Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released October 1, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights July 2020 contained 31 days. August 2020 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in August 2020, compared with 5.54 million tons (185 million bushels) in July 2020 and 5.33 million tons (178 million bushels) in August 2019. Crude oil produced was 2.01 billion pounds down 5 percent from July 2020 and down 2 percent from August 2019. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.55 billion pounds during August 2020 decreased 2 percent from July 2020 but increased 2 percent from August 2019. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 202,547 tons in August 2020, compared with 202,711 tons in July 2020 and 156,132 tons in August 2019. Canola crude oil produced was 171 million pounds, down 1 percent from July 2020 but up 36 percent from August 2019. Canola once refined oil production, at 116 million pounds during August 2020, was down 28 percent from July 2020 but up 60 percent from August 2019. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 38.5 million pounds during August 2020, was up 3 percent from July 2020 but down 3 percent from August 2019. Edible tallow production was 91.3 million pounds during August 2020, up 14 percent from July 2020 and up 5 percent from August 2019. Inedible tallow production was 326 million pounds during August 2020, up 11 percent from July 2020 and up 4 percent from August 2019. Technical tallow production was 133 million pounds during August 2020, up 15 percent from July 2020 and up 12 percent from August 2019. Choice white grease production, at 105 million pounds during August 2020, increased 6 percent from July 2020 but decreased 2 percent from August 2019. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,325,880 5,535,196 5,240,234 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,049,888 2,123,237 2,012,699 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,880,500 4,080,746 3,852,687 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,831,182 4,024,727 3,805,825 For edible protein products...........................tons: 49,318 56,019 46,862 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 270,264 280,424 259,691 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,559,724 1,626,856 1,586,189 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,516,647 1,582,565 1,545,720 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 90,068 116,577 93,471 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,569,905 1,682,932 1,601,211 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,142,855 1,214,538 1,160,093 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 427,050 468,394 441,118 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 384,976 411,925 388,926 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 48,338 38,595 32,721 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,439,479 1,776,314 1,593,419 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 731,432 729,228 673,593 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 420,795 380,940 327,158 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 287,252 666,146 592,668 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 366,668 346,764 364,767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: August 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 679,235 684,439 683,793 Iowa........................: 1,014,706 1,109,862 1,100,944 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,237,662 1,218,596 1,136,320 North Central 2/ ...........: 829,756 865,768 850,287 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 656,385 676,389 528,476 West Central 4/ ............: 908,136 980,142 940,414 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 270,644 269,860 270,562 Iowa........................: 392,396 418,535 420,085 North and East 1/ ..........: 470,079 467,559 446,338 North Central 2/ ...........: 306,382 316,057 311,609 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 255,954 267,536 202,368 West Central 4/ ............: 354,433 383,690 361,737 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) 135,051 111,723 Iowa........................: 92,479 112,281 102,529 North and East 1/ ..........: 167,717 164,513 151,241 North Central 2/ ...........: 199,738 198,511 185,265 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 49,456 46,092 40,970 West Central 4/ ............: (D) 72,780 81,865 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 491,362 493,129 494,121 Iowa........................: 740,469 809,592 808,546 North and East 1/ ..........: 900,203 913,112 843,230 North Central 2/ ...........: 613,310 640,954 629,626 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 473,265 503,026 382,736 West Central 4/ ............: 661,891 720,933 694,428 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 82,619 59,768 79,781 Iowa........................: 43,254 49,142 56,515 North and East 1/ ..........: 126,443 117,219 86,188 North Central 2/ ...........: 29,698 66,782 74,142 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 52,002 78,073 34,550 West Central 4/ ............: 50,960 40,941 57,750 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2020 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 156,132 202,711 202,547 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 126,475 173,234 171,497 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 85,658 114,531 115,888 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 75,839 167,671 121,354 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 72,802 160,555 116,237 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: 114,735 158,221 149,744 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) 58,011 17,177 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 70,350 39,108 60,789 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 89,807 88,364 97,833 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 132,991 115,562 138,562 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 34,377 29,158 38,257 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 51,699 47,302 61,290 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,849 38,589 39,735 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,573 37,205 38,505 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: 44,740 47,834 49,019 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: 40,074 19,270 26,431 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 14,341 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 18,203 34,998 29,290 : 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: 80,690 69,999 56,699 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) 78,320 70,659 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 85,341 (D) (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 175,563 165,848 163,964 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 183,536 164,226 153,795 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 178,099 158,822 148,511 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: 178,049 155,147 147,954 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: 32,306 22,285 52,995 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 49,527 35,720 36,011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2020 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 17,747 44,705 37,943 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 : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 75,589 72,568 81,265 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 195,158 237,835 245,568 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 185,091 234,175 238,854 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,067 3,660 6,714 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 338,324 412,098 401,547 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,112 28,688 28,411 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,783 27,450 26,412 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: 32,079 29,660 27,347 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: 22,955 11,766 (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: 2,819 4,911 5,292 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 2,819 5,125 5,183 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: 4,971 6,303 4,074 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: 9,391 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,341 35,447 28,634 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,898 31,641 27,788 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: 42,714 28,514 32,085 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: 32,010 42,240 35,766 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 25,967 17,718 12,306 : 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : August 2019 : July 2020 : August 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 107,277 98,436 104,807 Removed for inedible use..................................: 105,231 99,287 103,034 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,610 8,328 10,100 Feather meal : Production................................................: 113,157 92,723 107,198 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 29,091 27,910 23,132 Lard : Production................................................: 30,142 22,559 24,079 Removed for use in processing.............................: 29,593 21,416 22,554 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,726 8,205 10,972 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 519,331 480,455 472,009 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 69,101 64,710 64,888 Other grease : Production................................................: 43,114 38,728 41,693 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 39,233 40,477 39,700 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 233,381 195,113 225,399 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 229,882 199,741 221,576 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 30,156 31,553 35,376 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 293,603 270,253 307,523 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 39,936 42,485 50,020 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 87,170 80,418 91,330 Removed for use in processing.............................: 95,539 81,479 78,992 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,329 (D) (D) Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 314,554 294,802 326,135 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 315,257 297,124 326,824 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 89,548 95,891 95,446 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 118,603 115,434 132,955 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 129,950 114,566 134,788 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 185,547 179,650 171,814 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 178,051 176,690 159,725 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 94,497 78,611 90,663 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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