Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released November 2, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note The Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks publication is a product of NASS’s Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program. CAIR will provide a data series that was previously made available by the United States Census Bureau’s Current Industrial Reports (CIR) program but discontinued in 2011. For the details on the CAIR program see, http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Current_Agricultural_Industrial_Reports. In this issue, revisions were made to the June, July, and August 2015 data as a result of survey data received after the inaugural Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks publication on October 1, 2015. The established revision policy states that the previous month may be revised with late reports or corrected data, with final revisions published in the annual summary. Highlights June 2015 contained 30 days. July 2015 contained 31 days. August 2015 contained 31 days. September 2015 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 4.04 million tons in September 2015, compared to 4.34 million tons in August 2015 and 4.67 million tons in July 2015. Crude oil produced was 1.53 billion pounds down 6 percent from August 2015 and down 12 percent from July 2015. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.40 billion pounds during September decreased 1 percent from August and decreased 2 percent from July. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 184.6 thousand tons in September 2015, compared to 145.3 thousand tons in August 2015 and 159.2 thousand tons in July 2015. Canola crude oil produced was 155.3 million pounds up 31 percent from August 2015 and up 16 percent from July 2015. Canola once refined oil production at 132.3 million pounds during September was up 4 percent from August and up slightly from July. Cottonseeds crushed for crude oil was 116.5 thousand tons in September 2015, compared to 97.7 thousand tons in August 2015 and 110.3 thousand tons in July 2015. Cottonseed crude oil produced was 36.0 million pounds up 23 percent from August 2015 and up 9 percent from July 2015. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 47.3 million pounds during September was up 8 percent from August but down 8 percent from July. Edible tallow production was 87.7 million pounds during September 2015, up 53 percent from August 2015 and up 46 percent from July 2015. Inedible tallow production was 282 million pounds during September 2015, up 6 percent from August 2015 and up 12 percent from July 2015. Technical tallow production was 89.5 million pounds during September 2015, down 11 percent from August 2015 but up 4 percent from July 2015. Choice white grease production at 110.5 million pounds during September increased 3 percent from August and increased 3 percent from July. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: June 2015 - September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crush : Soybeans crushed ...........................................tons: 4,549,103 4,672,921 4,337,340 4,036,896 Crude oil produced .................................1,000 pounds: 1,708,286 1,738,053 1,626,655 1,531,282 Cake and meal produced .....................................tons: 3,380,130 3,468,950 3,193,281 2,974,159 For animal feed ..........................................tons: 3,332,573 3,412,727 3,133,606 2,934,985 For edible protein products ..............................tons: 47,557 56,223 59,675 39,174 Millfeed produced ..........................................tons: 226,653 235,788 223,371 200,994 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ....................1,000 pounds: 1,499,818 1,462,350 1,437,891 1,435,640 Once refined oil produced ..........................1,000 pounds: 1,458,282 1,425,963 1,406,585 1,396,101 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ...1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 116,726 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing .....1,000 pounds: 1,448,372 1,410,582 1,394,520 1,344,392 Removed for edible use in processing .............1,000 pounds: 1,158,925 1,088,812 1,117,803 1,098,750 Removed for inedible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 289,447 321,770 276,717 245,642 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .........................tons: 300,225 310,185 306,757 240,755 Millfeed on hand end of month ..............................tons: 34,400 36,698 32,480 19,709 Crude oil on hand end of month .....................1,000 pounds: 1,654,261 1,671,075 1,630,310 1,481,201 Crusher ..........................................1,000 pounds: 1,027,209 1,003,484 904,925 736,754 Refiner ..........................................1,000 pounds: 167,724 149,785 250,678 275,561 Offsite ..........................................1,000 pounds: 459,328 517,806 474,707 468,886 Once refined oil on hand end of month ..............1,000 pounds: 380,046 354,715 338,446 338,433 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: June 2015 - September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Soybeans crushed :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 606,566 553,006 592,782 484,419 Iowa .......................: 1,042,505 963,713 924,771 875,192 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,069,307 1,107,382 967,985 1,016,594 North Central 2/ ...........: 515,011 662,728 644,551 591,078 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 551,190 607,366 535,207 509,672 West Central 4/ ............: 764,524 778,726 672,044 559,941 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 229,969 210,218 229,564 187,146 Iowa .......................: 384,007 355,836 343,825 327,503 North and East 1/ ..........: 395,927 405,282 356,274 381,500 North Central 2/ ...........: 198,012 244,417 240,608 223,883 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 207,559 228,211 200,663 198,914 West Central 4/ ............: 292,812 294,089 255,721 212,336 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crude oil stocks at crusher :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Illinois ...................: 260,325 235,709 186,815 164,881 Iowa .......................: 176,662 159,745 148,111 103,783 North and East 1/ ..........: 210,258 193,378 242,941 175,137 North Central 2/ ...........: 177,279 185,604 193,973 176,772 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 61,165 77,866 43,887 49,694 West Central 4/ ............: 141,520 151,182 89,198 66,487 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal produced :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 443,421 402,832 437,569 355,560 Iowa .......................: 771,184 713,971 679,922 649,413 North and East 1/ ..........: 800,609 823,075 716,415 746,864 North Central 2/ ...........: 391,598 501,675 477,627 441,511 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 405,561 445,672 390,476 366,874 West Central 4/ ............: 567,757 581,725 491,272 413,937 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cake and meal stocks :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 : September 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Illinois ...................: 61,107 64,068 57,547 44,165 Iowa .......................: 62,259 54,557 46,941 42,035 North and East 1/ ..........: 69,294 94,817 78,902 53,217 North Central 2/ ...........: 21,242 28,561 31,862 26,602 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 53,669 45,137 42,426 38,902 West Central 4/ ............: 32,654 23,045 49,079 35,834 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: June 2015 - September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 102,281 159,241 145,328 184,589 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 87,396 133,462 118,497 155,306 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 58,947 90,983 80,766 101,721 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 109,253 143,818 130,974 139,708 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 105,896 132,069 127,341 132,277 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 120,085 138,638 131,203 155,167 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .......................tons: (D) 37,071 (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 73,646 74,325 83,533 67,058 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed ............................................tons: 125,787 110,345 97,738 116,505 Crude oil produced ...............................1,000 pounds: 38,971 33,035 29,271 36,021 Cake and meal produced ...................................tons: 55,528 49,101 (D) 54,485 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 49,090 52,009 45,192 49,427 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 48,705 51,578 43,886 47,255 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: 55,723 59,450 43,476 39,487 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month .......................tons: 56,310 58,230 46,450 42,316 Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 43,662 36,572 36,458 48,635 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 45,270 51,186 53,485 44,326 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 46,882 52,447 55,403 45,628 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 68,679 74,903 77,537 72,119 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 92,718 97,939 89,674 108,123 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 18,312 18,994 25,624 25,782 : Corn : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: (S) (S) (S) (S) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: June 2015 - September 2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives : Crush : Crushed for oil ..........................................tons: - - - (D) Virgin oil produced ..............................1,000 pounds: - - - (D) Refine : Refined oil produced .............................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Consumption : Refined oil removed for use in processing ........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) - - (D) Stocks : Virgin oil on hand end of month ..................1,000 pounds: 80 78 (D) (D) Refined oil on hand end of month .................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 29,973 34,692 34,387 34,487 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 84,513 97,557 81,101 86,719 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 157,995 178,735 170,257 177,219 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 147,667 165,458 164,502 165,349 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: 10,328 13,277 5,755 11,870 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 365,663 352,521 346,704 364,151 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 25,611 22,970 18,675 25,271 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 23,546 21,184 16,713 23,134 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 19,820 22,219 17,761 23,048 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: 19,820 (D) (D) 23,048 Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: - (D) (D) - Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 13,465 16,926 16,452 21,213 Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining ..................1,000 pounds: 36,850 33,504 43,104 22,264 Once refined oil produced ........................1,000 pounds: 35,177 31,997 40,916 21,361 Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing ...1,000 pounds: 33,317 34,818 30,446 26,611 Removed for edible use in processing ...........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .........1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks : Crude oil on hand end of month ...................1,000 pounds: 24,803 53,153 37,676 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month ............1,000 pounds: 23,155 18,559 45,210 20,933 : Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated : Refine : Oil produced .....................................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 27,523 28,941 Consumption : Oil removed for inedible use in processing .......1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) 31,753 Stocks : Oil on hand end of month .........................1,000 pounds: 24,501 28,863 16,553 22,835 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: June 2015 - September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : June 2015 : July 2015 : August 2015 :September 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production ...................................................: 116,705 107,580 107,163 110,471 Removed for inedible use .....................................: 115,031 109,442 103,818 117,135 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 18,192 14,565 16,780 12,194 Fatty acids : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Feather meal : Production ...................................................: 91,527 92,653 97,549 98,406 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 15,885 17,744 17,288 18,288 Glycerin, crude : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Processed in refining ........................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Glycerin, refined : Production ...................................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (S) (S) (S) (S) Lard : Production ...................................................: 28,884 24,504 32,120 33,350 Removed for use in processing ................................: 28,705 29,665 43,023 32,442 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 14,308 7,393 (D) 6,436 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production ...................................................: 473,234 397,569 423,079 453,420 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 66,311 63,128 71,562 50,942 Other grease : Production ...................................................: 71,689 77,704 74,569 73,666 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 72,204 73,185 75,898 (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production ...................................................: 181,315 173,661 190,825 201,418 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 138,290 106,159 144,538 149,951 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 15,850 18,658 18,194 23,647 Poultry by-product meals : Production ...................................................: 235,049 227,466 252,901 261,660 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 49,412 54,509 55,666 61,450 Tallow, edible : Production ...................................................: 64,251 60,035 57,280 87,714 Removed for use in processing ................................: 65,558 70,912 78,202 96,946 Removed for edible use in processing .......................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing .....................: (D) (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 31,895 25,919 23,430 29,013 Tallow, inedible : Production ...................................................: 284,102 251,530 267,221 282,153 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 297,329 254,916 247,073 290,449 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 90,352 84,408 107,313 91,618 Tallow, technical : Production ...................................................: 86,150 85,997 100,321 89,543 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 85,661 95,951 106,374 116,665 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: (D) 27,206 (D) 8,597 Yellow grease : Production ...................................................: 172,213 153,668 159,401 177,832 Removed for inedible use in processing .......................: 163,697 143,828 150,821 189,875 Stocks on hand end of month ..................................: 92,012 93,151 98,283 84,195 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 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. The first annual summary will be published in March of 2016. 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