Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released January 2, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights October 2019 contained 31 days. November 2019 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in November 2019, compared with 5.61 million tons (187 million bushels) in October 2019 and 5.34 million tons (178 million bushels) in November 2018. Crude oil produced was 2.00 billion pounds down 7 percent from October 2019 and down 3 percent from November 2018. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.36 billion pounds during November 2019 decreased 13 percent from October 2019 and decreased 6 percent from November 2018. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 152,430 tons in November 2019, compared with 188,299 tons in October 2019 and 161,507 tons in November 2018. Canola crude oil produced was 127 million pounds, down 20 percent from October 2019 and down 5 percent from November 2018. Canola once refined oil production, at 96.3 million pounds during November 2019, was down 22 percent from October 2019 and down 37 percent from November 2018. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 41.2 million pounds during November 2019, was down 3 percent from October 2019 and down 15 percent from November 2018. Edible tallow production was 90.3 million pounds during November 2019, up 22 percent from October 2019 but down 2 percent from November 2018. Inedible tallow production was 341 million pounds during November 2019, up 16 percent from October 2019 but down 3 percent from November 2018. Technical tallow production was 118 million pounds during November 2019, up 15 percent from October 2019 and up 7 percent from November 2018. Choice white grease production, at 121 million pounds during November 2019, increased 6 percent from October 2019 and increased 4 percent from November 2018. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,343,053 5,609,757 5,239,452 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,060,563 2,148,241 1,999,648 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,889,342 4,100,967 3,855,827 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,860,368 4,052,918 3,813,221 For edible protein products...........................tons: 28,974 48,049 42,606 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 265,758 276,379 255,945 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,496,018 1,609,484 1,397,170 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,456,902 1,564,672 1,362,343 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 106,331 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,549,491 1,624,061 1,400,401 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,108,323 1,136,585 1,013,344 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 441,168 487,476 387,057 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 294,996 335,087 426,332 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 40,459 30,176 41,081 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,582,363 1,471,573 1,522,923 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 711,421 645,862 739,832 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: (D) 412,656 392,630 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: (D) 413,055 390,461 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 317,910 348,861 357,435 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: November 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 636,227 650,019 613,808 Iowa........................: 1,125,556 1,169,508 1,040,264 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,233,200 1,339,397 1,227,011 North Central 2/ ...........: 722,446 863,537 775,266 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 700,948 623,946 653,676 West Central 4/ ............: 924,676 963,350 929,427 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 247,093 255,867 234,749 Iowa........................: 436,749 451,056 397,636 North and East 1/ ..........: 478,068 516,049 467,445 North Central 2/ ...........: 272,744 311,889 290,754 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 272,838 242,801 252,658 West Central 4/ ............: 353,071 370,579 356,406 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) 99,680 117,153 Iowa........................: 121,684 97,550 150,248 North and East 1/ ..........: 168,147 181,614 193,446 North Central 2/ ...........: 238,111 171,529 176,423 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 48,124 55,456 62,768 West Central 4/ ............: (D) 40,033 39,794 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 450,508 466,761 447,210 Iowa........................: 829,335 858,332 767,357 North and East 1/ ..........: 896,323 982,999 903,978 North Central 2/ ...........: 532,849 632,993 570,693 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 502,185 455,123 476,279 West Central 4/ ............: 678,142 704,759 690,310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 45,502 72,400 88,658 Iowa........................: 44,417 36,329 62,898 North and East 1/ ..........: 72,766 98,909 110,754 North Central 2/ ...........: 36,917 32,419 51,934 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 57,368 47,497 70,733 West Central 4/ ............: 38,026 47,533 41,355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2019 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 161,507 188,299 152,430 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 133,969 157,494 126,680 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 92,915 104,798 85,255 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 157,653 126,656 99,526 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 153,103 122,814 96,258 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: 151,342 164,830 159,520 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: 96,080 49,977 39,937 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 70,748 96,591 101,435 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 159,198 145,485 166,802 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 44,709 39,876 46,501 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 65,713 67,942 83,584 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 50,636 44,145 42,460 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 48,800 42,663 41,245 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: 50,049 44,235 36,762 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: 45,379 36,310 37,279 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) 10,242 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 29,348 22,131 28,744 : 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: 50,227 69,706 75,105 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: 56,497 104,223 160,168 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 176,126 141,999 184,240 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 172,339 (D) 165,650 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 167,529 (D) 160,858 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: 164,172 (D) 166,129 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: 38,523 25,942 29,096 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 55,829 (D) 35,207 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2019 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 29,190 26,320 18,990 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: 58,539 73,522 69,665 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 198,483 227,307 187,136 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 194,303 221,623 181,093 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 4,180 5,684 6,043 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 313,595 349,001 349,978 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 28,476 (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: (D) 41,023 29,409 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) 13,690 10,489 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) 6,119 5,239 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 6,119 5,161 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) 6,186 5,919 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: 9,647 5,831 6,680 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 3,338 2,549 2,391 : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 38,680 33,850 60,201 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 36,868 32,512 56,939 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) 34,865 40,678 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: 66,057 25,571 27,089 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 55,261 17,693 22,107 : 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: November 2019 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2018 : October 2019 : November 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 116,736 114,003 121,381 Removed for inedible use..................................: 114,285 114,390 119,349 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,966 6,564 8,412 Feather meal : Production................................................: 76,780 102,181 108,150 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 22,180 28,890 31,085 Lard : Production................................................: 34,191 26,027 35,471 Removed for use in processing.............................: 32,173 25,995 39,556 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 10,865 13,481 6,936 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 542,191 479,991 503,574 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 66,986 73,653 81,020 Other grease : Production................................................: 54,246 36,366 36,231 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 56,883 39,188 37,306 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 165,512 210,770 214,436 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 166,336 213,331 216,413 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 19,416 26,255 24,463 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 229,713 284,748 334,447 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 45,859 49,894 37,038 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 92,023 74,146 90,273 Removed for use in processing.............................: 93,774 79,461 96,824 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 29,197 19,586 10,578 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 350,948 294,442 340,603 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 359,716 289,695 338,884 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 101,567 103,587 105,168 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 110,497 102,806 118,257 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 119,316 109,745 125,901 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 8,677 (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 173,023 179,761 172,082 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 181,674 171,548 188,531 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 91,331 109,292 95,204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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