Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released February 1, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights September 2015 contained 30 days. October 2015 contained 31 days. November 2015 contained 30 days. December 2015 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.01 million tons in December 2015, compared to 4.97 million tons in November 2015 and 5.10 million tons in October 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.93 billion pounds up 1 percent from November 2015 but down 2 percent from October 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.40 billion pounds during December 2015 decreased 2 percent from November 2015 and decreased 11 percent from October 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 165.8 thousand tons in December 2015, compared to 128.9 thousand tons in November 2015 and 99.1 thousand tons in October 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 135.7 million pounds up 25 percent from November 2015 and up 66 percent from October 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 96.5 million pounds during December 2015 was down 2 percent from November 2015 but up 17 percent from October 2015. Cottonseeds crushed for crude oil was 149.6 thousand tons in December 2015, compared to 135.7 thousand tons in November 2015 and 123.1 thousand tons in October 2015. Cottonseed crude oil produced was 46.8 million pounds, up 12 percent from November 2015 and up 24 percent from October 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 54.0 million pounds during December 2015 was up 9 percent from November 2015 and up 11 percent from October 2015. Edible tallow production was 78.9 million pounds during December 2015, down 6 percent from November 2015 and down 6 percent from October 2015. Inedible tallow production was 287.2 million pounds during December 2015, down 6 percent from November 2015 but up 5 percent from October 2015. Technical tallow production was 94.1 million pounds during December 2015, down 11 percent from November 2015 but up 14 percent from October 2015. Choice white grease production at 117.9 million pounds during December 2015 increased 1 percent from November 2015 and increased 3 percent from October 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2015 - December 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crush : Soybeans crushed ...........................................tons: 4,036,896 5,104,010 4,973,534 5,011,324 Crude oil produced .................................1,000 pounds: 1,531,282 1,962,937 1,901,853 1,929,027 Cake and meal produced .....................................tons: 2,974,159 3,742,412 3,655,750 3,669,213 For animal feed ..........................................tons: 2,934,985 3,684,955 3,600,752 3,610,090 For edible protein products ..............................tons: 39,174 57,457 54,998 59,123 Millfeed produced ..........................................tons: 200,994 258,909 251,965 262,266 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ....................1,000 pounds: 1,435,640 1,610,904 1,461,965 1,445,949 Once refined oil produced ..........................1,000 pounds: 1,396,101 1,575,910 1,433,449 1,401,107 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ...1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 90,941 112,270 Once refined oil removed for use in processing .....1,000 pounds: 1,344,392 1,530,330 1,390,793 1,337,705 Removed for edible use in processing .............1,000 pounds: 1,098,750 1,258,068 1,121,110 1,053,797 Removed for inedible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 245,642 272,262 269,683 283,908 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .........................tons: 240,755 360,253 342,962 270,421 Millfeed on hand end of month ..............................tons: 19,709 33,515 38,826 31,927 Crude oil on hand end of month .....................1,000 pounds: 1,481,201 1,617,355 1,545,181 1,576,849 Crusher ..........................................1,000 pounds: 736,754 847,770 750,725 778,789 Refiner ..........................................1,000 pounds: 275,561 270,002 267,049 304,192 Offsite ..........................................1,000 pounds: 468,886 499,583 527,407 493,868 Once refined oil on hand end of month ..............1,000 pounds: 338,433 370,508 420,677 395,661 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: September 2015 - December 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Soybeans crushed :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 484,419 555,931 580,134 587,325 Iowa .......................: 875,192 1,085,673 1,117,349 1,118,485 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,016,594 1,251,197 1,186,723 1,105,040 North Central 2/ ...........: 591,078 745,497 675,509 709,052 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 509,672 656,450 653,803 665,297 West Central 4/ ............: 559,941 809,262 760,016 826,125 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 187,146 215,171 224,717 232,176 Iowa .......................: 327,503 414,237 424,938 427,106 North and East 1/ ..........: 381,500 478,700 449,049 425,422 North Central 2/ ...........: 223,883 288,655 261,263 275,314 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 198,914 255,682 251,126 252,254 West Central 4/ ............: 212,336 310,492 290,760 316,755 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil stocks at crusher :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 164,881 183,246 87,395 91,653 Iowa .......................: 103,783 109,952 134,659 147,848 North and East 1/ ..........: 175,137 232,422 203,856 198,288 North Central 2/ ...........: 176,772 191,806 204,776 227,072 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 49,694 64,052 62,928 64,403 West Central 4/ ............: 66,487 66,292 57,111 49,525 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 355,560 398,012 418,043 423,765 Iowa .......................: 649,413 797,408 835,465 827,142 North and East 1/ ..........: 746,864 917,687 870,005 816,299 North Central 2/ ...........: 441,511 556,667 497,698 516,838 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 366,874 477,898 472,620 475,881 West Central 4/ ............: 413,937 594,740 561,919 609,288 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal stocks :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 : December 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 44,165 51,288 79,993 49,628 Iowa .......................: 42,035 69,455 64,965 45,944 North and East 1/ ..........: 53,217 95,336 65,415 77,279 North Central 2/ ...........: 26,602 31,603 23,946 23,431 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 38,902 66,479 65,399 35,663 West Central 4/ ............: 35,834 46,092 43,244 38,476 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: September 2015 - December 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 184,589 99,117 128,925 165,762 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 155,306 81,606 108,222 135,689 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 101,721 55,587 71,958 91,746 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 139,708 85,389 99,481 102,980 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 132,277 82,822 98,094 96,540 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 155,167 86,736 91,462 98,205 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) 86,736 (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) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 67,245 57,349 55,944 72,843 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 116,505 123,060 135,714 149,644 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 36,021 37,719 41,950 46,826 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 54,485 58,556 61,007 70,040 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 49,427 50,383 50,854 54,603 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 47,255 48,556 49,486 54,020 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: - - (D) - Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 39,487 50,839 44,338 44,042 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .......................tons: 42,316 44,836 43,407 47,977 Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 48,635 46,670 47,772 49,144 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 46,965 40,128 53,810 35,724 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 45,628 38,908 52,472 35,270 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 72,119 62,046 71,061 50,075 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 108,123 112,588 85,510 99,332 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 25,782 30,512 30,517 31,137 : Corn : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2015 - December 2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil ..........................................tons: (D) (D) (D) (D) Virgin oil produced ..............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Refine : Refined oil produced .............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Refined oil removed for use in processing ........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) - - - Stocks : Virgin oil on hand end of month ..................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Refined oil on hand end of month .................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 33,570 41,397 30,797 37,003 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 86,719 90,368 122,672 124,857 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 177,219 194,332 175,526 171,269 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 165,349 184,030 169,454 163,525 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: 11,870 10,302 6,072 7,744 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 364,151 379,381 422,115 473,268 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 25,271 35,971 26,563 (D) Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 23,134 33,210 24,371 (D) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 23,048 30,347 23,256 (D) Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 23,048 (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: 21,213 12,062 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 22,773 44,642 39,719 41,254 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 21,675 42,502 38,630 39,688 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 26,731 37,260 30,517 36,787 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (D) 54,688 68,834 53,659 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 20,869 25,967 34,294 33,464 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced .....................................1,000 pounds: 28,941 25,188 25,939 25,912 Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing .......1,000 pounds: 31,753 26,224 28,933 25,722 Stocks : Oil on hand end of month .........................1,000 pounds: 22,835 11,286 11,357 21,987 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2015 - December 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 :December 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production ...................................................: 118,144 114,187 116,647 117,902 Removed for inedible use .....................................: 122,376 115,087 117,543 119,056 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 12,490 11,338 10,715 9,253 Fatty acids : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production ...................................................: 100,570 91,910 98,132 90,908 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 20,082 19,777 19,215 19,785 Glycerin, crude : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Processed in refining ........................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Glycerin, refined : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Lard : Production ...................................................: 31,434 29,825 32,776 29,998 Removed for use in processing ................................: 30,654 28,841 32,593 29,534 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 6,436 6,676 6,334 8,619 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production ...................................................: 494,055 465,718 489,540 511,225 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 50,942 58,429 59,480 57,972 Other grease : Production ...................................................: 78,227 57,552 56,696 56,127 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 80,407 68,165 55,378 57,101 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production ...................................................: 199,998 202,707 208,092 198,753 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 149,564 203,971 204,600 192,601 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 22,899 18,546 18,535 22,056 Poultry by-product meals : Production ...................................................: 261,440 235,528 250,461 236,453 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 60,971 54,488 50,244 53,622 Tallow, edible : Production ...................................................: 85,849 83,526 83,941 78,930 Removed for use in processing ................................: 95,652 88,788 84,042 86,352 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 29,013 23,112 23,250 16,667 Tallow, inedible : Production ...................................................: 269,913 274,755 305,024 287,203 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 277,133 272,190 305,017 288,841 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 93,407 93,521 91,887 90,866 Tallow, technical : Production ...................................................: 84,581 82,800 105,338 94,100 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 108,020 89,169 111,404 102,820 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 10,016 13,261 14,063 13,100 Yellow grease : Production ...................................................: 169,477 149,087 148,122 170,566 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 183,352 156,205 139,690 166,779 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 81,270 69,793 84,799 90,019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. The first annual summary will be published in March of 2016. 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