United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2642- 4940 North American Grain and Oilseed Crushings 2018 Summary April 2019 Combined United States and Canadian Soybeans Crushed Up 10 Percent From 2017 This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service to release the soybean and canola seed crushings information for both countries within one publication. United States soybean and oilseed crushings numbers for 2018 were previously released on March 15, 2019. Canadian soybean and oilseed crushings were released on March 22, 2019. Combined United States and Canadian soybeans crushed for crude oil was 65.2 million tons in 2018, an increase of 10 percent from 2017. Crude oil production was 24.9 billion pounds compared to 22.9 billion pounds in 2017. Combined United States and Canadian canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 12.1 million tons in 2018, up less than 1 percent from 2017. Crude oil production was 10.7 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 2017. Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - Unites States: 2017-2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 57,547,269 62,971,231 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 22,192,608 24,093,765 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 42,173,322 46,405,514 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 1,987,771 1,910,918 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 1,679,913 1,635,588 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 1,122,875 1,080,798 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - Canada: 2017-2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 2,012,137 2,269,964 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 751,000 841,341 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 1,558,076 1,758,631 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 10,118,601 10,236,529 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 8,919,292 9,078,371 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 5,641,636 5,701,282 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - Unites States and Canada: 2017-2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 59,559,406 65,241,195 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 22,943,608 24,935,106 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 43,731,398 48,164,145 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 12,106,372 12,147,447 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 10,599,205 10,713,959 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 6,764,511 6,782,080 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch............................ (202) 720-2127 Anthony Prillaman, Head, Field Crops Section................ (202) 720-2127 David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 720-8800 Chris Hawthorn - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet............ (202) 720-9526 James Johanson - County Estimates, Hay................... (202) 690-8533 Jeff Lemmons - Oats, Soybeans............................ (202) 690-3234 Jannety Mosley - Crop Weather, Barley.................... (202) 720-7621 Sammy Neal - Peanuts, Rice............................... (202) 720-7688 Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................. (202) 720-8068 Chris Singh - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum........... (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............... 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