Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released December 2, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights September 2024 contained 30 days. October 2024 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.47 million tons (216 million bushels) in October 2024, compared with 5.60 million tons (187 million bushels) in September 2024 and 6.04 million tons (201 million bushels) in October 2023. Crude oil produced was 2.57 billion pounds, up 16 percent from September 2024 and up 8 percent from October 2023. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.91 billion pounds during October 2024 increased 9 percent from September 2024 and increased 4 percent from October 2023. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 218,185 tons in October 2024, compared with 204,907 tons in September 2024 and 202,333 tons in October 2023. Canola crude oil produced was 171 million pounds, up 6 percent from September 2024 and up 6 percent from October 2023. Canola once refined oil production, at 182 million pounds during October 2024, was up 7 percent from September 2024 and up 8 percent from October 2023. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 38.7 million pounds during October 2024, was up 54 percent from September 2024 and up 11 percent from October 2023. Edible tallow production was 74.8 million pounds during October 2024, down 34 percent from September 2024 and down 2 percent from October 2023. Inedible tallow production was 320 million pounds during October 2024, down 4 percent from September 2024 but up 1 percent from October 2023. Technical tallow production was 131 million pounds during October 2024, up 6 percent from September 2024 and up 21 percent from October 2023. Choice white grease production, at 93.7 million pounds during October 2024, decreased 2 percent from September 2024 and decreased 10 percent from October 2023. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2023 :September 2024 : October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 6,041,685 5,595,095 6,473,504 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,375,654 2,221,349 2,569,453 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,442,466 4,092,457 4,771,514 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,393,671 4,024,677 4,702,505 For edible protein products...........................tons: 48,795 67,780 69,009 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 296,017 276,426 317,235 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,869,391 1,805,653 1,955,277 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,833,531 1,760,859 1,911,694 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) 189,688 201,928 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,831,556 1,773,218 1,894,284 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,269,573 1,265,943 1,329,143 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 561,983 507,275 565,141 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 291,071 413,414 303,430 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 43,568 39,876 37,780 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,088,612 1,070,102 1,036,135 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 660,533 697,580 698,752 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 183,999 139,965 (D) Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 244,080 232,557 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 412,988 430,756 449,436 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: October 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2023 : September 2024 : October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 652,816 509,422 660,727 Iowa........................: 1,319,303 1,371,906 1,382,798 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,378,347 1,333,691 1,466,606 North Central 2/ ...........: 1,001,749 1,020,638 1,203,817 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 710,948 592,320 669,127 West Central 4/ ............: 978,522 767,118 1,090,429 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2023 : September 2024 : October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 262,865 207,854 265,470 Iowa........................: 525,971 540,712 547,965 North and East 1/ ..........: 536,926 522,920 567,023 North Central 2/ ...........: 386,163 398,953 463,875 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 277,776 230,509 261,885 West Central 4/ ............: 385,953 320,401 463,235 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2023 : September 2024 : October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 76,208 88,614 95,176 Iowa........................: 70,759 100,610 100,658 North and East 1/ ..........: 188,327 214,911 215,236 North Central 2/ ...........: 142,513 121,939 103,818 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 48,731 61,440 58,762 West Central 4/ ............: 133,995 110,066 125,102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2023 : September 2024 : October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 474,313 368,209 484,238 Iowa........................: 977,399 1,004,917 1,035,951 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,007,371 958,676 1,056,440 North Central 2/ ...........: 741,309 756,911 900,415 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 517,400 436,789 478,565 West Central 4/ ............: 724,674 566,955 815,905 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2023 : September 2024 : October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 32,292 55,048 26,560 Iowa........................: 61,372 70,722 60,703 North and East 1/ ..........: 69,448 76,990 76,521 North Central 2/ ...........: 60,419 74,670 56,913 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 27,207 60,867 39,051 West Central 4/ ............: 40,333 75,117 43,682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2024 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2023 :September 2024 : October 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 202,333 204,907 218,185 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 162,186 161,451 171,288 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 117,990 118,259 127,369 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 173,490 175,175 186,525 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 167,836 169,864 181,685 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) 10,745 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 177,207 178,620 172,915 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) 33,742 30,684 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 57,856 32,205 27,056 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 96,388 88,879 96,375 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 140,441 80,552 110,813 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 38,286 21,926 27,809 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 58,103 33,955 50,395 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,925 25,889 39,776 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 34,958 25,163 38,665 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: 28,795 32,182 36,580 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: 31,781 34,509 31,166 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 29,184 27,493 31,161 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 29,783 36,936 33,933 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 29,512 36,738 33,566 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: 42,142 51,112 49,782 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: 61,736 77,196 137,197 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 73,211 78,795 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 133,008 147,762 133,780 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 151,756 146,148 133,146 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 147,612 141,136 129,616 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: 120,324 136,896 125,700 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: 80,126 81,204 78,673 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 68,502 67,135 50,958 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2024 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2023 :September 2024 : October 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 45,342 40,299 42,081 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: 60,917 83,464 86,010 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 231,358 188,483 201,201 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 227,486 182,559 195,011 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 3,872 5,924 6,190 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 328,151 255,473 301,254 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 34,322 29,448 42,375 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 32,248 28,211 40,153 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: 31,075 31,968 38,189 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: 19,530 12,471 7,886 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : 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: 5,599 6,530 5,418 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: 8,386 3,891 3,459 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 45,180 44,575 36,222 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 43,267 43,256 33,783 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: 30,316 (D) (D) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 42,003 23,952 18,234 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,671 34,023 31,790 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2023 :September 2024 : October 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 104,509 95,907 93,742 Removed for inedible use..................................: 104,022 95,788 91,988 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,700 9,095 10,816 Feather meal : Production................................................: 77,966 87,291 87,946 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,083 19,437 18,859 Lard : Production................................................: 27,205 26,280 21,030 Removed for use in processing.............................: 25,124 28,661 26,669 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,837 12,241 6,603 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 474,864 451,653 432,179 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 61,202 62,426 55,592 Other grease : Production................................................: 23,128 19,694 18,854 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 27,414 19,249 16,685 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 194,647 194,226 186,434 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 183,191 195,852 183,296 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 41,020 36,546 39,696 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 319,993 347,625 332,561 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 111,022 123,959 106,482 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 75,970 112,522 74,783 Removed for use in processing.............................: 74,793 102,309 79,635 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,658 21,584 (D) Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 317,689 333,825 319,593 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 310,114 342,062 313,349 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 69,723 75,967 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 108,656 124,006 131,279 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 104,924 124,853 125,090 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 157,476 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 159,586 (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 97,659 (D) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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