Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released July 1, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights April 2020 contained 30 days. May 2020 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.39 million tons (180 million bushels) in May 2020, compared with 5.50 million tons (183 million bushels) in April 2020 and 4.96 million tons (165 million bushels) in May 2019. Crude oil produced was 2.06 billion pounds down 2 percent from April 2020 but up 7 percent from May 2019. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.46 billion pounds during May 2020 increased 19 percent from April 2020 but decreased 3 percent from May 2019. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 194,813 tons in May 2020, compared with 177,350 tons in April 2020 and 133,790 tons in May 2019. Canola crude oil produced was 162 million pounds, up 10 percent from April 2020 and up 43 percent from May 2019. Canola once refined oil production, at 123 million pounds during May 2020, was down 9 percent from April 2020 but up 6 percent from May 2019. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 35.5 million pounds during May 2020, was down slightly from April 2020 and down 8 percent from May 2019. Edible tallow production was 57.2 million pounds during May 2020, down 5 percent from April 2020 and down 34 percent from May 2019. Inedible tallow production was 279 million pounds during May 2020, up 23 percent from April 2020 but down 17 percent from May 2019. Technical tallow production was 78.7 million pounds during May 2020, up 5 percent from April 2020 but down 31 percent from May 2019. Choice white grease production, at 111 million pounds during May 2020, increased 25 percent from April 2020 but decreased 3 percent from May 2019. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,963,271 5,501,825 5,386,534 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,915,994 2,099,465 2,057,617 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,660,325 4,039,265 3,970,047 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,619,249 3,984,610 3,914,540 For edible protein products...........................tons: 41,076 54,655 55,507 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 249,227 272,912 270,933 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,531,841 1,249,467 1,489,672 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,493,785 1,223,692 1,455,183 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 94,211 117,421 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,545,757 1,235,392 1,476,292 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,121,029 875,903 1,093,508 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 424,728 359,489 382,784 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 276,276 341,681 442,173 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 35,829 44,512 55,674 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,662,782 2,224,007 2,048,992 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 810,916 939,327 875,584 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 482,276 443,761 431,345 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 369,590 840,919 742,063 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 356,085 377,964 398,256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: May 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 472,570 671,323 576,483 Iowa........................: 1,126,100 1,112,064 1,100,051 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,160,768 1,277,645 1,242,434 North Central 2/ ...........: 686,496 863,843 854,165 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 669,546 650,338 635,744 West Central 4/ ............: 847,791 926,612 977,657 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 196,663 264,309 229,132 Iowa........................: 435,841 423,253 419,557 North and East 1/ ..........: 436,813 489,298 476,061 North Central 2/ ...........: 258,860 313,346 313,372 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 262,632 250,523 243,751 West Central 4/ ............: 325,185 358,736 375,744 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 177,856 155,734 108,904 Iowa........................: 150,470 203,994 173,673 North and East 1/ ..........: 177,673 197,397 221,161 North Central 2/ ...........: 212,449 251,133 240,293 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 47,482 62,372 61,539 West Central 4/ ............: 44,986 68,697 70,014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 353,748 488,001 418,999 Iowa........................: 829,496 815,390 806,876 North and East 1/ ..........: 850,463 942,859 923,780 North Central 2/ ...........: 515,103 636,006 632,245 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 486,253 473,168 463,113 West Central 4/ ............: 625,262 683,841 725,034 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 44,769 64,585 (D) Iowa........................: 79,636 41,711 82,284 North and East 1/ ..........: 67,263 101,387 78,560 North Central 2/ ...........: 24,176 36,106 56,373 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 25,721 (D) (D) West Central 4/ ............: 34,711 (D) 72,660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2020 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 133,790 177,350 194,813 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 113,165 146,987 161,642 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 75,657 98,804 107,328 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 118,240 139,720 126,876 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 115,344 135,025 122,620 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: 136,663 147,584 150,691 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) 63,239 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 77,520 60,325 54,629 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 105,005 93,302 123,808 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 121,057 142,392 93,725 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 31,983 40,994 26,346 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 55,708 62,741 39,903 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 39,742 36,567 36,733 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,462 35,541 35,514 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: 47,041 32,582 36,406 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: 34,563 23,198 18,182 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 37,514 (D) 21,900 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 20,945 39,989 40,258 : 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: 66,934 65,354 75,364 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: 68,853 89,139 87,903 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 178,930 139,211 177,596 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 170,812 178,513 156,442 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 166,768 173,577 151,914 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: 177,793 172,403 156,899 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: 30,471 17,287 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 54,137 35,455 32,862 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2020 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 17,737 22,337 27,202 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: 67,759 56,930 43,722 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 202,290 176,416 188,552 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 193,587 169,248 180,337 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 8,703 7,168 8,215 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 307,030 318,520 371,631 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 27,786 17,545 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 26,228 16,602 (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: 25,071 15,587 (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: 22,402 22,235 18,165 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) 5,519 3,950 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 5,456 3,883 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) 6,726 3,060 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: 10,081 13,126 11,923 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 1,037 2,809 2,991 : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 34,935 40,284 39,909 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 33,229 38,899 37,886 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) 29,467 25,194 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) 27,565 30,626 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 18,857 16,711 21,132 : 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: May 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : May 2019 : April 2020 : May 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 114,886 88,974 110,913 Removed for inedible use..................................: 118,664 93,189 108,731 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,178 5,829 8,011 Feather meal : Production................................................: 123,203 91,649 107,366 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 24,779 24,130 29,834 Lard : Production................................................: 30,821 20,610 18,726 Removed for use in processing.............................: 31,519 19,863 18,312 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,262 9,579 9,259 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 511,622 363,687 401,028 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 61,151 56,444 66,777 Other grease : Production................................................: 40,561 30,045 33,402 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 39,101 29,313 34,566 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 219,260 185,602 229,986 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 214,499 185,397 222,459 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 26,531 28,613 36,139 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 307,345 266,643 315,975 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 34,563 30,137 37,014 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 86,181 60,029 57,236 Removed for use in processing.............................: 88,056 46,028 55,288 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 14,346 (D) 25,684 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 334,671 226,905 278,733 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 343,874 238,646 259,179 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 76,672 87,448 107,693 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 113,450 75,055 78,736 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 122,632 89,343 84,846 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 8,549 9,450 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 187,131 156,781 136,548 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 185,842 179,324 124,790 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 98,359 66,081 78,693 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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