent from December 2016. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 54.7 million pounds during December 2017 was up 20 percent from November 2017 and up 6 percent from December 2016. Edible tallow production was 78.2 million pounds during December 2017, down 14 percent from November 2017 but up 3 percent from December 2016. Inedible tallow production was 324 million pounds during December 2017, up 1 percent from November 2017 and up 3 percent from December 2016. Technical tallow production was 96.1 million pounds during December 2017, down 20 percent from November 2017 and down 4 percent from December 2016. Choice white grease production at 104 million pounds during December 2017 decreased 11 percent from November 2017 and decreased 15 percent from December 2016. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,071,493 5,200,462 5,292,673 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,950,176 1,977,005 2,017,218 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,690,668 3,829,140 3,900,126 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,628,323 3,779,048 3,849,160 For edible protein products...........................tons: 62,345 50,092 50,966 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 273,479 272,552 268,494 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,440,556 1,482,830 1,452,312 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,406,505 1,455,439 1,418,239 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 120,200 (D) 75,738 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,376,935 1,485,032 1,315,306 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,083,997 1,173,519 992,730 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 292,938 311,513 322,576 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 403,901 354,998 497,783 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 42,509 34,110 48,837 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,505,351 1,379,223 1,588,286 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 632,124 651,572 776,417 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 303,620 276,997 340,338 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 569,607 450,654 471,531 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 366,919 311,358 355,149 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: December 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 641,988 621,917 638,819 Iowa........................: 1,090,185 1,110,239 1,114,536 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,102,200 1,185,186 1,227,815 North Central 2/ ...........: 690,151 667,253 671,632 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 660,057 707,525 717,027 West Central 4/ ............: 886,912 908,342 922,844 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 252,510 240,877 249,755 Iowa........................: 414,879 425,604 426,177 North and East 1/ ..........: 428,512 445,371 457,012 North Central 2/ ...........: 260,797 250,328 256,483 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 255,052 268,217 271,303 West Central 4/ ............: 338,426 346,608 356,488 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 118,626 84,535 106,505 Iowa........................: 122,691 90,213 132,749 North and East 1/ ..........: 117,929 203,449 209,925 North Central 2/ ...........: 147,289 166,333 197,591 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 82,320 (D) 78,050 West Central 4/ ............: 43,269 (D) 51,597 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 462,693 452,066 465,246 Iowa........................: 795,276 828,782 828,683 North and East 1/ ..........: 803,907 865,530 890,477 North Central 2/ ...........: 500,821 499,021 508,165 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 478,293 513,025 523,477 West Central 4/ ............: 649,678 670,716 684,078 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 94,385 55,418 94,845 Iowa........................: 69,580 53,873 90,446 North and East 1/ ..........: 79,529 110,529 136,304 North Central 2/ ...........: 38,060 17,772 27,705 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 65,333 74,789 86,169 West Central 4/ ............: 57,014 42,617 62,314 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2017 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 178,637 151,301 173,525 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 149,916 129,766 150,263 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 103,139 84,801 97,069 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 120,438 129,749 119,040 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 117,307 126,549 115,972 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: 138,866 155,300 138,378 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) 62,865 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 237,622 179,148 158,539 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 68,912 81,801 90,766 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 167,631 174,179 172,655 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 50,386 52,356 50,621 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 76,853 76,810 78,349 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 53,081 46,813 56,650 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 51,498 45,544 54,747 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 53,464 44,463 54,325 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: 33,198 22,798 15,132 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,385 54,426 53,755 : 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: 73,352 77,995 58,543 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 33,019 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 40,333 (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: 61,063 45,999 29,694 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: (S) 199,226 195,754 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) 174,361 189,687 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) 169,295 185,674 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) 180,875 168,720 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) 77,259 84,479 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) 65,528 81,078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2017 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 34,970 45,867 37,984 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: 76,215 117,287 109,878 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 165,297 214,003 180,234 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 159,763 208,540 177,390 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 5,534 5,463 2,844 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 437,231 374,322 396,006 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 27,577 26,483 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 26,471 24,440 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (D) 26,372 23,353 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: 14,416 (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) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 25,574 31,151 32,359 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 24,059 29,773 30,920 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: 32,692 (D) 39,259 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: 56,593 62,834 78,798 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 41,338 55,842 42,244 : 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: December 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2016 : November 2017 : December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 121,400 116,982 103,689 Removed for inedible use..................................: 124,399 116,986 103,260 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,463 8,185 8,523 Feather meal : Production................................................: 96,485 98,186 96,508 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,039 21,257 22,949 Lard : Production................................................: 41,586 32,938 31,311 Removed for use in processing.............................: 42,776 32,278 30,294 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 5,231 6,759 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 540,870 560,590 553,544 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 60,233 65,880 61,593 Other grease : Production................................................: 70,213 69,326 49,905 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 72,635 71,590 49,284 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 198,816 205,767 211,023 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 204,487 205,961 210,268 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 20,637 23,034 23,846 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 257,030 269,747 276,941 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 49,846 64,981 74,203 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 75,621 91,393 78,212 Removed for use in processing.............................: 75,240 100,557 75,325 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,394 19,957 22,743 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 314,080 322,136 324,103 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 309,464 322,849 321,398 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 89,800 94,977 96,158 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 99,891 120,147 96,129 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 108,418 125,991 101,712 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,540 (D) 10,295 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 169,013 159,461 182,972 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 181,148 153,392 185,594 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 76,163 89,581 86,307 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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