Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released October 1, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights July 2019 contained 31 days. August 2019 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.33 million tons (178 million bushels) in August 2019, compared with 5.38 million tons (179 million bushels) in July 2019 and 5.09 million tons (170 million bushels) in August 2018. Crude oil produced was 2.05 billion pounds down 2 percent from July 2019 but up 5 percent from August 2018. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.52 billion pounds during August 2019 increased slightly from July 2019 and increased 5 percent from August 2018. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 156,132 tons in August 2019, compared with 145,547 tons in July 2019 and 170,472 tons in August 2018. Canola crude oil produced was 126 million pounds, up 4 percent from July 2019 but down 9 percent from August 2018. Canola once refined oil production, at 72.8 million pounds during August 2019, was down 29 percent from July 2019 and down 34 percent from August 2018. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 39.6 million pounds during August 2019, was up 16 percent from July 2019 but down 13 percent from August 2018. Edible tallow production was 87.2 million pounds during August 2019, up 8 percent from July 2019 but down 5 percent from August 2018. Inedible tallow production was 315 million pounds during August 2019, up 1 percent from July 2019 but down 5 percent from August 2018. Technical tallow production was 118.6 million pounds during August 2019, up 33 percent from July 2019 but down 1 percent from August 2018. Choice white grease production, at 107 million pounds during August 2019, increased 15 percent from July 2019 but decreased 5 percent from August 2018. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,088,884 5,383,896 5,325,880 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,944,966 2,090,168 2,049,888 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,771,727 3,918,907 3,880,500 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,724,433 3,872,856 3,831,182 For edible protein products...........................tons: 47,294 46,051 49,318 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 259,078 267,367 270,264 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,481,276 1,550,144 1,559,724 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,448,966 1,514,468 1,516,647 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 115,494 97,319 90,068 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,533,052 1,602,979 1,569,905 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,177,211 1,131,172 1,142,855 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 355,841 471,807 427,050 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 359,936 345,450 384,976 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 41,117 39,762 48,338 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,843,912 1,652,854 1,439,479 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 710,679 790,119 731,432 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 410,486 423,124 420,795 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 722,747 439,611 287,252 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 370,887 386,647 366,668 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: August 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 621,419 692,126 679,235 Iowa........................: 1,120,453 1,104,400 1,014,706 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,088,537 1,266,215 1,237,662 North Central 2/ ...........: 698,118 766,908 829,756 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 700,209 645,223 656,385 West Central 4/ ............: 860,148 909,024 908,136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 242,869 277,064 270,644 Iowa........................: 428,787 430,443 392,396 North and East 1/ ..........: 417,576 490,886 470,079 North Central 2/ ...........: 256,330 291,825 306,382 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 266,970 248,741 255,954 West Central 4/ ............: 332,434 351,209 354,433 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 100,081 (D) (D) Iowa........................: 108,441 116,694 92,479 North and East 1/ ..........: 155,776 199,453 167,717 North Central 2/ ...........: 259,380 209,971 199,738 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 54,633 49,456 West Central 4/ ............: (D) (D) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 452,477 493,459 491,362 Iowa........................: 830,590 806,237 740,469 North and East 1/ ..........: 810,788 919,601 900,203 North Central 2/ ...........: 522,762 571,223 613,310 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 514,631 464,539 473,265 West Central 4/ ............: 640,479 663,848 661,891 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 84,311 61,149 82,619 Iowa........................: 67,701 67,871 43,254 North and East 1/ ..........: 68,340 94,540 126,443 North Central 2/ ...........: 26,380 32,820 29,698 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 67,240 48,088 52,002 West Central 4/ ............: 45,964 40,982 50,960 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2019 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 170,472 145,547 156,132 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 139,345 121,974 126,475 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 93,949 84,447 85,658 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 116,348 106,287 75,839 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 110,749 102,407 72,802 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: 153,134 143,445 114,735 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) 73,663 70,350 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 110,219 84,217 89,807 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 177,900 96,586 132,991 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 49,724 24,978 34,377 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 76,941 43,108 51,699 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 47,121 35,114 40,849 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 45,625 33,981 39,573 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: 53,071 37,448 44,740 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: 35,732 39,228 40,074 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 32,500 19,094 18,203 : 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: 88,992 70,008 80,690 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: 53,405 (D) 85,341 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 177,308 185,828 175,563 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 188,173 188,774 183,536 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 183,051 183,005 178,099 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: 184,387 195,499 178,049 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: 63,365 25,592 32,306 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 56,317 39,559 49,527 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2019 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 21,867 19,835 17,747 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: 61,120 75,927 75,589 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 216,342 155,179 195,158 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 211,929 145,855 185,091 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 4,413 9,324 10,067 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 273,104 380,453 338,324 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 29,053 23,249 33,112 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 27,913 21,671 31,783 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: 26,067 25,691 32,079 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: 62,775 23,625 22,955 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) 1,779 2,819 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 1,779 2,819 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: (D) (D) 4,971 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) 11,259 9,391 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 2,618 2,076 (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 39,442 (D) 42,341 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,343 32,250 39,898 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: (D) (D) 42,714 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: 45,298 43,191 32,010 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 35,912 18,086 25,967 : 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2018 : July 2019 : August 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 113,405 93,335 107,277 Removed for inedible use..................................: 112,653 93,752 105,231 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,944 4,704 6,610 Feather meal : Production................................................: 79,265 108,205 113,157 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,271 28,200 29,091 Lard : Production................................................: 28,313 23,645 30,142 Removed for use in processing.............................: 27,940 23,144 29,593 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 14,963 17,653 18,726 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 514,356 449,593 519,331 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 71,194 56,271 69,101 Other grease : Production................................................: 50,852 33,857 43,114 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 48,188 35,095 39,233 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 179,657 207,494 233,381 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 175,271 208,663 229,882 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,939 26,600 30,156 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 234,360 273,933 293,603 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 54,535 39,613 39,936 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 91,374 80,830 87,170 Removed for use in processing.............................: 87,570 85,045 95,539 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 34,148 18,299 16,329 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 332,618 310,193 314,554 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 335,289 304,910 315,257 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 102,239 90,339 89,548 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 120,008 89,509 118,603 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 125,231 97,182 129,950 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 187,474 177,868 185,547 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 176,826 185,451 178,071 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 111,351 87,709 94,497 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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