Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released June 1, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights March 2021 contained 31 days. April 2021 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.10 million tons (170 million bushels) in April 2021, compared with 5.65 million tons (188 million bushels) in March 2021 and 5.50 million tons (183 million bushels) in April 2020. Crude oil produced was 1.99 billion pounds down 10 percent from March 2021 and down 5 percent from April 2020. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.64 billion pounds during April 2021 decreased 6 percent from March 2021 but increased 30 percent from April 2020. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 193,146 tons in April 2021, compared with 207,096 tons in March 2021 and 177,888 tons in April 2020. Canola crude oil produced was 160 million pounds, down 7 percent from March 2021 but up 8 percent from April 2020. Canola once refined oil production, at 144 million pounds during April 2021, was down 7 percent from March 2021 but up 7 percent from April 2020. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 32.6 million pounds during April 2021, was down 24 percent from March 2021 and down 8 percent from April 2020. Edible tallow production was 90.9 million pounds during April 2021, down 4 percent from March 2021 but up 51 percent from April 2020. Inedible tallow production was 368 million pounds during April 2021, up 1 percent from March 2021 and up 62 percent from April 2020. Technical tallow production was 112 million pounds during April 2021, up 3 percent from March 2021 and up 49 percent from April 2020. Choice white grease production, at 97 million pounds during April 2021, decreased 11 percent from March 2021 but increased 10 percent from April 2020. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,501,825 5,646,728 5,095,631 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,099,465 2,222,123 1,991,877 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,038,220 4,181,300 3,773,943 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,984,610 4,128,686 3,731,721 For edible protein products...........................tons: 53,610 52,614 42,222 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 273,957 295,287 270,766 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,288,755 1,799,682 1,678,886 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,261,415 1,756,293 1,642,251 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 117,421 168,184 107,443 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,277,068 1,809,582 1,664,176 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 924,937 1,262,853 1,215,141 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 352,131 546,729 449,035 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 341,681 415,418 417,603 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 44,512 32,322 34,403 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 2,223,538 1,864,100 1,814,888 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 939,273 881,363 945,718 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 443,346 283,755 264,724 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 840,919 698,982 604,446 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 377,063 381,178 362,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: April 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 671,323 650,305 602,959 Iowa........................: 1,112,064 1,184,103 1,077,647 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,277,645 1,249,030 1,181,213 North Central 2/ ...........: 863,843 948,475 740,687 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 650,338 653,920 599,822 West Central 4/ ............: 926,612 960,895 893,303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 264,309 257,144 236,611 Iowa........................: 423,253 473,760 431,292 North and East 1/ ..........: 489,298 486,457 460,822 North Central 2/ ...........: 313,346 365,803 283,193 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 250,523 252,520 230,159 West Central 4/ ............: 358,736 386,439 349,800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 155,734 116,301 159,970 Iowa........................: 203,994 159,091 189,514 North and East 1/ ..........: 197,397 186,154 210,365 North Central 2/ ...........: 251,079 253,489 230,583 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 62,372 68,880 52,724 West Central 4/ ............: 68,697 97,448 102,562 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 488,001 474,100 441,948 Iowa........................: 815,390 877,859 796,327 North and East 1/ ..........: 942,859 922,999 878,415 North Central 2/ ...........: 634,961 709,801 558,515 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 473,168 479,929 439,037 West Central 4/ ............: 683,841 716,612 659,701 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 64,585 71,222 59,855 Iowa........................: 41,711 58,250 48,654 North and East 1/ ..........: 101,387 137,616 136,328 North Central 2/ ...........: 36,106 86,273 70,046 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 18,042 43,069 West Central 4/ ............: (D) 44,015 59,651 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: April 2021 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 177,888 207,096 193,146 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 147,542 172,196 160,030 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 98,926 115,712 111,658 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 139,004 160,686 150,342 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 134,337 155,434 144,334 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: 151,976 156,722 148,155 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: 56,636 28,741 33,419 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 59,722 49,785 66,276 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 93,134 78,543 95,834 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 142,392 161,253 100,709 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 40,994 43,654 29,719 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 62,741 70,175 46,698 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 36,567 44,452 33,888 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 35,541 43,209 32,647 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: 30,304 40,352 35,971 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: 23,198 20,345 29,785 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 29,202 29,050 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 38,495 20,989 19,035 : 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: 57,656 60,884 47,205 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) 41,698 84,355 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 44,237 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 139,211 166,495 158,563 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 178,513 169,962 145,488 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 173,577 167,110 142,776 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: 174,245 (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: 17,287 61,298 65,890 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 35,455 59,370 66,926 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2021 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 22,337 65,502 48,662 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: 56,930 52,938 64,595 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 174,246 235,327 226,817 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 169,248 230,217 222,156 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 4,998 5,110 4,661 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 315,651 248,371 273,146 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 17,545 23,427 19,100 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 16,602 22,249 19,053 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: 15,587 20,553 21,125 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: 22,235 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Safflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 5,002 2,024 (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 4,953 1,936 (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: 6,661 3,225 (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: 13,935 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 2,799 (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,156 43,791 46,783 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,395 41,371 43,796 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: 29,887 37,737 38,978 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: 28,876 61,607 61,442 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 17,721 23,902 21,020 : 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: April 2021 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2020 : March 2021 : April 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 88,974 108,982 97,445 Removed for inedible use..................................: 93,189 107,621 96,310 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,829 11,238 12,373 Feather meal : Production................................................: 91,649 83,980 81,631 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 24,130 15,568 15,752 Lard : Production................................................: 20,610 17,456 15,957 Removed for use in processing.............................: 19,863 20,165 20,683 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,579 6,912 6,925 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 363,868 513,462 481,207 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 56,373 68,074 68,720 Other grease : Production................................................: 30,045 39,492 35,284 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 29,313 42,624 32,209 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 7,046 (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 185,602 179,452 170,567 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 185,397 183,605 168,501 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 28,613 25,233 27,299 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 266,643 293,462 277,928 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 30,137 43,638 48,016 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 60,029 94,481 90,917 Removed for use in processing.............................: 45,363 98,462 92,185 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 13,019 12,000 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 226,905 365,475 367,648 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 238,785 368,767 364,010 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 87,448 (D) 105,462 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 75,055 109,266 112,081 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 80,420 111,236 110,151 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 156,537 210,963 195,987 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 179,276 194,194 203,599 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 65,885 97,920 90,308 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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