Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released April 1, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2015 contained 30 days. December 2015 contained 31 days. January 2016 contained 31 days. February 2016 contained 29 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.64 million tons in February 2016, compared to 4.81 million tons in January 2016 and 5.01 million tons in December 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.80 billion pounds down 4 percent from January 2016 and down 7 percent from December 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.31 billion pounds during February 2016 increased 6 percent from January 2016 but decreased 7 percent from December 2015. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 137.6 thousand tons in February 2016, compared to 148.4 thousand tons in January 2016 and 165.8 thousand tons in December 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 114.4 million pounds down 9 percent from January 2016 and down 16 percent from December 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 116.1 million pounds during February 2016 was down 6 percent from January 2016 but up 20 percent from December 2015. Cottonseeds crushed for crude oil was 125.6 thousand tons in February 2016, compared to 131.6 thousand tons in January 2016 and 149.6 thousand tons in December 2015. Cottonseed crude oil produced was 38.4 million pounds, down 7 percent from January 2016 and down 18 percent from December 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 44.0 million pounds during February 2016 was down 3 percent from January 2016 and down 19 percent from December 2015. Edible tallow production was 77.3 million pounds during February 2016, down 13 percent from January 2016 and down 2 percent from December 2015. Inedible tallow production was 281.3 million pounds during February 2016, up 2 percent from January 2016 but down 2 percent from December 2015. Technical tallow production was 118.1 million pounds during February 2016, up 30 percent from January 2016 and up 25 percent from December 2015. Choice white grease production at 111.9 million pounds during February 2016 decreased slightly from January 2016 and decreased 5 percent from December 2015. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2015 - February 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 2016 :February 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crush : Soybeans crushed ...........................................tons: 4,973,534 5,011,324 4,814,044 4,638,663 Crude oil produced .................................1,000 pounds: 1,901,853 1,929,027 1,864,887 1,795,866 Cake and meal produced .....................................tons: 3,655,750 3,669,213 3,539,791 3,425,236 For animal feed ..........................................tons: 3,600,752 3,610,090 3,476,488 3,366,159 For edible protein products ..............................tons: 54,998 59,123 63,303 59,077 Millfeed produced ..........................................tons: 251,965 262,266 256,884 241,078 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ....................1,000 pounds: 1,461,965 1,445,949 1,277,782 1,343,528 Once refined oil produced ..........................1,000 pounds: 1,433,449 1,401,107 1,236,602 1,305,256 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 90,941 112,270 (D) 102,581 Once refined oil removed for use in processing .....1,000 pounds: 1,390,793 1,337,705 1,283,248 1,336,112 Removed for edible use in processing .............1,000 pounds: 1,121,110 1,053,797 1,049,611 1,111,988 Removed for inedible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 269,683 283,908 233,637 224,124 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .........................tons: 342,962 270,421 368,063 330,057 Millfeed on hand end of month ..............................tons: 38,826 31,927 42,235 32,295 Crude oil on hand end of month .....................1,000 pounds: 1,545,181 1,576,849 1,724,459 1,880,437 Crusher ..........................................1,000 pounds: 750,725 778,789 890,950 976,800 Refiner ..........................................1,000 pounds: 267,049 304,192 341,226 371,500 Offsite ..........................................1,000 pounds: 527,407 493,868 492,283 532,137 Once refined oil on hand end of month ..............1,000 pounds: 420,677 395,661 386,338 400,798 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: November 2015 - February 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Soybeans crushed :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 : February 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 580,134 587,325 514,261 546,695 Iowa .......................: 1,117,349 1,118,485 1,064,253 1,039,470 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,186,723 1,105,040 1,119,325 1,073,727 North Central 2/ ...........: 675,509 709,052 654,555 613,960 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 653,803 665,297 670,757 619,304 West Central 4/ ............: 760,016 826,125 790,893 745,507 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 : February 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 224,717 232,176 201,801 212,594 Iowa .......................: 424,938 427,106 409,626 400,845 North and East 1/ ..........: 449,049 425,422 428,442 412,264 North Central 2/ ...........: 261,263 275,314 258,811 245,853 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 251,126 252,254 257,934 238,075 West Central 4/ ............: 290,760 316,755 308,273 286,235 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil stocks at crusher :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 : February 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 87,395 91,653 126,799 155,453 Iowa .......................: 134,659 147,848 171,135 177,351 North and East 1/ ..........: 203,856 198,288 226,634 268,007 North Central 2/ ...........: 204,776 227,072 247,460 264,508 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 62,928 64,403 60,469 57,244 West Central 4/ ............: 57,111 49,525 58,453 54,237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 : February 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 418,043 423,765 366,355 398,369 Iowa .......................: 835,465 827,142 787,211 769,939 North and East 1/ ..........: 870,005 816,299 822,623 791,416 North Central 2/ ...........: 497,698 516,838 488,800 456,642 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 472,620 475,881 487,459 451,372 West Central 4/ ............: 561,919 609,288 587,343 557,498 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal stocks :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2015 : December 2015 : January 2016 : February 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 79,993 49,628 61,419 56,703 Iowa .......................: 64,965 45,944 69,767 65,265 North and East 1/ ..........: 65,415 77,279 99,828 84,293 North Central 2/ ...........: 23,946 23,431 46,726 33,701 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 65,399 35,663 39,001 30,537 West Central 4/ ............: 43,244 38,476 51,322 59,558 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: November 2015 - February 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 2016 :February 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 128,925 165,762 148,424 137,631 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 108,222 135,689 126,109 114,443 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 71,958 91,746 82,050 76,448 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 99,481 102,980 130,855 117,484 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 98,094 96,540 123,760 116,146 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: 91,462 98,205 117,275 125,709 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: (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: 55,944 72,843 78,205 80,031 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 135,714 149,644 131,639 125,631 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 41,950 46,826 41,430 38,433 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 61,007 70,040 65,905 57,608 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 50,854 54,603 46,077 44,601 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 49,486 54,020 45,555 43,977 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: 44,338 44,042 45,270 50,123 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: 43,407 47,977 43,756 35,916 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: 47,772 49,144 51,087 47,434 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 53,810 35,724 20,787 28,024 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 52,472 35,270 20,613 27,692 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: 71,061 50,075 52,177 51,563 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: 85,510 99,332 85,607 74,844 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 30,517 31,137 29,325 23,529 : 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: November 2015 - February 2016 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 2016 :February 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil ..........................................tons: (D) (D) - - Virgin oil produced ..............................1,000 pounds: (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) (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: 30,797 37,003 47,380 47,786 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: 122,672 124,857 132,027 130,760 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 175,526 171,269 159,978 163,634 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 169,454 163,525 141,461 158,179 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: 6,072 7,744 18,517 5,455 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 422,115 473,268 498,710 503,389 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 26,563 (D) (D) 16,988 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 24,371 (D) (D) 15,943 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: 23,256 (D) (D) 13,589 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) 13,589 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) (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: 39,719 41,254 31,581 40,456 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 38,630 39,688 30,134 38,377 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: 30,517 36,787 29,391 45,851 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: 68,834 53,659 61,465 53,347 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 34,294 33,464 50,523 35,608 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced .....................................1,000 pounds: 25,939 25,912 25,284 25,020 Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing .......1,000 pounds: 28,933 25,722 22,150 (D) Stocks : Oil on hand end of month .........................1,000 pounds: 11,357 21,987 11,375 12,123 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2015 - February 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :November 2015 :December 2015 : January 2016 :February 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production ...................................................: 116,647 117,902 111,920 111,901 Removed for inedible use .....................................: 117,543 119,056 111,080 110,190 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 10,715 9,253 10,395 11,793 Fatty acids : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production ...................................................: 98,132 90,908 93,070 98,228 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 19,215 19,785 18,277 16,862 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 ...................................................: 32,776 29,998 28,209 35,325 Removed for use in processing ................................: 32,593 29,534 31,140 35,556 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 ..................................: 6,334 8,619 9,791 10,472 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production ...................................................: 488,082 511,225 474,699 499,035 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 58,432 57,972 54,360 45,642 Other grease : Production ...................................................: 56,696 56,127 54,109 51,305 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 55,378 57,101 57,431 52,925 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production ...................................................: 208,092 198,753 197,011 206,596 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 204,600 192,601 194,904 210,263 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 18,535 22,056 21,459 17,594 Poultry by-product meals : Production ...................................................: 250,461 236,453 245,249 260,162 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 50,244 53,622 46,977 43,408 Tallow, edible : Production ...................................................: 83,941 78,930 88,857 77,272 Removed for use in processing ................................: 84,042 86,352 93,843 76,987 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) 90,636 (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) 3,207 (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 23,250 16,667 12,969 15,634 Tallow, inedible : Production ...................................................: 303,999 287,203 276,798 281,275 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 303,543 288,841 272,649 284,736 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 92,336 90,866 87,804 84,676 Tallow, technical : Production ...................................................: 105,338 94,100 91,109 118,065 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 111,404 102,820 99,877 126,167 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 14,063 13,100 15,428 12,946 Yellow grease : Production ...................................................: 146,001 170,566 147,716 160,255 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 141,867 166,779 164,031 155,555 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 79,475 90,019 74,152 80,905 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. Reliability: Survey data are based on a census of all known facilities and therefore, have no sampling variability. 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