Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released February 3, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2024 contained 30 days. December 2024 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.53 million tons (218 million bushels) in December 2024, compared with 6.30 million tons (210 million bushels) in November 2024 and 6.13 million tons (204 million bushels) in December 2023. Crude oil produced was 2.57 billion pounds, up 3 percent from November 2024 and up 8 percent from December 2023. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.92 billion pounds during December 2024 increased 5 percent from November 2024 and increased 12 percent from December 2023. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 225,039 tons in December 2024, compared with 211,013 tons in November 2024 and 192,796 tons in December 2023. Canola crude oil produced was 175 million pounds, up 5 percent from November 2024 and up 13 percent from December 2023. Canola once refined oil production, at 173 million pounds during December 2024, was up 2 percent from November 2024 and up 11 percent from December 2023. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 30.3 million pounds during December 2024, was down 26 percent from November 2024 and down 5 percent from December 2023. Edible tallow production was 75.6 million pounds during December 2024, down 6 percent from November 2024 and down 11 percent from December 2023. Inedible tallow production was 301 million pounds during December 2024, down 6 percent from November 2024 and down 9 percent from December 2023. Technical tallow production was 116 million pounds during December 2024, down 14 percent from November 2024 and down 5 percent from December 2023. Choice white grease production, at 101 million pounds during December 2024, decreased 13 percent from November 2024 and decreased 10 percent from December 2023. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 6,128,558 6,301,225 6,531,043 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,376,237 2,489,941 2,572,622 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,503,856 4,662,626 4,826,261 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,447,916 4,588,028 4,744,322 For edible protein products...........................tons: 55,940 74,598 81,939 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 314,486 312,185 335,883 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,755,288 1,860,306 1,969,612 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,711,129 1,820,151 1,917,735 : 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: 1,670,436 1,808,472 1,904,746 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,144,324 1,179,820 1,225,680 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 526,112 628,652 679,066 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 451,979 463,019 414,192 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 48,781 50,742 41,143 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,356,410 1,137,797 1,194,933 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 869,075 691,721 651,979 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 231,904 189,874 258,508 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 255,431 256,202 284,446 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 467,424 480,352 501,386 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: December 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 691,654 668,240 666,043 Iowa........................: 1,342,612 1,278,085 1,408,809 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,399,920 1,405,284 1,380,543 North Central 2/ ...........: 1,007,726 1,179,427 1,204,936 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 722,034 672,447 667,510 West Central 4/ ............: 964,612 1,097,742 1,203,202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 273,411 264,984 262,928 Iowa........................: 527,810 502,482 552,171 North and East 1/ ..........: 536,517 553,734 536,191 North Central 2/ ...........: 391,263 466,003 474,207 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 271,185 258,951 257,612 West Central 4/ ............: 376,051 443,787 489,513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 150,350 91,668 88,065 Iowa........................: 136,177 103,847 95,874 North and East 1/ ..........: 253,602 222,999 211,294 North Central 2/ ...........: 161,586 111,221 118,718 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 52,601 57,096 43,955 West Central 4/ ............: 114,759 104,890 94,073 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 495,465 494,064 481,545 Iowa........................: 985,473 950,240 1,043,739 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,031,264 1,029,968 1,007,686 North Central 2/ ...........: 742,393 886,874 902,993 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 532,512 481,542 490,335 West Central 4/ ............: 716,749 819,938 899,963 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 62,967 73,877 56,058 Iowa........................: 86,408 64,042 79,696 North and East 1/ ..........: 101,286 114,245 95,610 North Central 2/ ...........: 67,670 88,787 86,420 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 57,750 47,242 39,407 West Central 4/ ............: 75,898 74,826 57,001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2024 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 192,796 211,013 225,039 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 154,920 167,654 175,478 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 114,827 124,015 133,066 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 163,646 174,474 178,605 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 156,144 169,374 173,293 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: 154,373 170,597 178,704 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) 41,133 37,511 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 92,735 39,905 28,162 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 96,989 94,982 97,582 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 133,563 126,075 105,944 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 35,464 30,147 28,571 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 57,121 60,803 48,550 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 32,754 42,055 31,076 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 32,029 40,837 30,307 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: 28,198 35,536 32,417 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: 27,930 44,359 41,650 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 33,364 36,366 35,115 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 26,072 37,518 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 25,808 (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: 29,062 45,127 52,482 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 : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 59,162 84,542 104,238 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 65,485 (D) (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 149,196 130,878 159,083 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 150,678 153,395 150,670 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 146,590 149,017 147,274 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: 119,251 119,719 125,586 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: (D) 78,285 73,512 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 65,564 58,028 71,789 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2024 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 43,017 31,305 30,773 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: 92,256 70,106 86,090 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 166,646 186,677 177,513 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) 181,699 (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) 4,978 (D) Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 358,223 277,194 295,803 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 20,886 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 19,497 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: 18,619 24,293 22,123 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: 21,862 7,742 13,666 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) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 3,560 5,560 4,286 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: 3,393 3,543 3,516 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,148 31,110 27,052 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,868 29,584 25,701 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: 31,776 (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: 41,044 14,208 15,828 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 37,572 30,798 29,760 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2023 : November 2024 : December 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 112,909 117,111 101,498 Removed for inedible use..................................: 112,503 121,360 98,224 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,276 6,567 9,840 Feather meal : Production................................................: 78,412 96,250 81,125 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,843 19,629 18,083 Lard : Production................................................: 25,732 21,857 25,196 Removed for use in processing.............................: 25,179 23,825 22,490 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,624 4,443 8,215 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 507,927 440,702 394,651 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 72,110 59,674 58,611 Other grease : Production................................................: 21,243 21,753 13,254 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 18,667 20,876 15,579 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 185,719 203,518 170,754 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 191,314 209,432 174,491 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 35,591 33,436 29,504 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 343,411 353,535 326,444 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 101,213 106,831 123,440 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 85,396 80,482 75,600 Removed for use in processing.............................: 84,795 83,440 73,459 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,332 14,349 16,717 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 332,402 319,430 301,280 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 336,304 323,709 307,274 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 82,706 70,818 64,826 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 121,288 134,648 115,751 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 121,153 136,818 118,338 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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