Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released April 3, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights January 2017 contained 31 days. February 2017 contained 28 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.53 million tons (151 million bushels) in February 2017, compared to 5.12 million tons (171 million bushels) in January 2017 and 4.64 million tons (155 million bushels) in February 2016. Crude oil produced was 1.75 billion pounds down 11 percent from January 2017 and down 2 percent from February 2016. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.27 billion pounds during February 2017 decreased 3 percent from January 2017 and decreased 3 percent from February 2016. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 167 thousand tons in February 2017, compared to 177 thousand tons in January 2017 and 138 thousand tons in February 2016. Canola crude oil produced was 140 million pounds down 7 percent from January 2017 but up 22 percent from February 2016. Canola once refined oil production at 117 million pounds during February 2017 was up 2 percent from January 2017 and up 1 percent from February 2016. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 44.3 million pounds during February 2017 was up slightly from January 2017 and up 2 percent from February 2016. Edible tallow production was 72.0 million pounds during February 2017, up 2 percent from January 2017 but down 7 percent from February 2016. Inedible tallow production was 334 million pounds during February 2017, up 11 percent from January 2017 and up 19 percent from February 2016. Technical tallow production was 115 million pounds during February 2017, up 20 percent from January 2017 but down 3 percent from February 2016. Choice white grease production at 121 million pounds during February 2017 increased 7 percent from January 2017 and increased 8 percent from February 2016. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,638,663 5,124,204 4,530,088 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,795,866 1,977,209 1,752,539 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,425,236 3,752,094 3,322,036 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,366,159 3,687,414 3,265,570 For edible protein products...........................tons: 59,077 64,680 56,466 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 241,078 260,706 227,357 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,344,388 1,359,382 1,310,223 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,306,085 1,312,324 1,270,888 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 107,789 89,685 75,100 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,336,284 1,273,256 1,226,949 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,112,647 1,087,815 1,027,856 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 223,637 185,441 199,093 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 330,057 387,186 362,627 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 32,295 38,589 29,914 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,880,210 1,730,368 1,797,556 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 976,800 791,055 858,169 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 371,273 327,362 344,075 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 532,137 611,951 595,312 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 399,967 382,251 408,338 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: February 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 546,695 639,072 570,231 Iowa........................: 1,039,470 1,084,773 961,556 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,073,727 1,169,152 1,012,452 North Central 2/ ...........: 613,960 689,401 612,244 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 619,304 673,611 610,378 West Central 4/ ............: 745,507 868,195 763,227 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 212,594 252,481 225,836 Iowa........................: 400,845 414,097 362,039 North and East 1/ ..........: 412,264 455,529 398,011 North Central 2/ ...........: 245,853 260,212 235,416 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 238,075 260,472 237,035 West Central 4/ ............: 286,235 334,418 294,202 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 155,453 141,342 142,920 Iowa........................: 177,351 171,682 164,941 North and East 1/ ..........: 268,007 169,843 208,509 North Central 2/ ...........: 264,508 195,986 222,381 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 57,244 75,278 76,331 West Central 4/ ............: 54,237 36,924 43,087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 398,369 459,075 410,026 Iowa........................: 769,939 792,645 707,377 North and East 1/ ..........: 791,416 859,929 747,598 North Central 2/ ...........: 456,642 511,437 456,569 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 451,372 490,946 442,376 West Central 4/ ............: 557,498 638,062 558,090 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 56,703 76,612 96,483 Iowa........................: 65,265 74,009 67,104 North and East 1/ ..........: 84,293 77,743 77,987 North Central 2/ ...........: 33,701 (D) 31,006 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 30,537 63,032 53,865 West Central 4/ ............: 59,558 (D) 36,182 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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, North Carolina and South Carolina. 4/ West Central includes Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2017 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 137,631 177,362 166,774 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 114,443 150,873 139,943 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 76,448 98,758 90,511 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 117,491 117,494 120,579 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 116,149 114,721 117,142 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: 125,700 132,805 130,698 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: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 80,162 82,693 80,974 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 125,631 158,515 152,859 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 38,433 47,923 47,430 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 57,608 71,819 67,630 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 44,088 45,298 45,370 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 43,445 44,279 44,285 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: 51,081 47,831 41,883 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: 35,916 26,595 18,465 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 47,302 41,301 42,696 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 28,024 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 27,692 (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: 51,803 64,263 72,242 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (D) 25,591 30,991 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (D) 38,672 41,251 Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 74,844 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 24,919 58,606 34,205 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: (NA) 205,166 182,934 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (S) 203,057 179,436 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (S) 198,341 175,571 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (S) 169,035 159,609 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (S) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: - 65,059 32,369 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (S) 81,418 87,179 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2017 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 45,621 25,827 35,371 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: 127,179 71,962 62,105 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 163,186 170,546 176,984 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 156,545 160,559 170,575 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 6,641 9,987 6,409 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 485,005 475,025 438,006 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 16,988 (D) 18,675 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 15,943 (D) 16,562 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: 13,589 18,881 16,003 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 13,589 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 10,357 14,313 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (NA) 7,482 6,299 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (NA) 7,659 6,299 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (NA) - - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (NA) 3,870 (D) Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (NA) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,410 31,559 31,221 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,334 31,708 29,595 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: 45,685 35,410 32,713 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: 53,347 75,029 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 35,537 35,848 46,409 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced......................................1,000 pounds: 25,020 (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: 12,123 (D) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2017 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : February 2016 : January 2017 : February 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 111,901 113,025 120,739 Removed for inedible use..................................: 110,190 112,189 122,176 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 11,793 13,569 11,287 Feather meal : Production................................................: 98,226 92,182 98,858 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,836 17,694 19,324 Lard : Production................................................: 35,325 26,461 33,415 Removed for use in processing.............................: 35,556 30,755 34,593 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,472 8,749 10,433 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 497,462 521,353 547,248 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 45,912 63,863 63,930 Other grease : Production................................................: 51,305 68,664 71,217 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 52,925 84,556 69,707 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 206,596 190,070 202,624 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 210,263 189,646 203,413 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,594 20,663 19,466 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 260,162 252,208 266,614 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 43,408 49,860 45,921 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 77,272 70,383 71,978 Removed for use in processing.............................: 76,987 76,047 71,408 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 15,634 17,784 18,383 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 281,038 301,826 333,887 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 284,339 286,762 327,570 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 84,623 103,118 88,440 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 118,065 95,809 114,630 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 126,167 113,903 121,856 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 12,946 12,415 (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 160,255 161,252 156,604 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 155,555 146,935 156,870 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 80,905 90,070 91,728 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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