Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released January 3, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights October 2016 contained 31 days. November 2016 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.12 million tons (171 million bushels) in November 2016, compared to 5.28 million tons (176 million bushels) in October 2016 and 4.97 million tons (166 million bushels) in November 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.96 billion pounds down 3 percent from October 2016 but up 3 percent from November 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.44 billion pounds during November 2016 decreased 6 percent from October 2016 but increased 1 percent from November 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 209 thousand tons in November 2016, compared to 213 thousand tons in October 2016 and 129 thousand tons in November 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 178 million pounds up 1 percent from October 2016 and up 65 percent from November 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 164 million pounds during November 2016 was down 2 percent from October 2016 but up 67 percent from November 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 47.0 million pounds during November 2016 was down 6 percent from October 2016 and down 5 percent from November 2015. Edible tallow production was 78.5 million pounds during November 2016, up 17 percent from October 2016 but down 6 percent from November 2015. Inedible tallow production was 304 million pounds during November 2016, up 7 percent from October 2016 but down slightly from November 2015. Technical tallow production was 125 million pounds during November 2016, up 13 percent from October 2016 and up 19 percent from November 2015. Choice white grease production at 129 million pounds during November 2016 increased 11 percent from October 2016 and increased 10 percent from November 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,973,534 5,276,415 5,122,038 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,901,853 2,028,518 1,961,256 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,655,750 3,830,125 3,739,093 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,600,752 3,767,699 3,671,317 For edible protein products...........................tons: 54,998 62,426 67,776 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 251,965 273,917 273,414 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,461,965 1,580,814 1,475,575 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,433,449 1,542,749 1,443,073 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 90,941 (D) 114,490 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,390,793 1,579,541 1,443,731 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,121,110 1,238,448 1,128,907 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 269,683 341,093 314,824 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 342,962 335,413 361,959 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 38,826 42,212 46,074 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,545,181 1,437,483 1,448,653 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 750,725 592,330 618,320 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 267,049 317,449 301,346 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 527,407 527,704 528,987 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 420,677 357,828 328,726 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: November 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 580,134 635,958 653,259 Iowa........................: 1,117,349 1,135,222 1,097,446 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,186,723 1,260,422 1,177,106 North Central 2/ ...........: 675,509 712,934 647,631 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 653,803 653,604 666,907 West Central 4/ ............: 760,016 878,275 879,689 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 224,717 251,934 255,081 Iowa........................: 424,938 432,983 415,128 North and East 1/ ..........: 449,049 487,728 453,481 North Central 2/ ...........: 261,263 269,439 247,553 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 251,126 252,391 256,795 West Central 4/ ............: 290,760 334,043 333,218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 87,395 99,942 126,853 Iowa........................: 134,659 98,398 99,653 North and East 1/ ..........: 203,856 123,690 136,874 North Central 2/ ...........: 204,776 177,382 159,576 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 62,928 48,539 59,390 West Central 4/ ............: 57,111 44,379 35,974 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 418,043 459,827 475,789 Iowa........................: 835,465 826,937 800,539 North and East 1/ ..........: 870,005 914,440 854,893 North Central 2/ ...........: 497,698 524,593 480,770 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 472,620 471,436 484,419 West Central 4/ ............: 561,919 632,892 642,683 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 79,993 69,516 (D) Iowa........................: 64,965 68,084 59,388 North and East 1/ ..........: 65,415 62,601 96,250 North Central 2/ ...........: 23,946 35,370 (D) South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 65,399 51,815 50,394 West Central 4/ ............: 43,244 48,027 42,431 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2016 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 128,925 213,230 209,432 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 108,222 177,076 178,189 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 71,958 121,184 117,056 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 99,481 171,639 169,205 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 98,094 166,881 163,910 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: 91,462 170,979 160,103 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) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 55,944 52,157 66,486 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 135,714 141,590 163,909 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 41,950 42,003 51,141 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 61,007 63,853 75,937 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 50,854 54,637 48,182 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 49,486 49,851 46,999 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: 44,338 39,122 48,090 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: 43,407 29,753 34,469 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 47,772 47,611 48,319 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 53,810 33,031 35,731 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 52,472 32,796 35,490 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: 71,061 77,971 72,686 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 33,875 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 38,811 Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 85,510 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 30,517 60,304 63,029 : Corn : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2016 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil...........................................tons: (D) (D) (D) Virgin oil produced...............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Refine : Refined oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Refined oil removed for use in processing.........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) Stocks : Virgin oil on hand end of month...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Refined oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 30,797 33,815 38,668 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: 122,672 92,566 81,162 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 175,526 199,986 193,618 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 169,454 189,507 186,688 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 6,072 10,479 6,930 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 422,115 397,208 429,757 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 26,563 33,797 30,776 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 24,371 30,019 27,731 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: 23,256 33,259 29,098 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) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 39,719 53,829 35,737 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,630 51,014 33,834 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) 2,877 2,210 Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 30,517 45,280 40,705 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 : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 68,834 49,791 48,929 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 34,294 42,444 48,215 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: 25,939 (D) (D) Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 28,933 (D) (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month..........................1,000 pounds: 11,357 (D) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2015 : October 2016 : November 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 116,647 116,183 128,571 Removed for inedible use..................................: 117,543 115,514 128,927 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,715 13,914 13,656 Fatty acids : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production................................................: 98,132 93,992 103,760 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,215 23,806 22,997 Glycerin, crude : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Processed in refining.....................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Glycerin, refined : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Lard : Production................................................: 32,776 33,270 36,550 Removed for use in processing.............................: 32,593 33,841 38,084 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,334 7,255 4,480 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 488,082 491,455 538,166 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 58,432 58,536 62,975 Other grease : Production................................................: 56,696 78,086 86,573 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 55,378 86,208 79,068 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 208,092 197,480 207,194 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 204,600 196,654 204,038 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,535 23,470 26,540 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 250,461 250,062 254,462 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 50,244 64,897 64,465 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 83,941 67,281 78,525 Removed for use in processing.............................: 84,042 71,007 82,245 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,250 15,230 15,792 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 303,999 284,782 303,808 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 303,543 287,010 303,749 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 92,336 92,570 85,994 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 105,338 110,249 125,056 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 111,404 118,756 129,389 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 14,063 12,207 14,608 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 146,001 157,019 162,956 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 141,867 161,472 148,739 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 79,475 84,076 93,179 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 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. 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