Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released November 2, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights August 2020 contained 31 days. September 2020 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.13 million tons (171 million bushels) in September 2020, compared with 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in August 2020 and 4.87 million tons (162 million bushels) in September 2019. Crude oil produced was 1.97 billion pounds down 2 percent from August 2020 but up 4 percent from September 2019. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.50 billion pounds during September 2020 decreased 4 percent from August 2020 but increased 6 percent from September 2019. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 208,338 tons in September 2020, compared with 202,580 tons in August 2020 and 163,321 tons in September 2019. Canola crude oil produced was 174 million pounds, up 2 percent from August 2020 and up 30 percent from September 2019. Canola once refined oil production, at 164 million pounds during September 2020, was up 30 percent from August 2020 and up 37 percent from September 2019. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 37.6 million pounds during September 2020, was down 4 percent from August 2020 and down 8 percent from September 2019. Edible tallow production was 90.1 million pounds during September 2020, down 1 percent from August 2020 but up 24 percent from September 2019. Inedible tallow production was 328 million pounds during September 2020, up 1 percent from August 2020 and up 10 percent from September 2019. Technical tallow production was 133 million pounds during September 2020, down less than 1 percent from August 2020 but up 40 percent from September 2019. Choice white grease production, at 106 million pounds during September 2020, increased 1 percent from August 2020 but decreased 1 percent from September 2019. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2019 : August 2020 :September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,870,034 5,240,230 5,131,665 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,900,668 2,012,823 1,967,621 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,553,484 3,851,205 3,754,168 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,514,472 3,805,984 3,704,259 For edible protein products...........................tons: 39,012 45,221 49,909 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 246,065 260,540 255,248 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,448,211 1,595,920 1,531,074 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,412,136 1,555,437 1,496,712 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 82,646 119,840 134,972 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,493,955 1,605,812 1,564,267 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,067,450 1,164,694 1,126,090 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 426,505 441,118 438,177 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 360,387 388,138 312,944 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 41,628 32,959 28,392 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,400,569 1,572,483 1,503,344 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 697,669 653,157 600,806 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 410,770 322,528 328,136 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 292,130 596,798 574,402 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 374,747 369,479 345,186 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: September 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2019 : August 2020 : September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 525,265 683,793 596,321 Iowa........................: 1,094,919 1,100,944 1,129,883 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,226,240 1,136,320 1,197,052 North Central 2/ ...........: 749,420 850,283 785,032 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 543,194 528,476 582,097 West Central 4/ ............: 730,996 940,414 841,280 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2019 : August 2020 : September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 214,278 270,562 234,411 Iowa........................: 425,524 420,085 435,255 North and East 1/ ..........: 477,829 446,338 459,483 North Central 2/ ...........: 287,618 311,733 288,812 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 212,573 202,368 225,880 West Central 4/ ............: 282,846 361,737 323,780 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2019 : August 2020 : September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 123,925 111,723 70,521 Iowa........................: 101,846 102,529 98,426 North and East 1/ ..........: 168,120 151,241 128,751 North Central 2/ ...........: 214,666 164,829 145,079 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 48,371 40,970 57,438 West Central 4/ ............: 40,741 81,865 100,591 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2019 : August 2020 : September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 372,228 494,121 428,802 Iowa........................: 808,327 808,546 827,995 North and East 1/ ..........: 891,792 843,230 873,751 North Central 2/ ...........: 549,555 628,144 581,941 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 392,077 382,736 424,571 West Central 4/ ............: 539,505 694,428 617,108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2019 : August 2020 : September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 69,794 79,781 (D) Iowa........................: 49,610 56,515 30,215 North and East 1/ ..........: 81,633 86,188 91,693 North Central 2/ ...........: 49,400 73,354 57,606 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 49,050 34,550 20,300 West Central 4/ ............: 60,900 57,750 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2020 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2019 : August 2020 :September 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 163,321 202,580 208,338 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 134,207 171,519 174,436 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 91,758 115,606 121,434 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 124,663 131,124 169,510 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 119,864 125,964 163,924 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: 144,417 162,105 174,345 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) 25,292 42,075 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 63,428 53,405 39,855 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 94,502 98,512 92,021 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 132,202 138,562 148,955 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 35,425 38,257 37,705 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 56,536 61,290 61,105 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,085 40,587 38,576 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,728 39,340 37,592 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: 38,362 48,280 39,718 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: 43,000 23,827 24,872 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 15,140 15,906 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 19,901 30,035 28,538 : 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: 73,222 56,699 62,021 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) 70,659 60,283 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 104,741 (D) (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 168,245 163,964 158,100 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 171,439 153,795 162,083 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 166,320 148,511 156,064 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: 167,055 147,954 143,522 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: 45,397 52,995 48,703 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 36,208 36,011 53,292 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2020 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2019 : August 2020 :September 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 19,961 37,943 45,952 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: 73,298 81,265 72,289 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 215,056 245,568 237,079 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 204,457 238,854 231,220 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,599 6,714 5,859 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 343,574 401,547 377,582 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,907 28,411 26,279 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 32,342 26,412 24,096 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: 33,278 27,347 22,711 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: 17,986 (D) 24,993 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 3,029 5,292 3,472 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 3,029 5,183 3,401 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: 4,633 4,074 4,895 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: 4,923 (D) 3,409 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,907 28,634 36,337 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,298 27,788 36,124 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: 34,462 32,085 32,377 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: 19,478 35,766 33,829 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 22,053 12,306 14,133 : 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 2020 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2019 : August 2020 :September 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 106,205 104,807 105,618 Removed for inedible use..................................: 105,495 103,034 106,395 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,170 10,100 9,317 Feather meal : Production................................................: 99,985 107,198 108,896 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 24,864 23,132 26,915 Lard : Production................................................: 25,735 24,079 24,641 Removed for use in processing.............................: 25,484 22,554 28,742 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,442 10,972 6,644 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 485,260 471,223 501,547 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 65,793 64,844 68,587 Other grease : Production................................................: 32,949 41,693 41,658 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 32,647 39,700 43,021 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 212,829 225,399 237,473 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 214,586 221,576 238,683 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 28,511 35,376 34,166 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 282,934 307,523 316,491 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 36,148 50,020 46,057 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 72,593 91,330 90,142 Removed for use in processing.............................: 78,265 78,992 92,794 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,960 (D) (D) Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 299,506 324,407 328,260 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 291,256 325,878 330,149 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 97,593 96,196 93,602 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 94,926 132,955 132,756 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 104,176 134,788 135,179 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,152 (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 188,992 171,785 188,671 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 182,653 160,004 185,259 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 100,865 90,391 93,843 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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