Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released November 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights August 2024 contained 31 days. September 2024 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.60 million tons (187 million bushels) in September 2024, compared with 5.03 million tons (168 million bushels) in August 2024 and 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in September 2023. Crude oil produced was 2.22 billion pounds, up 12 percent from August 2024 and up 7 percent from September 2023. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.76 billion pounds during September 2024 increased 5 percent from August 2024 and increased 4 percent from September 2023. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 204,907 tons in September 2024, compared with 198,572 tons in August 2024 and 209,430 tons in September 2023. Canola crude oil produced was 161 million pounds, down 1 percent from August 2024 and down 3 percent from September 2023. Canola once refined oil production, at 170 million pounds during September 2024, was up 9 percent from August 2024 and up 15 percent from September 2023. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 25.2 million pounds during September 2024, was down 24 percent from August 2024 and down 31 percent from September 2023. Edible tallow production was 112.5 million pounds during September 2024, up 6 percent from August 2024 and up 19 percent from September 2023. Inedible tallow production was 346 million pounds during September 2024, up 9 percent from August 2024 and up 19 percent from September 2023. Technical tallow production was 126 million pounds during September 2024, up 3 percent from August 2024 and up 28 percent from September 2023. Choice white grease production, at 94.0 million pounds during September 2024, decreased 14 percent from August 2024 and decreased 6 percent from September 2023. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2023 : August 2024 :September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,242,931 5,026,648 5,595,095 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,077,074 1,991,846 2,221,349 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,843,681 3,705,121 4,092,457 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,799,238 3,647,409 4,024,677 For edible protein products...........................tons: 44,443 57,712 67,780 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 261,939 257,960 276,426 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,724,748 1,713,006 1,805,653 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,689,532 1,676,395 1,760,859 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 207,193 (D) 189,688 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,699,540 1,794,272 1,773,218 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,196,892 1,251,410 1,265,943 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 502,648 542,862 507,275 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 327,574 318,493 413,414 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 43,317 35,049 39,876 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,196,674 1,207,718 1,070,102 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 716,347 677,583 697,580 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 201,272 206,782 139,965 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 279,055 323,353 232,557 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 410,398 421,713 430,756 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: September 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2023 : August 2024 : September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 500,038 491,506 509,422 Iowa........................: 1,150,596 1,103,747 1,371,906 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,170,105 1,043,663 1,333,691 North Central 2/ ...........: 935,683 992,121 1,020,638 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 618,491 621,992 592,320 West Central 4/ ............: 868,018 773,619 767,118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2023 : August 2024 : September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 203,793 201,205 207,854 Iowa........................: 458,282 439,594 540,712 North and East 1/ ..........: 462,445 404,300 522,920 North Central 2/ ...........: 360,547 388,082 398,953 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 241,627 245,908 230,509 West Central 4/ ............: 350,380 312,757 320,401 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2023 : August 2024 : September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 89,170 78,259 88,614 Iowa........................: 78,734 93,915 100,610 North and East 1/ ..........: 194,304 172,134 214,911 North Central 2/ ...........: 153,435 149,013 121,939 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 69,669 65,541 61,440 West Central 4/ ............: 131,035 118,721 110,066 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2023 : August 2024 : September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 365,865 359,979 368,209 Iowa........................: 844,963 811,370 1,004,917 North and East 1/ ..........: 847,236 767,206 958,676 North Central 2/ ...........: 694,395 737,515 756,911 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 451,730 447,325 436,789 West Central 4/ ............: 639,492 581,726 566,955 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2023 : August 2024 : September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 66,428 39,275 55,048 Iowa........................: 64,796 59,675 70,722 North and East 1/ ..........: 62,504 70,549 76,990 North Central 2/ ...........: 40,263 58,807 74,670 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 56,154 48,712 60,867 West Central 4/ ............: 37,429 41,475 75,117 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2024 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2023 : August 2024 :September 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 209,430 198,572 204,907 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 166,325 163,470 161,451 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 120,412 116,938 118,259 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 152,818 160,406 175,175 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 148,095 155,960 169,864 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 10,745 Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 143,837 158,884 178,620 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) 28,246 33,742 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 59,189 28,299 32,205 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 99,884 95,099 88,879 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 116,030 101,995 80,552 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 28,397 25,858 21,926 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 52,968 44,538 33,955 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 37,556 34,264 25,889 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 36,499 33,249 25,163 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: 39,879 33,608 32,182 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: 32,561 37,355 34,509 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 22,137 33,943 27,493 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 45,575 36,936 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 45,193 36,738 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: 44,208 49,839 51,112 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: 77,085 97,894 77,196 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 73,211 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 121,868 164,510 147,762 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 155,872 166,590 146,148 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 149,662 161,853 141,136 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: 124,848 145,138 136,896 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: 71,026 93,305 81,204 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 51,575 (D) 67,135 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2024 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2023 : August 2024 :September 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 24,982 36,336 40,299 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: 71,122 79,100 83,464 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 199,137 206,717 188,483 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 186,680 201,640 182,559 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 12,457 (D) 5,924 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 355,518 266,685 255,473 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 32,232 25,981 29,448 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 30,773 24,844 28,211 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: 28,587 23,126 31,968 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: 27,597 14,777 12,471 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: 4,688 5,506 6,530 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: 9,770 4,601 3,891 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 36,039 32,989 44,575 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 34,891 31,668 43,256 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: 24,553 (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: 48,964 35,896 23,952 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 37,792 23,433 34,023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2023 : August 2024 :September 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 100,468 109,625 93,980 Removed for inedible use..................................: 102,201 106,887 93,861 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,048 8,976 9,095 Feather meal : Production................................................: 98,011 97,273 87,181 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,941 21,159 19,392 Lard : Production................................................: 25,012 23,866 33,397 Removed for use in processing.............................: 25,156 23,456 30,469 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,756 10,529 12,241 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 489,565 427,486 493,719 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 56,667 57,156 63,475 Other grease : Production................................................: 22,510 18,951 19,694 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 19,750 16,054 19,249 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 210,430 213,265 195,428 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 210,501 211,701 196,852 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 29,566 38,172 36,661 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 346,596 360,302 348,273 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 86,793 123,110 123,986 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 94,343 106,608 112,522 Removed for use in processing.............................: 98,751 105,893 102,309 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,283 11,075 21,584 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 291,186 317,756 346,266 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 302,544 326,454 353,378 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) 70,848 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 98,451 122,937 126,132 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 100,510 122,179 126,979 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 171,543 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 172,343 (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 99,771 (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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