Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released October 1, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights July 2026 contained 31 days. August 2026 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.29 million tons (210 million bushels) in August 2026, compared with 6.66 million tons (222 million bushels) in July 2026 and 5.94 million tons (198 million bushels) in August 2025. Crude oil produced was 2.45 billion pounds, down 5 percent from July 2026 but up 4 percent from August 2025. Soybean once refined oil production at 2.00 billion pounds during August 2026 decreased 1 percent from July 2026 but increased 6 percent from August 2025. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 229,809 tons in August 2026, compared with 225,468 tons in July 2026 and 197,469 tons in August 2025. Canola crude oil produced was 182 million pounds, down 1 percent from July 2026 but up 14 percent from August 2025. Canola once refined oil production, at 175 million pounds during August 2026, was down 7 percent from July 2026 but up 30 percent from August 2025. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 22.0 million pounds during August 2026, was up 16 percent from July 2026 and up 13 percent from August 2025. Edible tallow production was 80.4 million pounds during August 2026, up 9 percent from July 2026 but down 14 percent from August 2025. Inedible tallow production was 285 million pounds during August 2026, up 7 percent from July 2026 but down 4 percent from August 2025. Technical tallow production was 101 million pounds during August 2026, up 18 percent from July 2026 but down 13 percent from August 2025. Choice white grease production, at 104 million pounds during August 2026, increased 10 percent from July 2026 but decreased slightly from August 2025. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,941,050 6,657,663 6,289,327 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,354,546 2,573,258 2,447,917 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,411,202 4,922,953 4,605,470 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,343,587 4,860,806 4,543,062 For edible protein products...........................tons: 67,615 62,147 62,408 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 301,773 337,939 315,657 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,932,310 2,076,285 2,053,411 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,880,368 2,025,006 2,001,002 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) 230,823 228,679 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,848,062 1,979,813 2,049,070 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,273,182 1,290,836 1,295,867 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 574,880 688,977 753,203 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 416,986 366,931 452,530 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 50,905 48,875 53,319 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,336,997 1,498,084 1,279,090 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 775,782 908,509 769,244 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 358,577 351,029 286,632 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 202,638 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 451,233 464,806 417,267 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: August 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 582,675 711,296 832,063 Iowa........................: 1,402,582 1,451,969 1,378,150 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,278,841 1,390,420 1,139,673 North Central 2/ ...........: 1,206,344 1,221,857 1,109,191 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 533,641 556,321 670,493 West Central 4/ ............: 936,967 1,325,800 1,159,757 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 241,566 279,168 331,190 Iowa........................: 557,507 562,570 533,636 North and East 1/ ..........: 503,323 542,374 443,550 North Central 2/ ...........: 473,192 467,707 420,346 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 209,156 210,817 261,711 West Central 4/ ............: 369,802 510,622 457,484 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 111,644 119,331 119,862 Iowa........................: 83,215 60,447 52,623 North and East 1/ ..........: 168,030 301,418 224,377 North Central 2/ ...........: 226,136 255,010 199,089 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 49,501 60,551 41,557 West Central 4/ ............: 137,256 111,752 131,736 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 426,461 509,053 544,098 Iowa........................: 1,046,770 1,080,702 1,036,448 North and East 1/ ..........: 939,838 1,026,463 851,484 North Central 2/ ...........: 905,451 920,630 825,437 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 389,523 407,941 497,802 West Central 4/ ............: 703,159 978,164 850,201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 60,789 23,419 56,937 Iowa........................: 73,038 73,714 68,733 North and East 1/ ..........: 81,745 107,270 107,823 North Central 2/ ...........: 89,210 71,558 81,908 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 59,688 21,097 51,072 West Central 4/ ............: 52,516 69,873 86,057 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2026 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 197,469 225,468 229,809 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 159,492 183,936 181,913 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 119,046 131,270 135,220 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 139,695 192,824 178,793 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 135,458 188,744 175,487 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: 138,144 186,649 163,491 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: 39,776 31,584 44,706 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 44,594 44,320 55,939 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 84,692 96,157 115,959 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 78,528 67,833 82,845 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 18,731 19,323 22,590 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 36,430 27,545 34,875 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 19,902 19,168 22,152 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 19,395 18,968 21,965 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: 32,595 20,387 20,986 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: 49,409 13,303 10,475 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 9,177 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 20,936 23,315 27,343 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 21,466 34,734 38,976 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 21,116 34,481 38,746 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: 23,226 (D) 54,654 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: 40,466 102,317 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 35,097 46,438 52,321 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 152,403 143,902 158,740 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 159,142 138,065 154,303 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 154,043 133,731 149,081 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: 134,356 124,426 143,326 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: 98,895 74,562 71,907 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 69,086 60,795 54,166 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2026 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 49,162 22,496 21,486 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: 120,001 40,070 33,265 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 173,869 144,131 160,342 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: 271,626 233,751 222,904 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 22,100 28,299 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 21,616 27,668 (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: 22,790 27,573 (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: 23,126 18,284 16,962 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: 19,773 (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: 11,298 25,655 33,298 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,560 38,298 36,837 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 32,764 37,321 35,978 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: 32,907 (D) 32,957 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: 27,391 27,509 22,104 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 20,728 22,512 25,674 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2025 : July 2026 : August 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 104,431 94,981 104,425 Removed for inedible use..................................: 103,043 96,811 102,640 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,079 5,923 7,707 Feather meal : Production................................................: 97,652 82,027 98,900 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,136 29,035 35,858 Lard : Production................................................: 32,251 19,381 22,897 Removed for use in processing.............................: 39,687 17,240 (D) Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,900 (D) (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 390,536 315,642 332,957 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 52,552 42,455 41,380 Other grease : Production................................................: 18,081 18,522 19,694 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 17,048 16,154 21,905 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) 4,924 Poultry fats : Production................................................: 205,395 173,958 205,362 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 198,390 182,874 167,162 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 45,998 76,718 114,919 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 377,477 337,769 379,112 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 136,917 197,590 221,927 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 93,947 73,491 80,430 Removed for use in processing.............................: 94,908 74,260 80,180 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 21,655 18,129 18,483 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 296,595 266,292 285,439 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 302,154 271,261 289,620 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 117,219 86,064 101,481 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 117,627 85,944 103,646 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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