Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released June 3, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights March 2019 contained 31 days. April 2019 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.15 million tons (172 million bushels) in April 2019, compared with 5.38 million tons (179 million bushels) in March 2019 and 5.15 million tons (172 million bushels) in April 2018. Crude oil produced was 1.99 billion pounds down 5 percent from March 2019 but up 1 percent from April 2018. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.46 billion pounds during April 2019 increased 3 percent from March 2019 and increased 2 percent from April 2018. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 162,467 tons in April 2019, compared with 142,921 tons in March 2019 and 152,358 tons in April 2018. Canola crude oil produced was 139 million pounds, up 13 percent from March 2019 and up 6 percent from April 2018. Canola once refined oil production, at 104 million pounds during April 2019, was down 16 percent from March 2019 and down 5 percent from April 2018. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 35.4 million pounds during April 2019, was down 23 percent from March 2019 and down 12 percent from April 2018. Edible tallow production was 85.5 million pounds during April 2019, down less than 1 percent from March 2019 but up 4 percent from April 2018. Inedible tallow production was 307 million pounds during April 2019, down 9 percent from March 2019 but up less than 1 percent from April 2018. Technical tallow production was 104 million pounds during April 2019, up 8 percent from March 2019 and up 12 percent from April 2018. Choice white grease production, at 106 million pounds during April 2019, decreased 13 percent from March 2019 but increased 1 percent from April 2018. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,149,147 5,383,008 5,146,689 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,964,922 2,094,418 1,989,239 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,822,338 3,926,558 3,763,753 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,781,356 3,879,565 3,722,760 For edible protein products...........................tons: 40,982 46,993 40,993 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 257,585 274,260 259,080 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,477,749 1,443,099 1,497,172 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,437,977 1,413,729 1,460,820 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 85,570 99,527 89,993 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,430,438 1,466,744 1,529,035 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,115,186 1,060,620 1,115,463 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 315,252 406,124 413,572 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 404,468 465,159 337,375 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 47,658 44,934 47,847 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 2,316,192 1,893,918 1,893,098 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 924,045 942,477 916,132 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 452,654 (D) (D) Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 939,493 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 372,584 339,011 364,526 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: April 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 615,746 687,766 597,030 Iowa........................: 1,071,709 1,124,006 1,147,687 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,224,411 1,294,358 1,201,783 North Central 2/ ...........: 659,328 725,092 694,306 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 684,371 665,443 672,911 West Central 4/ ............: 893,582 886,343 832,972 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 236,412 278,846 242,119 Iowa........................: 411,345 441,235 446,264 North and East 1/ ..........: 466,765 497,656 461,600 North Central 2/ ...........: 246,259 274,714 264,430 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 260,451 261,026 258,121 West Central 4/ ............: 343,690 340,941 316,705 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 139,509 185,655 202,122 Iowa........................: 164,705 198,297 164,879 North and East 1/ ..........: 256,429 218,384 207,466 North Central 2/ ...........: 253,376 234,168 245,447 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 68,031 56,485 (D) West Central 4/ ............: 41,995 49,488 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 453,840 497,495 431,478 Iowa........................: 796,270 825,242 845,056 North and East 1/ ..........: 911,120 941,717 884,970 North Central 2/ ...........: 496,024 537,551 513,564 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 501,127 478,007 481,344 West Central 4/ ............: 663,957 646,546 607,341 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 81,479 85,134 66,795 Iowa........................: 65,445 97,918 75,499 North and East 1/ ..........: 100,661 108,897 83,710 North Central 2/ ...........: 31,721 51,211 33,888 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 68,616 69,224 (D) West Central 4/ ............: 56,546 52,775 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 2019 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 152,358 142,921 162,467 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 131,216 122,641 138,933 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 85,399 81,313 91,629 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 112,715 126,726 106,330 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 108,678 122,862 103,505 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: 150,506 141,149 142,804 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: 175,880 84,037 87,801 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 79,596 110,446 108,334 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 141,895 158,413 133,625 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 40,917 42,226 37,831 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 61,531 69,935 59,880 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 41,810 47,265 36,511 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,262 45,661 35,354 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: 46,405 46,799 41,118 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: 12,053 23,696 25,748 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 43,759 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 53,631 31,736 27,367 : 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: 57,489 81,614 64,145 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: 51,427 62,274 67,811 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 172,066 174,917 168,461 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 188,003 181,056 170,860 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 182,551 176,870 165,733 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: 184,173 173,993 165,136 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: 68,184 28,830 26,863 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 66,708 (S) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2019 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 26,282 21,234 22,799 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: 83,484 62,244 65,501 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 198,369 200,024 196,263 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 194,419 191,297 190,699 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 3,950 8,727 5,564 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 422,563 291,345 307,723 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 29,706 (D) (D) Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 27,643 (D) (D) Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing..1,000 pounds: (D) - - Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 23,203 (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) 25,386 19,909 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: 9,220 (D) 4,963 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 2,897 1,847 1,776 : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 44,333 37,307 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 40,885 34,939 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: (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: 70,010 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 79,154 24,484 23,739 : 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. (S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: April 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : April 2018 : March 2019 : April 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 104,166 121,016 105,546 Removed for inedible use..................................: 105,285 120,727 104,635 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,997 7,892 9,013 Feather meal : Production................................................: 90,328 85,589 80,704 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 22,836 25,663 22,680 Lard : Production................................................: 26,539 28,321 28,653 Removed for use in processing.............................: 24,443 27,810 26,235 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,030 14,826 16,596 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 464,909 522,255 489,259 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 50,429 61,632 55,399 Other grease : Production................................................: 48,386 44,450 41,035 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 52,175 44,044 42,289 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 192,964 172,055 158,516 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 193,085 163,083 155,229 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,826 23,182 21,863 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 257,530 215,887 225,042 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 69,789 48,792 27,729 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 82,637 85,957 85,549 Removed for use in processing.............................: 83,223 89,071 90,012 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 24,151 23,240 15,516 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 305,011 335,972 306,534 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 305,746 352,174 301,175 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 90,779 82,006 85,965 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 92,787 96,061 103,568 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 99,887 104,024 113,452 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 9,741 (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 175,099 197,538 183,244 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 183,104 215,060 172,944 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 94,140 88,300 97,240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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