Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released July 1, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights April 2026 contained 30 days. May 2026 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.39 million tons (213 million bushels) in May 2026, compared with 6.53 million tons (218 million bushels) in April 2026 and 6.11 million tons (204 million bushels) in May 2025. Crude oil produced was 2.47 billion pounds, down 2 percent from April 2026 but up 2 percent from May 2025. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.92 billion pounds during May 2026 decreased 1 percent from April 2026 but increased slightly from May 2025. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 164,947 tons in May 2026, compared with 202,217 tons in April 2026 and 107,840 tons in May 2025. Canola crude oil produced was 135 million pounds, down 21 percent from April 2026 but up 61 percent from May 2025. Canola once refined oil production, at 137 million pounds during May 2026, was down 21 percent from April 2026 but up 48 percent from May 2025. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 22.3 million pounds during May 2026, was down 21 percent from April 2026 and down 23 percent from May 2025. Edible tallow production was 85.6 million pounds during May 2026, up 58 percent from April 2026 but down 10 percent from May 2025. Inedible tallow production was 298 million pounds during May 2026, up 6 percent from April 2026 but down 8 percent from May 2025. Technical tallow production was 116 million pounds during May 2026, up 13 percent from April 2026 but down 5 percent from May 2025. Choice white grease production, at 107 million pounds during May 2026, increased 9 percent from April 2026 but decreased 1 percent from May 2025. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 6,111,115 6,525,326 6,393,408 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,415,507 2,522,013 2,468,232 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,522,401 4,833,202 4,735,529 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,447,752 4,772,265 4,664,702 For edible protein products...........................tons: 74,649 60,937 70,827 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 310,209 336,403 320,855 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,970,542 1,980,244 1,967,391 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,916,602 1,930,432 1,918,110 : 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: 1,892,949 1,938,218 1,885,845 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,191,966 1,251,131 1,195,617 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 700,983 687,087 690,228 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 406,557 347,205 437,290 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 48,117 50,885 54,568 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,406,376 1,993,487 1,844,127 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 834,978 1,196,250 1,110,681 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 336,432 368,289 332,065 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 234,966 428,948 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 469,550 442,830 471,091 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: May 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 643,549 683,226 622,813 Iowa........................: 1,303,682 1,344,198 1,339,361 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,334,313 1,421,599 1,377,325 North Central 2/ ...........: 1,138,781 1,191,003 1,261,409 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 551,218 630,294 553,099 West Central 4/ ............: 1,139,572 1,255,006 1,239,401 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 261,846 271,654 247,617 Iowa........................: 519,557 517,199 516,864 North and East 1/ ..........: 527,837 550,602 523,566 North Central 2/ ...........: 447,128 449,608 483,574 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 215,388 242,295 213,254 West Central 4/ ............: 443,751 490,655 483,357 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 109,419 160,240 (D) Iowa........................: 108,914 107,259 98,494 North and East 1/ ..........: 191,071 409,470 405,352 North Central 2/ ...........: 225,065 320,628 305,467 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 61,556 48,126 (D) West Central 4/ ............: 138,953 150,527 133,162 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 469,214 492,934 443,972 Iowa........................: 974,956 1,010,550 1,007,114 North and East 1/ ..........: 975,637 1,041,960 1,008,753 North Central 2/ ...........: 856,557 891,173 950,058 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 394,886 468,937 409,215 West Central 4/ ............: 851,151 927,648 916,417 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 47,307 34,694 51,419 Iowa........................: 66,313 54,058 83,067 North and East 1/ ..........: 107,577 115,002 104,177 North Central 2/ ...........: 80,773 54,070 84,837 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 55,239 38,032 35,561 West Central 4/ ............: 49,348 51,349 78,229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2026 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 107,840 202,217 164,947 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 83,501 170,968 134,683 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 63,758 123,799 94,712 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 96,333 177,931 140,970 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 92,939 173,176 137,293 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: 105,952 165,065 140,018 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: 21,335 30,019 35,214 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 34,060 54,881 62,476 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 87,168 95,717 101,499 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 89,222 90,617 90,460 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 22,245 26,074 24,534 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 34,352 41,077 39,340 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 29,708 28,633 22,408 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 29,065 28,222 22,276 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: 38,660 21,750 22,638 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: 36,451 1,761 13,421 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 11,370 17,480 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 37,653 20,656 23,151 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 29,833 17,073 40,330 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 29,717 16,846 40,095 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: 40,589 20,683 47,024 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: 62,835 128,829 121,681 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 32,271 27,702 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 147,317 93,635 99,146 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 162,044 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 157,604 (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: 144,297 119,254 (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: 83,849 82,527 88,177 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 72,134 64,247 53,211 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2026 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 35,653 38,421 25,186 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: 112,407 42,459 39,420 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 178,237 155,401 160,455 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: 282,445 230,216 221,563 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 22,086 21,597 24,936 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 21,604 21,211 24,321 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: 19,650 24,942 24,470 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: 18,482 16,396 (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: (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: 8,122 (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: 5,990 (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: 15,259 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 14,920 (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: 20,131 (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: 18,989 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 18,128 19,884 18,273 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: May 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 107,514 97,948 106,919 Removed for inedible use..................................: 106,545 94,998 107,403 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,787 8,952 8,468 Feather meal : Production................................................: 94,869 84,606 102,086 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,394 32,730 38,459 Lard : Production................................................: 25,183 22,624 25,053 Removed for use in processing.............................: 27,928 20,983 29,288 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 14,052 (D) (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 419,191 303,704 374,870 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 47,459 41,289 39,894 Other grease : Production................................................: 17,847 14,851 14,317 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 16,330 15,894 15,150 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) 6,178 Poultry fats : Production................................................: 193,278 168,550 203,379 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 191,352 164,252 181,184 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 38,941 70,271 92,466 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 360,088 341,858 391,327 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 110,682 185,324 224,429 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 95,370 54,335 85,626 Removed for use in processing.............................: 93,623 54,131 84,539 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,668 15,157 16,473 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 322,825 281,225 297,782 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 309,399 292,945 301,025 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) 59,886 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 122,167 102,621 116,169 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 121,654 104,088 114,829 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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