Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released March 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights December 2017 contained 31 days. January 2018 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in January 2018, compared to 5.29 million tons (176 million bushels) in December 2017 and 5.14 million tons (160 million bushels) in January 2017. Crude oil produced was 2.00 billion pounds down 1 percent from December 2017 but up 7 percent from January 2017. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.26 billion pounds during January 2018 decreased 8 percent from December 2017 and decreased 5 percent from January 2017. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 160 thousand tons in January 2018, compared to 172 thousand tons in December 2017 and 177 thousand tons in January 2017. Canola crude oil produced was 140 million pounds down 5 percent from December 2017 and down 7 percent from January 2017. Canola once refined oil production at 100 million pounds during January 2018 was down 16 percent from December 2017 and down 17 percent from January 2017. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 42.1 million pounds during January 2018 was down 23 percent from December 2017 and down 6 percent from January 2017. Edible tallow production was 66.3 million pounds during January 2018, down 15 percent from December 2017 and down 6 percent from January 2017. Inedible tallow production was 294 million pounds during January 2018, down 9 percent from December 2017 and down 3 percent from January 2017. Technical tallow production was 95.1 million pounds during January 2018, down 1 percent from December 2017 and down 1 percent from January 2017. Choice white grease production at 107 million pounds during January 2018 increased 3 percent from December 2017 but decreased 5 percent from January 2017. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,139,706 5,290,215 5,235,504 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,982,893 2,015,256 1,997,727 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,763,462 3,904,161 3,866,756 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,698,782 3,854,973 3,819,596 For edible protein products...........................tons: 64,680 49,188 47,160 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 261,739 268,856 269,266 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,370,226 1,405,035 1,288,891 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,324,754 1,371,822 1,264,766 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 89,685 75,616 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,262,052 1,303,540 1,326,463 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,066,162 986,593 1,070,968 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 195,890 316,947 255,495 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 394,425 506,203 356,194 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 40,448 48,679 30,570 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,731,033 1,583,544 1,865,686 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 794,281 775,431 873,560 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 324,801 336,582 360,306 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 611,951 471,531 631,820 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 394,664 367,130 363,550 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: January 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 639,072 638,819 606,516 Iowa........................: 1,084,773 1,108,108 1,097,829 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,169,152 1,227,815 1,199,435 North Central 2/ ...........: 689,401 675,602 689,015 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 689,113 717,027 710,716 West Central 4/ ............: 868,195 922,844 931,993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 252,481 249,755 235,228 Iowa........................: 414,097 423,928 420,867 North and East 1/ ..........: 455,529 457,012 452,900 North Central 2/ ...........: 260,212 256,770 259,682 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 266,156 271,303 269,726 West Central 4/ ............: 334,418 356,488 359,324 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 141,342 106,505 130,828 Iowa........................: 171,682 130,202 168,902 North and East 1/ ..........: 169,843 209,925 204,009 North Central 2/ ...........: 195,986 199,152 238,060 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 78,504 78,050 74,980 West Central 4/ ............: 36,924 51,597 56,781 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 459,075 465,246 438,990 Iowa........................: 792,645 824,164 819,429 North and East 1/ ..........: 859,929 890,477 879,903 North Central 2/ ...........: 511,437 516,719 521,109 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 502,314 523,477 516,908 West Central 4/ ............: 638,062 684,078 690,417 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 76,612 94,845 56,640 Iowa........................: 74,009 87,050 58,028 North and East 1/ ..........: 77,743 136,304 115,398 North Central 2/ ...........: (D) 39,521 29,628 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 70,271 86,169 57,014 West Central 4/ ............: (D) 62,314 39,486 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2018 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 177,362 172,013 160,437 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 150,873 147,697 140,308 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 98,758 95,613 87,923 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 123,576 122,898 102,096 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 120,629 119,336 99,880 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: 133,436 144,051 132,503 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) 63,175 (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 158,512 168,408 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 82,632 94,774 109,083 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 158,515 172,655 164,724 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 47,923 50,621 47,160 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 71,819 78,349 73,544 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 46,025 56,650 43,259 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 44,979 54,747 42,078 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: 47,935 54,325 47,285 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: 26,595 15,132 10,242 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 42,143 53,755 54,150 : Coconut : 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: 62,691 58,543 52,616 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) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 58,606 29,694 48,582 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 205,166 195,754 185,946 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 203,490 189,687 179,265 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 198,758 185,674 175,400 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: 170,146 168,720 171,225 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: 65,059 84,479 87,213 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 84,748 81,078 80,556 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2018 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 25,827 37,984 33,355 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: 71,962 109,878 90,177 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 170,546 180,234 209,662 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 160,559 177,390 199,254 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 9,987 2,844 10,408 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 475,025 396,006 460,629 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 26,483 23,177 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 24,440 22,454 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: 18,034 23,353 19,111 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: 11,791 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 7,482 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 7,659 (D) (D) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: - - - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 3,870 (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: (D) (D) 11,014 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 31,559 32,359 24,643 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 30,289 30,920 23,497 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: 35,410 39,259 29,133 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: 75,029 78,798 73,985 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 35,848 42,244 46,087 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: (D) (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: (D) (D) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2017 : December 2017 : January 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 113,025 103,689 106,903 Removed for inedible use..................................: 112,189 103,260 104,907 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,569 8,523 19,319 Feather meal : Production................................................: 92,182 96,508 89,109 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,694 22,949 20,526 Lard : Production................................................: 26,461 31,311 26,605 Removed for use in processing.............................: 26,771 30,294 27,803 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,749 6,759 9,004 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 521,353 553,544 385,180 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 63,863 61,593 61,237 Other grease : Production................................................: 68,664 49,905 63,200 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 84,556 49,471 62,466 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 190,070 211,023 187,595 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 189,646 210,268 185,346 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 20,663 23,846 26,124 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 252,208 276,941 262,370 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 49,860 74,203 73,458 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 70,383 78,212 66,322 Removed for use in processing.............................: 76,047 75,325 66,567 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,784 22,743 22,864 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 301,826 324,103 293,533 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 286,762 321,224 282,014 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 103,118 96,158 108,147 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 95,809 96,129 95,104 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 113,903 101,712 104,986 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 12,415 10,295 (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 161,085 182,972 161,965 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 146,820 185,585 148,659 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 90,070 86,307 96,603 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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