Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released November 1, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights August 2019 contained 31 days. September 2019 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.87 million tons (162 million bushels) in September 2019, compared with 5.32 million tons (177 million bushels) in August 2019 and 5.09 million tons (170 million bushels) in September 2018. Crude oil produced was 1.90 billion pounds down 7 percent from August 2019 and down 2 percent from September 2018. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.41 billion pounds during September 2019 decreased 7 percent from August 2019 and decreased 4 percent from September 2018. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 162,296 tons in September 2019, compared with 156,132 tons in August 2019 and 178,162 tons in September 2018. Canola crude oil produced was 134 million pounds, up 6 percent from August 2019 but down 11 percent from September 2018. Canola once refined oil production, at 120 million pounds during September 2019, was up 65 percent from August 2019 but down 26 percent from September 2018. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 40.7 million pounds during September 2019, was up 3 percent from August 2019 but down 6 percent from September 2018. Edible tallow production was 72.6 million pounds during September 2019, down 17 percent from August 2019 and down 6 percent from September 2018. Inedible tallow production was 300 million pounds during September 2019, down 5 percent from August 2019 and down 9 percent from September 2018. Technical tallow production was 94.9 million pounds during September 2019, down 20 percent from August 2019 and down 13 percent from September 2018. Choice white grease production, at 106 million pounds during September 2019, decreased 1 percent from August 2019 but increased 2 percent from September 2018. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2018 : August 2019 :September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,089,480 5,320,183 4,870,034 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,942,097 2,048,167 1,900,668 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,740,681 3,876,153 3,553,484 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,701,593 3,826,835 3,514,472 For edible protein products...........................tons: 39,088 49,318 39,012 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 254,965 270,264 246,065 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,494,848 1,558,374 1,448,211 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,467,768 1,515,357 1,412,136 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 140,147 89,833 82,646 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,543,916 1,568,943 1,481,529 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,129,054 1,141,893 1,067,450 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 414,862 427,050 414,079 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 501,299 384,874 360,387 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 54,125 48,338 41,628 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,648,347 1,439,116 1,400,569 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 680,370 731,292 697,669 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 295,637 420,572 410,770 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 672,340 287,252 292,130 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 347,087 366,510 375,146 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: September 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2018 : August 2019 : September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 575,004 679,235 525,265 Iowa........................: 1,117,546 1,009,009 1,094,919 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,205,334 1,237,662 1,226,240 North Central 2/ ...........: 695,155 829,756 749,420 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 648,670 656,385 543,194 West Central 4/ ............: 847,771 908,136 730,996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2018 : August 2019 : September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 225,764 270,644 214,278 Iowa........................: 427,008 390,675 425,524 North and East 1/ ..........: 462,925 470,079 477,829 North Central 2/ ...........: 256,950 306,382 287,618 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 247,861 255,954 212,573 West Central 4/ ............: 321,589 354,433 282,846 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2018 : August 2019 : September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) (D) 123,925 Iowa........................: 118,427 92,339 101,846 North and East 1/ ..........: 147,769 167,717 168,120 North Central 2/ ...........: 228,898 199,738 214,666 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 47,346 49,456 48,371 West Central 4/ ............: (D) (D) 40,741 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2018 : August 2019 : September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 420,599 491,362 372,228 Iowa........................: 823,311 736,122 808,327 North and East 1/ ..........: 876,911 900,203 891,792 North Central 2/ ...........: 522,349 613,310 549,555 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 472,394 473,265 392,077 West Central 4/ ............: 625,117 661,891 539,505 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2018 : August 2019 : September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: (D) 82,619 69,794 Iowa........................: 70,669 43,152 49,610 North and East 1/ ..........: 101,094 126,443 81,633 North Central 2/ ...........: (D) 29,698 49,400 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 75,601 52,002 49,050 West Central 4/ ............: 63,658 50,960 60,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2019 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2018 : August 2019 :September 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 178,162 156,132 162,296 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 151,517 126,475 134,207 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 101,750 85,658 91,758 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 166,792 75,839 124,571 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 161,314 72,802 119,864 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: 154,209 114,735 144,417 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) (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 115,128 70,350 63,428 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 79,440 89,807 94,502 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 157,504 132,991 132,202 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 40,807 34,377 35,425 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 62,185 51,699 56,536 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 44,742 40,849 42,085 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 43,278 39,573 40,728 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: 49,876 44,740 38,362 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: 44,809 40,074 43,000 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 15,140 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 32,087 18,203 19,901 : 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: 65,556 80,690 74,132 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) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 56,306 85,341 106,053 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 171,868 175,563 168,245 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 178,687 183,536 171,439 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 173,240 178,099 166,320 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: 167,564 178,049 167,055 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: 43,590 32,306 45,397 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 60,863 49,527 36,208 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2019 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2018 : August 2019 :September 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 22,663 17,747 19,961 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: 66,754 75,589 73,298 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 193,832 195,158 215,116 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 188,743 185,091 204,457 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 5,089 10,067 10,659 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 291,115 338,324 343,853 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,096 33,112 33,907 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 32,024 31,783 32,342 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: 29,067 32,079 33,278 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: 49,576 22,955 17,986 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) 2,819 3,029 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 2,819 3,029 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: (D) 4,971 4,633 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: 10,855 9,391 4,923 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 43,763 42,341 42,907 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 41,089 39,898 40,298 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: (D) 42,714 34,462 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: 32,399 32,010 19,478 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 40,043 25,967 22,053 : 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: September 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2018 : August 2019 :September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 103,973 107,277 106,205 Removed for inedible use..................................: 102,781 105,231 105,495 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,136 6,610 7,170 Feather meal : Production................................................: 74,383 113,157 99,985 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,446 29,091 24,864 Lard : Production................................................: 26,339 30,142 25,735 Removed for use in processing.............................: 27,345 29,593 25,484 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,111 18,726 16,442 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 498,512 519,331 485,469 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 70,513 69,101 66,061 Other grease : Production................................................: 55,198 43,114 32,949 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 53,128 39,233 32,647 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 171,974 233,381 212,829 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 165,937 229,882 214,586 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 25,101 30,156 28,511 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 224,917 293,603 282,934 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 67,070 39,936 36,148 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 77,169 87,170 72,593 Removed for use in processing.............................: 79,866 95,539 78,050 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 31,362 16,329 17,094 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 330,273 314,554 299,506 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 322,109 315,257 291,256 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 113,645 89,548 97,593 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 108,805 118,603 94,926 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 118,993 129,950 103,751 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) 7,422 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 195,794 185,547 190,401 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 200,096 178,051 182,983 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 108,275 94,497 100,874 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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