Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released May 1, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights February 2026 contained 28 days. March 2026 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.82 million tons (227 million bushels) in March 2026, compared with 6.43 million tons (214 million bushels) in February 2026 and 6.20 million tons (207 million bushels) in March 2025. Crude oil produced was 2.64 billion pounds, up 6 percent from February 2026 and up 7 percent from March 2025. Soybean once refined oil production at 2.00 billion pounds during March 2026 increased 14 percent from February 2026 and increased 7 percent from March 2025. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 225,183 tons in March 2026, compared with 185,326 tons in February 2026 and 200,953 tons in March 2025. Canola crude oil produced was 180 million pounds, up 18 percent from February 2026 and up 13 percent from March 2025. Canola once refined oil production, at 177 million pounds during March 2026, was up 24 percent from February 2026 and up 3 percent from March 2025. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 22.8 million pounds during March 2026, was down 6 percent from February 2026 and down 28 percent from March 2025. Edible tallow production was 69.7 million pounds during March 2026, down 44 percent from February 2026 and down 13 percent from March 2025. Inedible tallow production was 293 million pounds during March 2026, down 16 percent from February 2026 and down 13 percent from March 2025. Technical tallow production was 101 million pounds during March 2026, down 20 percent from February 2026 and down 20 percent from March 2025. Choice white grease production, at 107 million pounds during March 2026, decreased 2 percent from February 2026 but increased 8 percent from March 2025. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 6,202,642 6,426,352 6,821,556 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,475,207 2,478,751 2,637,239 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,608,761 4,752,577 5,077,045 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,523,852 4,690,751 5,037,028 For edible protein products...........................tons: 84,909 61,826 40,017 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 312,457 324,807 350,061 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,929,858 1,804,993 2,054,025 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,876,913 1,758,805 2,001,132 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,793,221 1,801,101 2,021,941 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,211,486 1,230,035 1,363,188 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 581,735 571,066 658,753 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 377,242 418,594 401,567 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 44,318 78,371 55,210 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,551,689 2,107,036 1,979,984 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 831,814 1,264,842 1,112,549 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 365,449 444,387 432,630 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: (D) 397,807 434,805 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 527,980 492,406 476,365 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: March 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 607,551 698,606 690,337 Iowa........................: 1,408,926 1,322,238 1,459,871 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,333,008 1,350,844 1,305,996 North Central 2/ ...........: 1,139,676 1,168,746 1,304,896 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 602,147 601,140 671,931 West Central 4/ ............: 1,111,334 1,284,778 1,388,525 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 248,253 275,599 276,048 Iowa........................: 567,773 508,280 562,846 North and East 1/ ..........: 526,294 517,492 506,557 North Central 2/ ...........: 447,618 442,291 492,666 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 234,042 234,702 257,639 West Central 4/ ............: 451,227 500,387 541,483 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 129,505 183,893 163,458 Iowa........................: 128,856 137,074 114,633 North and East 1/ ..........: 204,452 384,471 225,644 North Central 2/ ...........: 174,603 329,462 372,673 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 44,435 52,948 58,667 West Central 4/ ............: 149,963 176,994 177,474 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 444,653 502,938 506,263 Iowa........................: 1,060,706 988,613 1,101,310 North and East 1/ ..........: 977,476 998,027 967,575 North Central 2/ ...........: 856,155 878,870 976,320 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 436,533 438,174 497,823 West Central 4/ ............: 833,238 945,955 1,027,754 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 47,462 49,740 48,060 Iowa........................: 62,676 76,949 72,628 North and East 1/ ..........: 92,137 108,830 107,553 North Central 2/ ...........: 76,822 74,871 77,384 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 32,610 37,438 28,039 West Central 4/ ............: 65,535 70,766 67,903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2026 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 200,953 185,326 225,183 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 159,841 153,484 180,484 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 120,325 110,191 128,685 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 178,088 147,521 182,377 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 172,517 143,143 177,190 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: 159,773 148,863 172,022 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: 31,770 27,195 31,649 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 34,860 52,756 55,148 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 113,390 83,943 97,079 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 95,081 61,450 95,947 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 24,490 17,022 26,833 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 42,136 27,769 41,903 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 32,734 24,894 22,978 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,836 24,287 22,809 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: 29,816 38,606 32,666 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: 38,003 11,328 3,690 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 11,933 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 40,897 23,814 17,607 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 38,208 17,398 11,080 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 37,918 17,251 11,007 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: 43,626 32,889 36,394 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: 91,249 84,730 107,592 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 56,512 40,892 31,275 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 156,259 132,690 139,406 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 138,947 129,386 129,990 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 134,616 125,793 126,432 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: 116,705 117,223 115,141 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: 69,923 90,204 95,787 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 72,518 78,224 85,942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2026 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 35,393 38,373 28,642 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: 77,432 57,259 51,616 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 186,150 146,406 173,102 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: 295,535 217,661 189,378 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 17,209 23,128 20,580 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 16,775 22,632 19,985 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: 19,516 18,724 21,640 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: 13,947 12,213 12,764 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) - (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 8,963 (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: 5,243 9,258 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 36,867 38,363 37,106 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 36,305 37,439 36,217 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: 34,857 35,466 37,483 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: 21,945 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,112 25,932 24,543 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : March 2025 : February 2026 : March 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 99,641 109,043 107,332 Removed for inedible use..................................: 101,945 112,273 106,586 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 12,003 5,294 6,040 Feather meal : Production................................................: 85,318 100,251 88,767 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 14,335 20,164 39,388 Lard : Production................................................: 21,193 29,320 26,130 Removed for use in processing.............................: 24,373 26,351 22,969 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 12,376 14,849 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 428,942 428,696 349,883 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 50,065 47,590 37,707 Other grease : Production................................................: 27,003 16,387 20,168 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 26,901 12,615 25,715 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 171,939 195,830 187,084 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 174,928 193,302 155,880 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 33,089 34,769 65,973 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 352,668 399,857 374,244 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 101,888 146,536 179,174 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 80,298 124,322 69,687 Removed for use in processing.............................: 81,152 124,855 68,551 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,663 12,784 14,086 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 337,732 351,200 293,332 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 336,276 354,831 282,766 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 64,283 (D) Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 126,388 125,873 101,202 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 129,918 122,689 102,569 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,099 (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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