Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption
and Stocks
ISSN: 2379-9862
Released July 2, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Highlights
April 2018 contained 30 days.
May 2018 contained 31 days.
Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.17 million tons (172 million bushels) in
May 2018, compared to
5.15 million tons (172 million bushels) in April 2018 and 4.74 million tons
(158 million bushels) in May 2017. Crude oil produced was 1.97 billion pounds
up slightly from April 2018 and up 7 percent from May 2017. Soybean once
refined oil production at 1.46 billion pounds during May 2018 increased
2 percent from April 2018 and increased slightly from May 2017.
Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 131 thousand tons in May 2018,
compared to 152 thousand tons in
April 2018 and 114 thousand tons in May 2017. Canola crude oil produced was
115 million pounds down 12 percent from April 2018 but up 24 percent from May
2017. Canola once refined oil production at 84.1 million pounds during May
2018 was down 23 percent from April 2018 and down 15 percent from May 2017.
Cottonseed once refined oil production at 50.6 million pounds during May 2018
was up 26 percent from April 2018 and up 45 percent from May 2017.
Edible tallow production was 88.7 million pounds during May 2018, up
7 percent from April 2018 and up 21 percent from May 2017. Inedible tallow
production was 328 million pounds during May 2018,
up 8 percent from April 2018 and up 2 percent from May 2017. Technical tallow
production was 109 million pounds during May 2018, up 17 percent from April
2018 and up 2 percent from May 2017. Choice white grease production at 114
million pounds during May 2018 increased 9 percent from April 2018 and
increased 4 percent from May 2017.
Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2018 with Comparisons
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Item : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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Crush :
Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,739,387 5,149,147 5,174,040
Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,839,342 1,964,922 1,966,511
Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,491,318 3,822,338 3,846,687
For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,439,981 3,781,356 3,802,225
For edible protein products...........................tons: 51,337 40,982 44,462
Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 240,712 257,585 262,574
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Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,483,689 1,477,749 1,518,130
Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,452,877 1,437,977 1,460,035
:
Consumption :
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 104,473 85,570 92,909
Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,604,898 1,430,438 1,531,290
Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,287,746 1,115,186 1,218,228
Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 317,152 315,252 313,062
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Stocks :
Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 375,156 404,468 391,812
Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 52,836 47,658 41,315
Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,888,717 2,316,192 2,002,934
Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 878,587 924,045 834,579
Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 400,412 452,654 458,395
Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 609,718 939,493 709,960
Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 380,538 372,584 371,127
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Soybean Crushing - Regional: May 2018 with Comparisons
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: Soybeans crushed
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Region : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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: tons
:
Illinois....................: 549,154 615,746 618,675
Iowa........................: 1,051,302 1,071,709 1,132,262
North and East 1/ ..........: 1,115,453 1,224,411 1,214,147
North Central 2/ ...........: 607,298 659,328 719,504
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 561,974 684,371 544,646
West Central 4/ ............: 854,206 893,582 944,806
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: Crude oil produced
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Region : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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: 1,000 pounds
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Illinois....................: 218,366 236,412 241,685
Iowa........................: 405,476 411,345 433,983
North and East 1/ ..........: 436,505 466,765 452,616
North Central 2/ ...........: 233,084 246,259 265,717
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 216,981 260,451 207,778
West Central 4/ ............: 328,930 343,690 364,732
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: Crude oil stocks at crusher
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Region : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Illinois....................: 187,476 139,509 119,597
Iowa........................: 170,083 164,705 139,987
North and East 1/ ..........: 225,011 256,429 200,790
North Central 2/ ...........: 219,011 253,376 269,989
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 49,779 68,031 53,995
West Central 4/ ............: 27,227 41,995 50,221
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: Cake and meal produced
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Region : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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: tons
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Illinois....................: 398,152 453,840 451,608
Iowa........................: 772,359 796,270 844,719
North and East 1/ ..........: 823,617 911,120 904,003
North Central 2/ ...........: 456,003 496,024 543,481
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 413,623 501,127 399,668
West Central 4/ ............: 627,564 663,957 703,208
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: Cake and meal stocks
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Region : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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: tons
:
Illinois....................: 49,202 81,479 81,209
Iowa........................: 90,568 65,445 55,547
North and East 1/ ..........: 94,476 100,661 114,294
North Central 2/ ...........: 23,402 31,721 40,229
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 78,370 68,616 38,657
West Central 4/ ............: 39,138 56,546 61,876
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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 2018 with Comparisons
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Item : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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Canola :
Crush :
Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 113,599 152,358 130,921
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 93,072 131,216 115,066
Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 69,499 85,399 73,353
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 102,291 112,715 86,730
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 99,453 108,678 84,077
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: 132,287 150,506 137,145
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: 43,789 (D) (D)
Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 218,989 175,880 181,168
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 75,320 79,596 81,122
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Cottonseed :
Crush :
Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 155,704 141,895 166,300
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 46,922 40,917 49,346
Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 67,464 61,531 70,946
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,680 41,810 52,426
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 34,898 40,262 50,637
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: 50,110 46,405 58,025
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: 36,802 12,053 21,899
Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D)
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 44,537 53,631 49,740
:
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: 64,285 57,489 57,717
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: 48,563 51,427 60,090
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Corn :
Crush :
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 215,334 172,066 172,186
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 202,535 188,003 200,211
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 197,588 182,551 195,342
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: 203,805 184,173 205,840
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: 19,436 68,184 59,499
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 68,802 66,708 52,021
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2018 with
Comparisons (continued)
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Item : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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Palm kernel :
Consumption :
Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 28,024 26,282 33,039
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: 62,551 83,484 73,450
:
Palm :
Consumption :
Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 197,930 198,369 198,080
Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 188,914 194,419 189,898
Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 9,016 3,950 8,182
Stocks :
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 382,521 422,563 412,729
:
Peanut :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 22,568 29,706 20,758
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 20,551 27,643 19,814
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: 20,351 23,203 20,530
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)
:
Safflower :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 11,771 (D) (D)
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 11,771 (D) (D)
Consumption :
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - - -
Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 3,654 (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: 7,397 9,220 10,913
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 11,599 2,897 (D)
:
Sunflower :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 27,600 (D) 32,091
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 25,963 (D) 30,541
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: 43,353 (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: 81,539 70,010 80,879
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 44,232 79,154 95,138
:
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)
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2018 with Comparisons
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Item : May 2017 : April 2018 : May 2018
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Choice white grease :
Production................................................: 108,828 104,166 113,594
Removed for inedible use..................................: 108,956 105,285 112,703
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,907 6,997 7,860
Feather meal :
Production................................................: 101,340 90,328 99,524
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 21,892 22,836 24,002
Lard :
Production................................................: 31,898 26,539 29,882
Removed for use in processing.............................: 31,245 24,443 28,202
Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D)
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,981 16,030 19,567
Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage :
Production................................................: 516,432 464,909 469,509
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 46,128 50,429 49,251
Other grease :
Production................................................: 67,120 48,386 55,596
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 69,022 52,175 51,797
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D)
Poultry fats :
Production................................................: 200,595 192,964 214,202
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 194,216 193,085 211,414
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 22,148 23,826 26,336
Poultry by-product meals :
Production................................................: 275,136 257,530 280,341
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 64,037 69,789 74,189
Tallow, edible :
Production................................................: 73,310 82,637 88,666
Removed for use in processing.............................: 72,526 83,223 90,813
Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D)
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 21,547 24,151 48,405
Tallow, inedible :
Production................................................: 321,310 305,011 328,252
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 291,575 305,746 335,428
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 73,612 90,779 85,193
Tallow, technical :
Production................................................: 106,920 92,787 108,719
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 111,818 99,887 115,393
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D)
Yellow grease :
Production................................................: 171,163 175,099 186,554
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 158,264 183,104 192,678
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 79,184 94,140 88,198
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(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. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are
minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and
reasonableness.
Information Contacts
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Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch............................. (202) 720-2127
Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section................. (202) 720-2127
Natasha Bruton - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 401-0034
David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (202) 720-3338
Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet............. (202) 720-9526
James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay.................... (202) 690-8533
Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans............................. (202) 690-3234
Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice................................ (202) 720-7688
Joshua O'Rear - Crop Weather, Barley...................... (202) 720-7621
Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat.................................. (202) 720-8068
Bianca Pruneda - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum......... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds................ (202) 720-7369
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