Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released December 3, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights September 2018 contained 30 days. October 2018 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.49 million tons (183 million bushels) in October 2018, compared with 5.08 million tons (169 million bushels) in September 2018 and 5.28 million tons (176 million bushels) in October 2017. Crude oil produced was 2.13 billion pounds up 10 percent from September 2018 and up 6 percent from October 2017. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.57 billion pounds during October 2018 increased 7 percent from September 2018 but decreased 2 percent from October 2017. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 175,960 tons in October 2018, compared with 178,162 tons in September 2018 and 184,463 tons in October 2017. Canola crude oil produced was 146 million pounds down 4 percent from September 2018 and down 6 percent from October 2017. Canola once refined oil production at 132 million pounds during October 2018 was down 18 percent from September 2018 and down 9 percent from October 2017. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 47.9 million pounds during October 2018 was up 11 percent from September 2018 but down 10 percent from October 2017. Edible tallow production was 82.3 million pounds during October 2018, up 7 percent from September 2018 and up 13 percent from October 2017. Inedible tallow production was 320 million pounds during October 2018, down 3 percent from September 2018 but up 17 percent from October 2017. Technical tallow production was 111 million pounds during October 2018, up 2 percent from September 2018 and up 7 percent from October 2017. Choice white grease production at 105 million pounds during October 2018 increased 1 percent from September 2018 but decreased 4 percent from October 2017. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2017 :September 2018 : October 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,277,397 5,077,532 5,488,907 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,016,888 1,936,873 2,127,910 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,847,770 3,731,600 4,007,671 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,804,878 3,693,011 3,976,681 For edible protein products...........................tons: 42,892 38,589 30,990 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 276,055 254,269 270,093 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,644,069 1,494,848 1,601,041 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,601,067 1,467,768 1,568,355 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 84,461 140,147 92,901 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,554,132 1,543,916 1,606,486 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,211,510 1,129,054 1,170,954 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 342,622 414,862 435,532 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 350,935 498,862 397,413 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 42,368 54,010 45,326 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,300,360 1,642,954 1,694,722 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 567,670 674,977 683,983 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 325,724 295,637 411,766 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 406,966 672,340 598,973 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 325,863 347,087 346,720 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: October 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2017 : September 2018 : October 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 606,907 575,004 622,334 Iowa........................: 1,118,269 1,105,598 1,146,965 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,249,228 1,205,334 1,344,400 North Central 2/ ...........: 687,033 695,155 749,975 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 696,124 648,670 708,724 West Central 4/ ............: 919,836 847,771 916,509 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2017 : September 2018 : October 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 238,937 225,764 248,248 Iowa........................: 428,144 421,784 446,495 North and East 1/ ..........: 473,778 462,925 524,090 North Central 2/ ...........: 257,619 256,950 280,929 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 268,347 247,861 276,534 West Central 4/ ............: 350,063 321,589 351,614 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2017 : September 2018 : October 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 76,958 (D) 114,887 Iowa........................: 86,277 113,034 121,373 North and East 1/ ..........: 155,710 147,769 156,059 North Central 2/ ...........: 162,498 228,898 211,762 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 61,170 47,346 42,516 West Central 4/ ............: 25,057 (D) 37,386 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2017 : September 2018 : October 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 437,819 420,599 453,914 Iowa........................: 816,027 814,230 844,963 North and East 1/ ..........: 915,499 876,911 978,484 North Central 2/ ...........: 505,026 522,349 553,097 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 502,119 472,394 509,322 West Central 4/ ............: 671,280 625,117 667,891 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2017 : September 2018 : October 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 51,227 (D) 111,136 Iowa........................: 51,108 68,232 50,022 North and East 1/ ..........: 114,752 101,094 98,129 North Central 2/ ...........: 33,417 (D) 42,214 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 61,400 75,601 53,801 West Central 4/ ............: 39,031 63,658 42,111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2018 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2017 :September 2018 : October 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 184,463 178,162 175,960 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 155,984 151,517 146,189 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 102,579 101,750 100,529 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 149,511 166,792 136,809 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 146,037 161,314 132,411 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: 162,986 154,209 162,544 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: 166,734 115,128 105,828 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 88,706 79,440 84,793 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 158,687 157,504 164,484 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 47,196 40,807 44,386 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 70,892 62,185 71,169 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 55,356 44,742 49,442 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 53,329 43,278 47,889 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: 45,295 49,876 49,523 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: 23,459 44,809 51,389 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 56,158 32,087 29,617 : 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: 54,664 65,556 62,440 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: 44,985 56,306 48,984 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 180,160 171,868 171,942 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 186,230 178,687 153,761 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 181,677 173,240 149,080 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: 172,319 167,564 150,564 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: 53,944 43,590 38,015 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 81,559 60,863 55,459 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2018 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2017 :September 2018 : October 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 37,572 22,663 26,608 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: 109,712 66,754 65,625 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 225,093 193,832 217,203 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 218,176 188,743 209,740 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 6,917 5,089 7,463 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 349,978 291,115 328,661 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,762 33,096 32,894 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,705 32,024 31,713 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: 38,551 29,067 36,675 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) 49,576 (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: (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) - Once 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) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 10,855 4,553 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 2,356 (D) 2,720 : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 28,146 43,763 26,336 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 26,878 41,089 25,365 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: 38,604 (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) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 69,020 32,399 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 46,116 40,043 28,237 : 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. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2017 :September 2018 : October 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 108,646 103,973 104,610 Removed for inedible use..................................: 109,969 102,781 104,588 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,098 8,136 7,529 Feather meal : Production................................................: 92,530 74,383 76,452 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 21,167 23,446 19,058 Lard : Production................................................: 29,183 26,339 26,914 Removed for use in processing.............................: 28,295 27,345 26,348 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 4,751 13,111 9,736 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 506,187 498,512 493,845 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 66,583 70,513 73,420 Other grease : Production................................................: 71,183 55,198 51,389 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 72,468 53,128 53,803 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 196,936 171,974 168,973 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 196,231 165,937 166,050 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,783 25,101 24,406 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 260,441 224,917 227,915 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 66,166 67,070 61,601 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 73,081 77,169 82,283 Removed for use in processing.............................: 69,225 79,866 83,523 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 28,275 31,362 29,967 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 273,846 330,273 320,472 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 266,655 322,109 325,996 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 95,775 113,645 110,415 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 103,590 108,805 110,521 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 108,185 118,993 119,632 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 162,770 195,794 181,480 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 162,292 200,096 190,860 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 84,449 108,275 100,522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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