Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released June 1, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights March 2026 contained 31 days. April 2026 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.55 million tons (218 million bushels) in April 2026, compared with 6.95 million tons (232 million bushels) in March 2026 and 6.07 million tons (202 million bushels) in April 2025. Crude oil produced was 2.53 billion pounds, down 6 percent from March 2026 but up 5 percent from April 2025. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.94 billion pounds during April 2026 decreased 3 percent from March 2026 but increased 11 percent from April 2025. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 202,906 tons in April 2026, compared with 225,164 tons in March 2026 and 161,022 tons in April 2025. Canola crude oil produced was 172 million pounds, down 5 percent from March 2026 but up 33 percent from April 2025. Canola once refined oil production, at 175 million pounds during April 2026, was down 2 percent from March 2026 but up 30 percent from April 2025. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 28.2 million pounds during April 2026, was up 24 percent from March 2026 and up 14 percent from April 2025. Edible tallow production was 53.9 million pounds during April 2026, down 23 percent from March 2026 and down 39 percent from April 2025. Inedible tallow production was 281 million pounds during April 2026, down 4 percent from March 2026 and down 10 percent from April 2025. Technical tallow production was 103 million pounds during April 2026, up 2 percent from March 2026 but down 12 percent from April 2025. Choice white grease production, at 98 million pounds during April 2026, decreased 8 percent from March 2026 and decreased 6 percent from April 2025. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 6,071,540 6,954,012 6,553,504 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,402,879 2,685,404 2,532,681 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,508,938 5,162,831 4,854,362 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,433,335 5,101,746 4,793,063 For edible protein products...........................tons: 75,603 61,085 61,299 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 304,903 357,965 338,160 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,793,564 2,053,799 1,992,241 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,745,629 2,000,918 1,942,410 : 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: 1,816,163 2,022,589 1,954,078 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,151,593 1,363,836 1,253,079 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 664,570 658,753 700,999 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 390,343 402,212 347,686 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 38,580 55,931 51,697 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,527,390 2,127,030 1,999,368 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 869,563 1,259,216 1,199,122 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 368,639 433,009 371,298 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 289,188 434,805 428,948 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 448,450 476,013 443,660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: April 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 628,927 690,907 711,404 Iowa........................: 1,331,350 1,459,890 1,344,198 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,351,860 1,437,863 1,421,599 North Central 2/ ...........: 1,041,654 1,304,896 1,191,003 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 635,744 671,931 630,294 West Central 4/ ............: 1,082,005 1,388,525 1,255,006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 252,234 276,250 282,322 Iowa........................: 530,493 562,850 517,199 North and East 1/ ..........: 536,632 554,516 550,602 North Central 2/ ...........: 409,362 492,666 449,608 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 245,074 257,639 242,295 West Central 4/ ............: 429,084 541,483 490,655 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 91,926 163,810 163,112 Iowa........................: 114,687 114,661 107,259 North and East 1/ ..........: 224,263 371,931 409,470 North Central 2/ ...........: 228,055 372,673 320,628 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 60,808 58,667 48,126 West Central 4/ ............: 149,824 177,474 150,527 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 458,741 506,668 514,094 Iowa........................: 1,004,092 1,101,320 1,010,550 North and East 1/ ..........: 993,844 1,052,946 1,041,960 North Central 2/ ...........: 778,138 976,320 891,173 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 468,151 497,823 468,937 West Central 4/ ............: 805,972 1,027,754 927,648 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 30,357 48,061 35,175 Iowa........................: 56,816 72,628 54,058 North and East 1/ ..........: 118,495 108,197 115,002 North Central 2/ ...........: 76,467 77,384 54,070 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 56,496 28,039 38,032 West Central 4/ ............: 51,712 67,903 51,349 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2026 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 161,022 225,164 202,906 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 128,629 180,489 171,550 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 98,077 128,876 124,434 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 138,795 182,803 179,751 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 134,546 177,598 174,929 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: 144,843 174,044 166,550 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: 31,502 31,797 30,188 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 28,856 55,535 56,656 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 102,425 96,227 96,414 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 79,026 95,947 90,617 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 22,241 26,833 26,074 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 33,825 41,903 41,077 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 25,518 22,978 28,633 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 24,735 22,809 28,222 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: 31,457 32,666 21,750 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: 37,264 3,690 1,761 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 11,933 11,370 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 34,287 17,607 20,656 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 34,916 11,080 12,437 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 34,692 11,007 12,288 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: 43,081 36,394 29,099 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: 82,452 107,592 126,213 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 31,275 32,271 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 150,633 139,406 116,173 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 131,705 129,732 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 126,742 126,181 (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: 131,212 115,141 119,496 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: 82,361 95,786 82,527 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 64,620 85,865 64,359 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2026 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 31,553 28,642 38,421 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: 99,349 51,616 42,459 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 161,871 173,102 157,505 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: 308,286 189,378 224,756 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 22,474 20,580 21,348 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 21,964 19,985 20,974 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: 21,952 21,640 24,592 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: 13,907 12,764 14,982 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: 10,162 (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: 4,935 (D) (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: 36,664 36,167 34,891 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 35,811 35,306 34,088 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: 35,743 (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: 15,379 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,658 23,379 21,345 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 104,584 106,873 98,078 Removed for inedible use..................................: 105,542 106,165 95,128 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,818 6,002 8,952 Feather meal : Production................................................: 79,440 88,767 84,606 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,235 39,388 42,143 Lard : Production................................................: 23,692 25,532 22,494 Removed for use in processing.............................: 24,044 22,780 20,853 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,584 14,504 (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 397,752 349,809 303,704 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 47,453 37,662 41,289 Other grease : Production................................................: 17,150 19,235 14,851 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 19,951 24,093 15,894 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 160,609 187,084 168,550 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 156,528 155,880 164,252 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 37,016 65,973 70,271 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 310,867 374,244 341,858 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 107,098 179,174 185,324 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 88,295 69,687 53,888 Removed for use in processing.............................: 88,703 68,551 53,434 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,797 14,086 14,634 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 311,927 293,332 281,225 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 325,879 282,766 292,945 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 67,792 (D) (D) Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 116,221 100,731 102,621 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 117,195 102,098 104,088 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (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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