Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released January 4, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights August 2015 contained 31 days. September 2015 contained 30 days. October 2015 contained 31 days. November 2015 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.97 million tons in November 2015, compared to 5.10 million tons in October 2015 and 4.04 million tons in September 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.90 billion pounds down 3 percent from October 2015 but up 24 percent from September 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.43 billion pounds during November 2015 decreased 9 percent from October 2015 but increased 3 percent from September 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 128.9 thousand tons in November 2015, compared to 99.1 thousand tons in October 2015 and 184.6 thousand tons in September 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 108.2 million pounds up 33 percent from October 2015 but down 30 percent from September 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 98.1 million pounds during November 2015 was up 18 percent from October 2015 but down 26 percent from September 2015. Cottonseeds crushed for crude oil was 135.7 thousand tons in November 2015, compared to 123.1 thousand tons in October 2015 and 116.5 thousand tons in September 2015. Cottonseed crude oil produced was 42.0 million pounds, up 11 percent from October 2015 and up 16 percent from September 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 49.5 million pounds during November 2015 was up 2 percent from October 2015 and up 5 percent from September 2015. Edible tallow production was 83.9 million pounds during November 2015, up slightly from October 2015 but down 2 percent from September 2015. Inedible tallow production was 305 million pounds during November 2015, up 11 percent from October 2015 and up 13 percent from September 2015. Technical tallow production was 105.3 million pounds during November 2015, up 27 percent from October 2015 and up 25 percent from September 2015. Choice white grease production at 116.6 million pounds during November 2015 increased 2 percent from October 2015 but decreased 1 percent from September 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2015 - November 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crush : Soybeans crushed ...........................................tons: 4,337,340 4,036,896 5,104,010 4,973,534 Crude oil produced .................................1,000 pounds: 1,626,655 1,531,282 1,962,937 1,901,853 Cake and meal produced .....................................tons: 3,193,281 2,974,159 3,742,412 3,655,750 For animal feed ..........................................tons: 3,133,606 2,934,985 3,684,955 3,600,752 For edible protein products ..............................tons: 59,675 39,174 57,457 54,998 Millfeed produced ..........................................tons: 223,371 200,994 258,909 251,965 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ....................1,000 pounds: 1,437,891 1,435,640 1,610,904 1,461,965 Once refined oil produced ..........................1,000 pounds: 1,406,585 1,396,101 1,575,910 1,433,449 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 116,726 (D) (D) 90,941 Once refined oil removed for use in processing .....1,000 pounds: 1,394,520 1,344,392 1,530,330 1,390,793 Removed for edible use in processing .............1,000 pounds: 1,117,803 1,098,750 1,258,068 1,121,110 Removed for inedible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 276,717 245,642 272,262 269,683 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .........................tons: 306,757 240,755 360,253 342,962 Millfeed on hand end of month ..............................tons: 32,480 19,709 33,515 38,826 Crude oil on hand end of month .....................1,000 pounds: 1,630,310 1,481,201 1,617,355 1,492,835 Crusher ..........................................1,000 pounds: 904,925 736,754 847,770 750,725 Refiner ..........................................1,000 pounds: 250,678 275,561 270,002 267,049 Offsite ..........................................1,000 pounds: 474,707 468,886 499,583 475,061 Once refined oil on hand end of month ..............1,000 pounds: 338,446 338,433 370,508 420,677 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: August 2015 - November 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Soybeans crushed :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 592,782 484,419 555,931 580,134 Iowa .......................: 924,771 875,192 1,085,673 1,117,349 North and East 1/ ..........: 967,985 1,016,594 1,251,197 1,186,723 North Central 2/ ...........: 644,551 591,078 745,497 675,509 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 535,207 509,672 656,450 653,803 West Central 4/ ............: 672,044 559,941 809,262 760,016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 229,564 187,146 215,171 224,717 Iowa .......................: 343,825 327,503 414,237 424,938 North and East 1/ ..........: 356,274 381,500 478,700 449,049 North Central 2/ ...........: 240,608 223,883 288,655 261,263 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 200,663 198,914 255,682 251,126 West Central 4/ ............: 255,721 212,336 310,492 290,760 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil stocks at crusher :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 186,815 164,881 183,246 87,395 Iowa .......................: 148,111 103,783 109,952 134,659 North and East 1/ ..........: 242,941 175,137 232,422 203,856 North Central 2/ ...........: 193,973 176,772 191,806 204,776 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 43,887 49,694 64,052 62,928 West Central 4/ ............: 89,198 66,487 66,292 57,111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 437,569 355,560 398,012 418,043 Iowa .......................: 679,922 649,413 797,408 835,465 North and East 1/ ..........: 716,415 746,864 917,687 870,005 North Central 2/ ...........: 477,627 441,511 556,667 497,698 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 390,476 366,874 477,898 472,620 West Central 4/ ............: 491,272 413,937 594,740 561,919 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal stocks :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : August 2015 : September 2015 : October 2015 : November 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 57,547 44,165 51,288 79,993 Iowa .......................: 46,941 42,035 69,455 64,965 North and East 1/ ..........: 78,902 53,217 95,336 65,415 North Central 2/ ...........: 31,862 26,602 31,603 23,946 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 42,426 38,902 66,479 65,399 West Central 4/ ............: 49,079 35,834 46,092 43,244 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: August 2015 - November 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 145,328 184,589 99,117 128,925 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 118,497 155,306 81,606 108,222 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 80,766 101,721 55,587 71,958 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 130,974 139,708 85,389 99,481 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 127,341 132,277 82,822 98,094 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: 131,203 155,167 86,736 91,462 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 86,736 (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: 83,533 67,245 57,349 55,944 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 97,738 116,505 123,060 135,714 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 29,271 36,021 37,719 41,950 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: (D) 54,485 58,556 61,007 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 45,192 49,427 50,383 50,854 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 43,886 47,255 48,556 49,486 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: 43,476 39,487 50,839 44,338 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: 46,450 42,316 44,836 43,407 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: 36,458 48,635 46,670 47,772 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 53,485 46,965 40,128 53,810 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 55,403 45,628 38,908 52,472 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: 77,537 72,119 62,046 71,061 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: 89,674 108,123 112,588 85,510 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 25,624 25,782 30,512 30,517 : 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: August 2015 - November 2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil ..........................................tons: - (D) (D) (D) Virgin oil produced ..............................1,000 pounds: - (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: 34,387 33,570 41,397 30,797 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: 81,101 86,719 90,368 122,672 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 170,257 177,219 194,332 175,526 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 164,502 165,349 184,030 169,454 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: 5,755 11,870 10,302 6,072 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 346,704 364,151 379,381 422,115 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 18,675 25,271 35,971 26,563 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 16,713 23,134 33,210 24,371 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: 17,761 23,048 30,347 23,256 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) 23,048 (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: 16,452 21,213 12,062 (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: 43,104 22,773 44,642 39,719 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 40,916 21,675 42,502 38,630 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: 30,446 26,731 37,260 30,723 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: 37,676 (D) 54,688 68,834 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 45,210 20,869 25,967 34,078 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced .....................................1,000 pounds: 27,523 28,941 25,188 25,939 Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing .......1,000 pounds: (D) 31,753 26,224 28,933 Stocks : Oil on hand end of month .........................1,000 pounds: 16,553 22,835 11,286 11,357 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: August 2015 - November 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : August 2015 :September 2015: October 2015 :November 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production ...................................................: 107,163 118,144 114,187 116,647 Removed for inedible use .....................................: 103,818 122,376 115,087 117,543 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 16,780 12,490 11,338 10,715 Fatty acids : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production ...................................................: 97,549 100,570 91,910 98,132 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 17,288 20,082 19,777 19,215 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 ...................................................: 32,120 31,434 29,825 32,776 Removed for use in processing ................................: 43,023 30,654 28,841 32,593 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 ..................................: (D) 6,436 6,676 6,334 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production ...................................................: 423,079 494,055 465,718 489,874 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 71,562 50,942 58,429 57,276 Other grease : Production ...................................................: 74,569 78,227 57,552 56,696 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 75,898 80,407 68,165 55,378 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production ...................................................: 190,825 199,998 202,707 208,092 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 144,538 149,564 203,971 204,600 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 18,194 22,899 18,546 18,535 Poultry by-product meals : Production ...................................................: 252,901 261,440 235,528 250,468 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 55,666 60,971 54,488 50,244 Tallow, edible : Production ...................................................: 57,280 85,849 83,526 83,941 Removed for use in processing ................................: 78,202 95,652 88,788 84,042 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 ..................................: 23,430 29,013 23,112 23,250 Tallow, inedible : Production ...................................................: 267,221 269,913 274,755 304,734 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 247,073 277,133 272,190 304,657 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 107,313 93,407 93,521 90,927 Tallow, technical : Production ...................................................: 100,321 84,581 82,800 105,338 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 106,374 108,020 89,169 111,404 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) 10,016 13,261 14,063 Yellow grease : Production ...................................................: 159,401 169,477 149,087 145,165 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 150,821 183,352 156,205 136,067 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 98,283 81,270 69,793 78,997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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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