Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released February 1, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2016 contained 30 days. December 2016 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.08 million tons (169 million bushels) in December 2016, compared to 5.12 million tons (171 million bushels) in November 2016 and 5.01 million tons (167 million bushels) in December 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.95 billion pounds down slightly from November 2016 but up 1 percent from December 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.41 billion pounds during December 2016 decreased 2 percent from November 2016 but increased slightly from December 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 179 thousand tons in December 2016, compared to 209 thousand tons in November 2016 and 166 thousand tons in December 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 150 million pounds down 16 percent from November 2016 but up 10 percent from December 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 117 million pounds during December 2016 was down 28 percent from November 2016 but up 22 percent from December 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 51.5 million pounds during December 2016 was up 6 percent from November 2016 but down 5 percent from December 2015. Edible tallow production was 75.6 million pounds during December 2016, down 8 percent from November 2016 and down 4 percent from December 2015. Inedible tallow production was 313 million pounds during December 2016, down 1 percent from November 2016 but up 9 percent from December 2015. Technical tallow production was 100 million pounds during December 2016, down 21 percent from November 2016 but up 6 percent from December 2015. Choice white grease production at 122 million pounds during December 2016 decreased 5 percent from November 2016 but increased 3 percent from December 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,011,324 5,122,038 5,076,973 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,929,027 1,961,256 1,951,863 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,669,213 3,739,093 3,694,866 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,610,090 3,671,317 3,632,521 For edible protein products...........................tons: 59,123 67,776 62,345 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 262,266 273,414 273,479 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,445,949 1,471,587 1,441,929 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,401,107 1,438,840 1,407,821 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 112,270 114,490 120,463 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,337,705 1,463,620 1,377,926 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,053,797 1,147,517 1,084,988 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 283,908 316,103 292,938 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 270,421 361,959 404,074 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 31,927 46,074 42,509 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,576,849 1,473,201 1,505,647 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 778,789 618,320 632,250 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 304,192 325,894 303,790 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 493,868 528,987 569,607 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 395,661 307,510 367,082 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: December 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 587,325 653,259 641,988 Iowa........................: 1,118,485 1,097,446 1,095,665 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,105,040 1,177,106 1,102,200 North Central 2/ ...........: 709,052 647,631 690,151 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 665,297 666,907 660,057 West Central 4/ ............: 826,125 879,689 886,912 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 232,176 255,081 252,510 Iowa........................: 427,106 415,128 416,566 North and East 1/ ..........: 425,422 453,481 428,512 North Central 2/ ...........: 275,314 247,553 260,797 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 252,254 256,795 255,052 West Central 4/ ............: 316,755 333,218 338,426 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 91,653 126,853 118,626 Iowa........................: 147,848 99,653 122,817 North and East 1/ ..........: 198,288 136,874 117,929 North Central 2/ ...........: 227,072 159,576 147,289 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 64,403 59,390 82,320 West Central 4/ ............: 49,525 35,974 43,269 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 423,765 475,789 462,693 Iowa........................: 827,142 800,539 799,474 North and East 1/ ..........: 816,299 854,893 803,907 North Central 2/ ...........: 516,838 480,770 500,821 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 475,881 484,419 478,293 West Central 4/ ............: 609,288 642,683 649,678 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 49,628 (D) 94,385 Iowa........................: 45,944 59,388 69,753 North and East 1/ ..........: 77,279 96,250 79,529 North Central 2/ ...........: 23,431 26,602 (D) South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 35,663 50,394 65,333 West Central 4/ ............: 38,476 42,431 57,014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2016 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 165,762 209,432 178,637 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 135,689 178,189 149,916 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 91,746 117,056 103,139 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 102,980 167,222 120,438 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 96,540 161,950 117,307 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: 98,205 160,326 138,866 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) 239,673 237,622 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 72,843 66,466 68,912 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 149,644 163,909 167,631 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 46,826 51,141 50,386 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 70,040 75,937 76,853 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 54,603 50,007 53,081 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 54,020 48,776 51,498 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - (D) - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 44,042 48,018 53,464 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: 47,977 34,469 33,198 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 49,144 48,432 48,385 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,724 35,731 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 35,270 35,490 (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: 50,075 72,686 73,352 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) 33,875 33,019 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) 38,811 40,333 Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 99,332 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 31,137 63,029 61,063 : 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: December 2016 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 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: 37,003 38,668 34,970 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: 124,857 81,162 76,215 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 171,269 193,618 165,297 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 163,525 186,688 159,763 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 7,744 6,930 5,534 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 473,268 429,757 437,231 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 33,804 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 30,642 (D) 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) 30,190 (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 : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 14,416 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 41,254 35,737 25,765 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,688 33,834 24,245 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) 2,210 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 36,787 40,705 32,316 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: 53,659 48,929 56,588 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 33,464 48,215 41,312 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: 25,912 (D) (D) Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 25,722 (D) (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month..........................1,000 pounds: 21,987 (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: December 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2015 : November 2016 : December 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 117,902 127,696 121,596 Removed for inedible use..................................: 119,056 128,052 124,640 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,253 13,656 10,442 Fatty acids : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production................................................: 90,908 103,760 96,336 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,785 22,997 17,026 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................................................: 29,998 35,670 41,586 Removed for use in processing.............................: 29,534 37,204 42,776 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,619 7,661 (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 511,225 548,073 551,607 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 57,972 62,871 61,353 Other grease : Production................................................: 56,127 85,048 70,213 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 57,101 77,543 72,635 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 198,753 207,194 198,804 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 192,601 204,038 204,641 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 22,056 26,540 20,571 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 236,453 254,462 256,943 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 53,622 64,465 49,725 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 78,930 81,756 75,621 Removed for use in processing.............................: 86,352 85,476 75,240 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,667 15,792 23,394 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 287,203 316,296 313,039 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 288,841 316,000 309,771 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 90,866 85,897 88,639 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 94,100 125,974 99,891 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 102,820 130,307 108,418 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,100 14,608 17,540 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 170,566 161,550 171,877 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 166,779 156,209 188,426 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 90,019 87,201 76,558 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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