Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released January 2, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights October 2024 contained 31 days. November 2024 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.30 million tons (210 million bushels) in November 2024, compared with 6.47 million tons (216 million bushels) in October 2024 and 6.00 million tons (200 million bushels) in November 2023. Crude oil produced was 2.49 billion pounds, down 3 percent from October 2024 but up 7 percent from November 2023. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.78 billion pounds during November 2024 decreased 10 percent from October 2024 but increased 5 percent from November 2023. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 211,013 tons in November 2024, compared with 218,185 tons in October 2024 and 219,843 tons in November 2023. Canola crude oil produced was 168 million pounds, down 2 percent from October 2024 and down 5 percent from November 2023. Canola once refined oil production, at 169 million pounds during November 2024, was down 7 percent from October 2024 but up 7 percent from November 2023. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 41.0 million pounds during November 2024, was up 6 percent from October 2024 and up 54 percent from November 2023. Edible tallow production was 80.5 million pounds during November 2024, up 7 percent from October 2024 but down 19 percent from November 2023. Inedible tallow production was 319 million pounds during November 2024, down 1 percent from October 2024 and down less than 1 percent from November 2023. Technical tallow production was 135 million pounds during November 2024, up 3 percent from October 2024 and up 9 percent from November 2023. Choice white grease production, at 117 million pounds during November 2024, increased 25 percent from October 2024 but decreased 2 percent from November 2023. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 6,002,708 6,473,504 6,301,225 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,324,668 2,569,453 2,489,941 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,399,878 4,771,514 4,662,626 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,349,599 4,702,505 4,588,028 For edible protein products...........................tons: 50,279 69,009 74,598 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 306,330 317,235 312,185 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,737,002 2,031,126 1,822,209 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,692,886 1,987,543 1,782,054 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 189,542 201,928 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,682,018 1,964,207 1,767,165 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,181,952 1,329,281 1,179,820 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 500,066 634,926 587,345 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 260,052 303,430 463,019 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 44,385 37,780 50,742 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,175,567 1,118,317 1,147,492 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 728,717 698,752 701,416 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 200,541 (D) 189,874 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 246,309 (D) 256,202 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 423,529 455,518 465,274 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: November 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 661,268 660,727 668,240 Iowa........................: 1,285,317 1,382,798 1,278,085 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,367,655 1,466,606 1,405,284 North Central 2/ ...........: 1,048,102 1,203,817 1,179,427 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 705,200 669,127 672,447 West Central 4/ ............: 935,166 1,090,429 1,097,742 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 256,700 265,470 264,984 Iowa........................: 506,192 547,965 502,482 North and East 1/ ..........: 522,832 567,023 553,734 North Central 2/ ...........: 404,079 463,875 466,003 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 266,433 261,885 258,951 West Central 4/ ............: 368,432 463,235 443,787 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 95,608 95,176 91,668 Iowa........................: 76,354 100,658 103,847 North and East 1/ ..........: 224,524 215,236 222,999 North Central 2/ ...........: 140,383 103,818 111,221 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 58,762 57,096 West Central 4/ ............: (D) 125,102 114,585 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 473,968 484,238 494,064 Iowa........................: 943,554 1,035,951 950,240 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,005,715 1,056,440 1,029,968 North Central 2/ ...........: 769,883 900,415 886,874 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 515,702 478,565 481,542 West Central 4/ ............: 691,056 815,905 819,938 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 18,326 26,560 73,877 Iowa........................: 47,600 60,703 64,042 North and East 1/ ..........: 90,741 76,521 114,245 North Central 2/ ...........: 41,035 56,913 88,787 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 22,223 39,051 47,242 West Central 4/ ............: 40,127 43,682 74,826 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2024 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 219,843 218,185 211,013 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 176,091 171,288 167,654 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 125,765 127,369 124,015 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 162,687 186,525 174,474 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 157,769 181,685 169,374 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: 164,181 173,222 178,899 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) 30,684 41,133 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 74,387 27,056 39,905 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 92,318 95,515 94,982 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 116,560 110,813 126,075 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 31,122 27,809 29,659 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 50,801 50,395 61,730 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 27,198 39,776 42,229 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 26,630 38,665 41,007 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: 27,223 36,605 35,627 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: 29,930 31,166 44,359 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 27,843 30,995 36,366 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 25,041 35,560 37,518 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 24,893 35,183 (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: 40,667 46,135 45,127 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: 58,700 (D) 84,542 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 79,671 (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 166,582 133,780 130,878 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 169,648 133,146 153,395 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 165,387 129,616 149,017 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: 156,060 125,700 119,719 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: 80,126 78,673 78,285 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 61,316 50,958 58,028 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2024 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 44,170 42,417 31,305 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: 85,836 82,310 70,106 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 191,707 216,746 186,677 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 189,158 210,401 181,699 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 2,549 6,345 4,978 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 339,532 291,419 277,194 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 22,832 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 21,525 (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: 27,037 (D) 24,293 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: 21,871 7,399 7,742 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: 3,943 5,418 5,560 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: 5,329 3,459 3,543 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 26,474 36,222 31,110 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 25,268 33,783 29,584 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: 31,878 (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: 45,997 18,234 14,208 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 39,389 31,719 30,798 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2023 : October 2024 : November 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 118,975 93,742 117,111 Removed for inedible use..................................: 117,805 91,988 121,360 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,870 10,816 6,567 Feather meal : Production................................................: 89,588 87,794 96,250 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,067 18,823 19,629 Lard : Production................................................: 31,321 21,030 21,857 Removed for use in processing.............................: 34,185 26,669 23,825 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,071 6,603 4,443 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 524,539 435,975 440,702 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 71,761 54,956 59,674 Other grease : Production................................................: 28,496 18,854 21,753 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 27,795 16,685 20,876 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 222,197 186,316 203,518 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 222,031 183,375 209,432 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 41,186 39,499 33,436 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 400,983 332,150 353,535 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 94,491 106,117 106,831 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 98,797 75,180 80,482 Removed for use in processing.............................: 99,768 79,754 83,440 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,817 15,598 14,349 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 320,372 322,944 319,430 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 316,371 317,571 323,709 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 75,096 70,818 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 123,585 131,279 134,648 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 124,908 125,090 136,818 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 144,949 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 126,096 (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 116,513 (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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