Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released December 1, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights July 2015 contained 31 days. August 2015 contained 31 days. September 2015 contained 30 days. October 2015 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.10 million tons in October 2015, compared to 4.04 million tons in September 2015 and 4.34 million tons in August 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.96 billion pounds up 28 percent from September 2015 and up 21 percent from August 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.58 billion pounds during October increased 13 percent from September and increased 12 percent from August. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 97.1 thousand tons in October 2015, compared to 184.6 thousand tons in September 2015 and 145.3 thousand tons in August 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 80.2 million pounds down 48 percent from September 2015 and down 32 percent from August 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 81.4 million pounds during October was down 38 percent from September and down 36 percent from August. Cottonseeds crushed for crude oil was 123.1 thousand tons in October 2015, compared to 116.5 thousand tons in September 2015 and 97.7 thousand tons in August 2015. Cottonseed crude oil produced was 37.7 million pounds, up 5 percent from September 2015 and up 29 percent from August 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 48.6 million pounds during October was up 3 percent from September and up 11 percent from August. Edible tallow production was 83.5 million pounds during October 2015, down 3 percent from September 2015 but up 46 percent from August 2015. Inedible tallow production was 275 million pounds during October 2015, up 2 percent from September 2015 and up 3 percent from August 2015. Technical tallow production was 82.8 million pounds during October 2015, down 2 percent from September 2015 and down 17 percent from August 2015. Choice white grease production at 114.2 million pounds during October decreased 3 percent from September but increased 7 percent from August. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: July 2015 - October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crush : Soybeans crushed ...........................................tons: 4,672,921 4,337,340 4,036,896 5,104,010 Crude oil produced .................................1,000 pounds: 1,738,053 1,626,655 1,531,282 1,962,937 Cake and meal produced .....................................tons: 3,468,950 3,193,281 2,974,159 3,742,412 For animal feed ..........................................tons: 3,412,727 3,133,606 2,934,985 3,684,955 For edible protein products ..............................tons: 56,223 59,675 39,174 57,457 Millfeed produced ..........................................tons: 235,788 223,371 200,994 258,909 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ....................1,000 pounds: 1,462,350 1,437,891 1,435,640 1,611,165 Once refined oil produced ..........................1,000 pounds: 1,425,963 1,406,585 1,396,101 1,576,174 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ...1,000 pounds: (D) 116,726 (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing .....1,000 pounds: 1,410,582 1,394,520 1,344,392 1,531,438 Removed for edible use in processing .............1,000 pounds: 1,088,812 1,117,803 1,098,750 1,259,176 Removed for inedible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 321,770 276,717 245,642 272,262 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .........................tons: 310,185 306,757 240,755 360,253 Millfeed on hand end of month ..............................tons: 36,698 32,480 19,709 33,515 Crude oil on hand end of month .....................1,000 pounds: 1,671,075 1,630,310 1,481,201 1,619,798 Crusher ..........................................1,000 pounds: 1,003,484 904,925 736,754 847,770 Refiner ..........................................1,000 pounds: 149,785 250,678 275,561 270,469 Offsite ..........................................1,000 pounds: 517,806 474,707 468,886 501,559 Once refined oil on hand end of month ..............1,000 pounds: 354,715 338,446 338,433 371,349 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: July 2015 - October 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Soybeans crushed :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 553,006 592,782 484,419 555,931 Iowa .......................: 963,713 924,771 875,192 1,085,673 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,107,382 967,985 1,016,594 1,251,197 North Central 2/ ...........: 662,728 644,551 591,078 745,497 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 607,366 535,207 509,672 656,450 West Central 4/ ............: 778,726 672,044 559,941 809,262 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 210,218 229,564 187,146 215,171 Iowa .......................: 355,836 343,825 327,503 414,237 North and East 1/ ..........: 405,282 356,274 381,500 478,700 North Central 2/ ...........: 244,417 240,608 223,883 288,655 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 228,211 200,663 198,914 255,682 West Central 4/ ............: 294,089 255,721 212,336 310,492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil stocks at crusher :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 235,709 186,815 164,881 183,246 Iowa .......................: 159,745 148,111 103,783 109,952 North and East 1/ ..........: 193,378 242,941 175,137 232,422 North Central 2/ ...........: 185,604 193,973 176,772 191,806 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 77,866 43,887 49,694 64,052 West Central 4/ ............: 151,182 89,198 66,487 66,292 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 402,832 437,569 355,560 398,012 Iowa .......................: 713,971 679,922 649,413 797,408 North and East 1/ ..........: 823,075 716,415 746,864 917,687 North Central 2/ ...........: 501,675 477,627 441,511 556,667 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 445,672 390,476 366,874 477,898 West Central 4/ ............: 581,725 491,272 413,937 594,740 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal stocks :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 64,068 57,547 44,165 51,288 Iowa .......................: 54,557 46,941 42,035 69,455 North and East 1/ ..........: 94,817 78,902 53,217 95,336 North Central 2/ ...........: 28,561 31,862 26,602 31,603 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 45,137 42,426 38,902 66,479 West Central 4/ ............: 23,045 49,079 35,834 46,092 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: July 2015 - October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 159,241 145,328 184,589 97,117 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 133,462 118,497 155,306 80,206 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 90,983 80,766 101,721 54,387 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 143,818 130,974 139,708 83,989 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 132,069 127,341 132,277 81,422 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 138,638 131,203 155,167 85,972 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) 85,972 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) - Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .......................tons: 37,071 (D) (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 74,325 83,533 67,245 58,236 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 110,345 97,738 116,505 123,060 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 33,035 29,271 36,021 37,719 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 49,101 (D) 54,485 58,556 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 52,009 45,192 49,427 50,383 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 51,578 43,886 47,255 48,556 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: 59,450 43,476 39,487 50,881 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .......................tons: 58,230 46,450 42,316 44,836 Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 36,572 36,458 48,635 46,855 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 51,186 53,485 46,965 40,128 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 52,447 55,403 45,628 38,908 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 74,903 77,537 72,119 63,246 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 97,939 89,674 108,123 112,588 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 18,994 25,624 25,782 30,351 : Corn : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: July 2015 - October 2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil ..........................................tons: - - (D) (D) Virgin oil produced ..............................1,000 pounds: - - (D) (D) Refine : Refined oil produced .............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Refined oil removed for use in processing ........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: - - (D) - Stocks : Virgin oil on hand end of month ..................1,000 pounds: 78 (D) (D) (D) Refined oil on hand end of month .................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 34,692 34,387 33,570 38,584 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 31,510 (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 97,557 81,101 86,719 93,181 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 178,735 170,257 177,219 194,332 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 165,458 164,502 165,349 184,030 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: 13,277 5,755 11,870 10,302 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 352,521 346,704 364,151 380,195 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 22,970 18,675 25,271 35,971 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 21,184 16,713 23,134 33,210 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 22,219 17,761 23,048 30,347 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 23,048 (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) - (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 16,926 16,452 21,213 12,062 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 33,504 43,104 22,773 43,802 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 31,997 40,916 21,675 41,662 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 34,818 30,446 26,731 37,543 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 53,153 37,676 (D) 54,688 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 18,559 45,210 20,869 27,850 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced .....................................1,000 pounds: (D) 27,523 28,941 25,188 Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing .......1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 31,753 26,224 Stocks : Oil on hand end of month .........................1,000 pounds: 28,863 16,553 22,835 11,286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July 2015 - October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production ...................................................: 107,580 107,163 118,144 114,187 Removed for inedible use .....................................: 109,442 103,818 122,376 115,087 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 14,565 16,780 12,490 11,338 Fatty acids : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production ...................................................: 92,653 97,549 100,570 91,910 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 17,744 17,288 20,082 19,777 Glycerin, crude : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Processed in refining ........................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Glycerin, refined : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Lard : Production ...................................................: 24,504 32,120 31,434 29,825 Removed for use in processing ................................: 29,665 43,023 30,654 28,841 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 7,393 (D) 6,436 6,676 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production ...................................................: 397,569 423,079 494,055 465,718 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 63,128 71,562 50,942 58,429 Other grease : Production ...................................................: 77,704 74,569 78,227 57,552 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 73,185 75,898 80,407 68,165 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production ...................................................: 173,661 190,825 199,998 202,707 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 106,159 144,538 149,564 163,401 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 18,658 18,194 22,899 18,546 Poultry by-product meals : Production ...................................................: 227,466 252,901 261,440 235,528 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 54,509 55,666 60,971 54,488 Tallow, edible : Production ...................................................: 60,035 57,280 85,849 83,526 Removed for use in processing ................................: 70,912 78,202 95,652 84,088 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 25,919 23,430 29,013 23,112 Tallow, inedible : Production ...................................................: 251,530 267,221 269,913 274,764 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 254,916 247,073 277,133 272,235 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 84,408 107,313 93,407 93,491 Tallow, technical : Production ...................................................: 85,997 100,321 84,581 82,800 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 95,951 106,374 108,020 89,169 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 27,206 (D) 10,016 13,261 Yellow grease : Production ...................................................: 153,668 159,401 169,477 148,602 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 143,828 150,821 183,352 155,464 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 93,151 98,283 81,270 69,770 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. The first annual summary will be published in March of 2016. 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