Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released March 1, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights December 2018 contained 31 days. January 2019 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.49 million tons (183 million bushels) in January 2019, compared with 5.51 million tons (184 million bushels) in December 2018 and 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in January 2018. Crude oil produced was 2.11 billion pounds down 1 percent from December 2018 but up 6 percent from January 2018. Soybean once refined oil production, at 1.40 billion pounds during January 2019, decreased 4 percent from December 2018 but increased 10 percent from January 2018. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 162,631 tons in January 2019, compared with 156,703 tons in December 2018 and 156,705 tons in January 2018. Canola crude oil produced was 136 million pounds, up 1 percent from December 2018 but down slightly from January 2018. Canola once refined oil production, at 124 million pounds during January 2019, was down 2 percent from December 2018 but up 23 percent from January 2018. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 50.0 million pounds during January 2019, was up 13 percent from December 2018 and up 19 percent from January 2018. Edible tallow production was 67.2 million pounds during January 2019, down 7 percent from December 2018 but up 1 percent from January 2018. Inedible tallow production was 321 million pounds during January 2019, down 5 percent from December 2018 but up 9 percent from January 2018. Technical tallow production was 112 million pounds during January 2019, up 2 percent from December 2018 and up 17 percent from January 2018. Choice white grease production, at 112 million pounds during January 2019, decreased 6 percent from December 2018 but increased 4 percent from January 2018. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,239,827 5,513,266 5,486,127 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,995,589 2,135,370 2,113,999 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,859,849 4,016,547 3,984,137 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,812,768 3,971,237 3,941,558 For edible protein products...........................tons: 47,081 45,310 42,579 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 268,466 279,141 277,433 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,291,424 1,479,059 1,423,982 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,267,093 1,451,026 1,396,427 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) 119,209 123,167 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,330,992 1,522,135 1,411,293 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,075,497 1,057,677 1,034,880 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 255,495 464,458 376,413 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 379,359 394,444 480,114 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 30,652 40,662 39,577 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,886,728 1,601,770 1,659,115 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 886,164 712,207 795,749 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 368,744 419,604 438,721 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 631,820 469,959 424,645 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 353,056 344,078 344,598 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: January 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 606,516 675,141 684,581 Iowa........................: 1,097,829 1,179,436 1,135,744 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,199,435 1,279,947 1,294,880 North Central 2/ ...........: 693,338 755,401 730,058 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 710,716 668,333 696,362 West Central 4/ ............: 931,993 955,008 944,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 235,228 272,127 269,325 Iowa........................: 420,867 456,423 440,743 North and East 1/ ..........: 452,900 496,433 502,921 North Central 2/ ...........: 257,544 285,743 276,478 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 269,726 260,729 269,221 West Central 4/ ............: 359,324 363,915 355,311 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 130,828 (D) 129,645 Iowa........................: 168,440 130,165 163,396 North and East 1/ ..........: 204,009 188,844 199,748 North Central 2/ ...........: 251,126 219,994 214,817 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 74,980 43,640 48,335 West Central 4/ ............: 56,781 (D) 39,808 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 438,990 483,119 486,990 Iowa........................: 819,429 863,905 834,644 North and East 1/ ..........: 879,903 932,675 940,010 North Central 2/ ...........: 514,202 556,485 540,247 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 516,908 479,883 492,970 West Central 4/ ............: 690,417 700,480 689,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 56,640 64,375 (D) Iowa........................: 57,813 55,143 45,143 North and East 1/ ..........: 115,398 77,385 (D) North Central 2/ ...........: 53,008 57,894 36,196 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 57,014 74,585 52,825 West Central 4/ ............: 39,486 65,062 50,372 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2019 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 156,705 156,703 162,631 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 136,161 134,385 135,572 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 86,774 90,257 91,447 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 103,151 130,359 128,949 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 100,650 127,271 124,273 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: 127,564 145,845 138,584 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: 168,870 107,716 100,172 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 107,267 100,815 96,910 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 164,724 164,636 167,644 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 47,160 40,867 48,266 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 73,544 72,579 79,973 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 43,259 45,709 51,521 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 42,078 44,162 49,952 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: 47,285 45,266 50,486 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: 10,242 39,731 37,160 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 50,366 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 54,150 31,421 27,101 : 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: 52,616 84,858 71,174 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) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,582 68,507 72,278 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 185,946 182,557 164,740 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 179,265 202,940 161,718 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 175,400 197,573 158,040 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: 171,225 182,586 161,002 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: 87,213 27,799 36,552 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 80,556 69,825 69,008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2019 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 33,355 18,815 24,336 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: 90,177 61,586 64,755 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 209,662 200,727 193,109 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 199,254 190,060 184,988 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,408 10,667 8,121 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 460,629 316,297 306,703 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 23,177 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 22,454 (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: 19,111 (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: (D) 39,352 35,872 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) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: (D) (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: 11,014 12,655 6,364 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 1,524 1,478 : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 24,643 42,336 39,099 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 23,497 39,581 37,705 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: 29,133 (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: 73,985 45,122 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 46,087 31,984 28,973 : 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2018 : December 2018 : January 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 106,903 118,323 111,538 Removed for inedible use..................................: 104,907 117,817 112,524 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,319 10,529 10,066 Feather meal : Production................................................: 89,109 69,438 69,738 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 20,526 21,893 22,180 Lard : Production................................................: 26,605 31,050 27,411 Removed for use in processing.............................: 26,718 28,745 26,208 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,004 10,806 13,951 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 390,785 531,159 444,106 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 58,659 69,043 68,195 Other grease : Production................................................: 63,200 46,940 28,590 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 62,466 44,064 27,296 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 187,595 152,166 165,702 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 185,346 144,051 162,960 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 26,124 23,351 20,664 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 262,370 217,282 210,274 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 73,458 59,352 46,442 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 66,322 71,996 67,184 Removed for use in processing.............................: 66,567 73,631 68,894 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 22,864 32,114 31,498 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 295,053 337,120 320,826 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 283,784 332,622 314,944 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 107,914 106,011 111,568 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 95,104 109,646 111,519 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 104,986 115,666 124,691 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) 12,405 Yellow grease : Production................................................: 165,398 180,449 173,406 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 152,729 178,450 164,632 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 98,395 93,086 101,894 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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