Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released March 1, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights October 2015 contained 31 days. November 2015 contained 30 days. December 2015 contained 31 days. January 2016 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.81 million tons in January 2016, compared to 5.01 million tons in December 2015 and 4.97 million tons in November 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.86 billion pounds down 3 percent from December 2015 and down 2 percent from November 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.30 billion pounds during January 2016 decreased 7 percent from December 2015 and decreased 9 percent from November 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 148.4 thousand tons in January 2016, compared to 165.8 thousand tons in December 2015 and 128.9 thousand tons in November 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 126.1 million pounds down 7 percent from December 2015 but up 17 percent from November 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 123.8 million pounds during January 2016 was up 28 percent from December 2015 and up 26 percent from November 2015. Cottonseeds crushed for crude oil was 131.6 thousand tons in January 2016, compared to 149.6 thousand tons in December 2015 and 135.7 thousand tons in November 2015. Cottonseed crude oil produced was 41.4 million pounds, down 12 percent from December 2015 and down 1 percent from November 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 48.4 million pounds during January 2016 was down 10 percent from December 2015 and down 2 percent from November 2015. Edible tallow production was 88.9 million pounds during January 2016, up 13 percent from December 2015 and up 6 percent from November 2015. Inedible tallow production was 276.7 million pounds during January 2016, down 4 percent from December 2015 and down 9 percent from November 2015. Technical tallow production was 91.1 million pounds during January 2016, down 3 percent from December 2015 and down 14 percent from November 2015. Choice white grease production at 111.9 million pounds during January 2016 decreased 5 percent from December 2015 and decreased 4 percent from November 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2015 - January 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crush : Soybeans crushed ...........................................tons: 5,104,010 4,973,534 5,011,324 4,814,044 Crude oil produced .................................1,000 pounds: 1,962,937 1,901,853 1,929,027 1,864,887 Cake and meal produced .....................................tons: 3,742,412 3,655,750 3,669,213 3,539,791 For animal feed ..........................................tons: 3,684,955 3,600,752 3,610,090 3,476,488 For edible protein products ..............................tons: 57,457 54,998 59,123 63,303 Millfeed produced ..........................................tons: 258,909 251,965 262,266 256,884 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ....................1,000 pounds: 1,610,904 1,461,965 1,445,949 1,338,120 Once refined oil produced ..........................1,000 pounds: 1,575,910 1,433,449 1,401,107 1,299,161 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ...1,000 pounds: (D) 90,941 112,270 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing .....1,000 pounds: 1,530,330 1,390,793 1,337,705 1,283,248 Removed for edible use in processing .............1,000 pounds: 1,258,068 1,121,110 1,053,797 1,049,611 Removed for inedible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 272,262 269,683 283,908 233,637 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .........................tons: 360,253 342,962 270,421 368,063 Millfeed on hand end of month ..............................tons: 33,515 38,826 31,927 42,235 Crude oil on hand end of month .....................1,000 pounds: 1,569,861 1,545,181 1,576,849 1,724,459 Crusher ..........................................1,000 pounds: 747,770 750,725 778,789 890,950 Refiner ..........................................1,000 pounds: 270,002 267,049 304,192 341,226 Offsite ..........................................1,000 pounds: 552,089 527,407 493,868 492,283 Once refined oil on hand end of month ..............1,000 pounds: 370,508 420,677 395,661 386,338 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: October 2015 - January 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Soybeans crushed :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 555,931 580,134 587,325 514,261 Iowa .......................: 1,085,673 1,117,349 1,118,485 1,064,253 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,251,197 1,186,723 1,105,040 1,119,325 North Central 2/ ...........: 745,497 675,509 709,052 654,555 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 656,450 653,803 665,297 670,757 West Central 4/ ............: 809,262 760,016 826,125 790,893 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 215,171 224,717 232,176 201,801 Iowa .......................: 414,237 424,938 427,106 409,626 North and East 1/ ..........: 478,700 449,049 425,422 428,442 North Central 2/ ...........: 288,655 261,263 275,314 258,811 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 255,682 251,126 252,254 257,934 West Central 4/ ............: 310,492 290,760 316,755 308,273 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil stocks at crusher :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 83,246 87,395 91,653 126,799 Iowa .......................: 109,952 134,659 147,848 171,135 North and East 1/ ..........: 232,422 203,856 198,288 226,634 North Central 2/ ...........: 191,806 204,776 227,072 247,460 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 64,052 62,928 64,403 60,469 West Central 4/ ............: 66,292 57,111 49,525 58,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 398,012 418,043 423,765 366,355 Iowa .......................: 797,408 835,465 827,142 787,211 North and East 1/ ..........: 917,687 870,005 816,299 822,623 North Central 2/ ...........: 556,667 497,698 516,838 488,800 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 477,898 472,620 475,881 487,459 West Central 4/ ............: 594,740 561,919 609,288 587,343 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal stocks :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 51,288 79,993 49,628 61,419 Iowa .......................: 69,455 64,965 45,944 69,767 North and East 1/ ..........: 95,336 65,415 77,279 99,828 North Central 2/ ...........: 31,603 23,946 23,431 46,726 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 66,479 65,399 35,663 39,001 West Central 4/ ............: 46,092 43,244 38,476 51,322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: October 2015 - January 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 99,117 128,925 165,762 148,424 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 81,606 108,222 135,689 126,109 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 55,587 71,958 91,746 82,050 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 85,389 99,481 102,980 130,855 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 82,822 98,094 96,540 123,760 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: 86,736 91,462 98,205 117,275 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 86,736 (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) (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: 57,349 55,944 72,843 78,205 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 123,060 135,714 149,644 131,639 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 37,719 41,950 46,826 41,430 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 58,556 61,007 70,040 65,905 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 50,383 50,854 54,603 49,306 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 48,556 49,486 54,020 48,445 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: - (D) - - Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 50,839 44,338 44,042 45,270 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: 44,836 43,407 47,977 43,756 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: 46,670 47,772 49,144 51,087 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 40,128 53,810 35,724 26,460 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 38,908 52,472 35,270 25,620 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: 62,046 71,061 50,075 52,177 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: 112,588 85,510 99,332 85,607 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 30,512 30,517 31,137 29,325 : 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: October 2015 - January 2016 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 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) (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: (D) (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: 41,397 30,797 37,003 47,380 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 : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 90,368 122,672 124,857 132,027 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 194,332 175,526 171,269 159,978 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 184,030 169,454 163,525 141,461 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: 10,302 6,072 7,744 18,517 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 379,381 422,115 473,268 498,710 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 35,971 26,563 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 33,210 24,371 (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: 30,347 23,256 (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) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 12,062 (D) (D) (D) 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: 44,642 39,719 41,254 34,273 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 42,502 38,630 39,688 33,244 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: 37,260 30,517 36,787 29,391 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: 54,688 68,834 53,659 61,465 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 25,967 34,294 33,464 50,523 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced .....................................1,000 pounds: 25,188 25,939 25,912 25,284 Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing .......1,000 pounds: 26,224 28,933 25,722 22,150 Stocks : Oil on hand end of month .........................1,000 pounds: 11,286 11,357 21,987 11,375 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: October 2015 - January 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production ...................................................: 114,187 116,647 117,902 111,920 Removed for inedible use .....................................: 115,087 117,543 119,056 111,080 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 11,338 10,715 9,253 10,395 Fatty acids : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production ...................................................: 91,910 98,132 90,908 93,372 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 19,777 19,215 19,785 18,236 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 ...................................................: 29,825 32,776 29,998 28,209 Removed for use in processing ................................: 28,841 32,593 29,534 31,140 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 ..................................: 6,676 6,334 8,619 9,791 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production ...................................................: 466,020 488,082 511,225 474,699 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 60,677 58,432 57,972 54,360 Other grease : Production ...................................................: 57,552 56,696 56,127 54,109 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 68,165 55,378 57,101 57,431 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production ...................................................: 202,707 208,092 198,753 196,437 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 203,971 204,600 192,601 194,362 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 18,546 18,535 22,056 21,492 Poultry by-product meals : Production ...................................................: 235,528 250,461 236,453 245,832 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 54,488 50,244 53,622 46,869 Tallow, edible : Production ...................................................: 83,526 83,941 78,930 88,857 Removed for use in processing ................................: 88,788 84,042 86,352 93,843 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) (D) 90,636 Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) (D) 3,207 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 23,112 23,250 16,667 12,969 Tallow, inedible : Production ...................................................: 275,016 303,999 287,203 276,689 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 271,842 303,543 288,841 272,450 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 94,478 92,336 90,866 79,828 Tallow, technical : Production ...................................................: 82,800 105,338 94,100 91,109 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 89,169 111,404 102,820 99,877 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 13,261 14,063 13,100 15,428 Yellow grease : Production ...................................................: 151,888 146,001 170,566 146,593 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 159,747 141,867 166,779 163,859 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 75,133 79,475 90,019 73,256 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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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