Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released October 3, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights July 2016 contained 31 days. August 2016 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.22 million tons (141 million bushels) in August 2016, compared to 4.60 million tons (153 million bushels) in July 2016 and 4.34 million tons (145 million bushels) in August 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.64 billion pounds down 8 percent from July 2016 but up 1 percent from August 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.43 billion pounds during August 2016 decreased 1 percent from July 2016 but increased 1 percent from August 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 174 thousand tons in August 2016, compared to 202 thousand tons in July 2016 and 148 thousand tons in August 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 146 million pounds down 10 percent from July 2016 but up 22 percent from August 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 114 million pounds during August 2016 was down 17 percent from July 2016 and down 11 percent from August 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 38.4 million pounds during August 2016 was up 47 percent from July 2016 but down 12 percent from August 2015. Edible tallow production was 79.7 million pounds during August 2016, up 18 percent from July 2016 and up 39 percent from August 2015. Inedible tallow production was 304 million pounds during August 2016, up 14 percent from July 2016 and up 14 percent from August 2015. Technical tallow production was 118 million pounds during August 2016, up 37 percent from July 2016 and up 17 percent from August 2015. Choice white grease production at 115 million pounds during August 2016 increased 20 percent from July 2016 and increased 7 percent from August 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,337,340 4,603,543 4,218,789 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,626,655 1,789,356 1,642,478 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,193,281 3,403,386 3,111,301 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,133,606 3,344,078 3,049,231 For edible protein products...........................tons: 59,675 59,308 62,070 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 223,371 240,805 217,058 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,437,891 1,469,747 1,455,355 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,406,585 1,435,608 1,426,954 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 116,726 125,305 113,176 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,394,520 1,418,803 1,535,765 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,117,803 1,061,181 1,175,567 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 276,717 357,622 360,198 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 306,757 419,802 247,799 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 32,480 39,832 26,866 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,661,276 1,865,797 1,666,531 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 823,426 823,753 705,836 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 331,736 379,435 279,621 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 506,114 662,609 681,074 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 338,446 348,481 319,212 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: August 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 592,782 452,361 472,761 Iowa........................: 924,771 1,049,756 1,093,723 North and East 1/ ..........: 967,985 1,050,197 897,159 North Central 2/ ...........: 644,551 701,390 653,307 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 535,207 610,360 483,971 West Central 4/ ............: 672,044 739,479 617,868 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 229,564 180,481 188,449 Iowa........................: 343,825 408,176 420,591 North and East 1/ ..........: 356,274 406,715 348,789 North Central 2/ ...........: 240,608 272,386 255,972 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 200,663 235,240 188,670 West Central 4/ ............: 255,721 286,358 240,007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 186,815 131,003 128,644 Iowa........................: 148,111 165,368 151,834 North and East 1/ ..........: 161,482 243,729 184,115 North Central 2/ ...........: 193,973 201,665 156,947 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 43,847 38,129 36,478 West Central 4/ ............: 89,198 43,859 47,818 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 437,569 325,903 342,981 Iowa........................: 679,922 784,157 812,026 North and East 1/ ..........: 716,415 771,938 658,529 North Central 2/ ...........: 477,627 519,443 482,264 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 390,476 455,490 355,686 West Central 4/ ............: 491,272 546,455 459,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 57,547 51,325 34,570 Iowa........................: 46,941 78,619 53,075 North and East 1/ ..........: 78,902 106,520 38,239 North Central 2/ ...........: 31,862 46,051 26,997 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 42,426 71,236 46,089 West Central 4/ ............: 49,079 66,051 48,829 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, North Carolina and South Carolina. 4/ West Central includes Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2016 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 147,512 201,506 174,164 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 120,026 162,239 146,060 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 82,076 110,072 101,353 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 132,503 142,799 118,238 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 128,794 137,673 114,497 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: 132,656 153,088 144,025 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: (D) (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 252,305 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 83,700 54,754 48,571 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 97,738 (D) 109,126 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 29,271 (D) 32,792 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 44,806 (D) 47,094 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 45,192 26,590 38,906 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 43,886 26,180 38,445 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: 43,476 37,499 34,482 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: 46,450 34,109 22,364 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 36,458 43,549 43,057 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 56,689 30,056 49,399 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 55,403 29,798 49,050 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: 77,537 59,506 76,175 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: 89,674 115,881 104,214 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,624 24,508 32,382 : Corn : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2016 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil...........................................tons: - - - Virgin oil produced...............................1,000 pounds: - - - Refine : Refined oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Refined oil removed for use in processing.........1,000 pounds: (D) (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) Stocks : Virgin oil on hand end of month...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Refined oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 34,387 43,120 31,827 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: 81,101 95,093 84,844 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 170,257 162,872 189,395 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 164,502 157,190 179,142 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 5,755 5,682 10,253 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 346,704 441,656 437,181 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 18,675 18,280 28,824 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 16,713 16,521 25,514 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: 17,761 (D) 25,943 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: 16,452 (D) 13,793 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 43,479 40,466 44,032 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,916 38,148 41,737 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: 30,139 40,744 52,451 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: 37,676 58,166 52,124 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 31,638 33,325 29,444 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: 27,523 (D) (D) Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month..........................1,000 pounds: 16,553 (D) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2016 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2015 : July 2016 : August 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 107,163 95,777 114,603 Removed for inedible use..................................: 103,818 96,897 115,996 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,240 12,252 11,268 Fatty acids : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production................................................: 97,549 91,725 101,611 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,288 19,076 20,373 Glycerin, crude : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Processed in refining.....................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Glycerin, refined : Production................................................: (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (S) (S) (S) Lard : Production................................................: 32,120 22,838 27,542 Removed for use in processing.............................: 43,023 27,791 28,872 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) 11,251 8,276 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 423,079 444,643 524,641 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 71,562 49,154 47,650 Other grease : Production................................................: 74,569 56,708 53,022 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 75,898 50,859 50,439 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 190,825 191,219 220,418 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 185,108 191,277 217,721 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,194 21,652 24,937 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 252,901 237,469 269,451 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 55,666 46,749 59,168 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 57,280 67,837 79,711 Removed for use in processing.............................: 78,202 69,760 81,365 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,430 15,862 16,737 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 267,221 267,045 304,483 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 247,073 260,958 304,410 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 108,501 81,101 83,538 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 100,321 85,729 117,708 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 106,374 91,622 124,528 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 28,200 13,475 10,432 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 160,926 158,542 171,780 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 152,346 163,555 167,401 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 98,283 74,228 82,051 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 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. 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