Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released February 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2022 contained 30 days. December 2022 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.62 million tons (187 million bushels) in December 2022, compared with 5.68 million tons (189 million bushels) in November 2022 and 5.95 million tons (198 million bushels) in December 2021. Crude oil produced was 2.20 billion pounds down less than 1 percent from November 2022 and down 6 percent from December 2021. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.58 billion pounds during December 2022 decreased 3 percent from November 2022 and decreased 4 percent from December 2021. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 181,455 tons in December 2022, compared with 180,750 tons in November 2022 and 176,931 tons in December 2021. Canola crude oil produced was 146 million pounds, up 1 percent from November 2022 and up 4 percent from December 2021. Canola once refined oil production, at 135 million pounds during December 2022, was down 7 percent from November 2022 and down 9 percent from December 2021. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 27.0 million pounds during December 2022, was down 27 percent from November 2022 and down 49 percent from December 2021. Edible tallow production was 77.3 million pounds during December 2022, up 11 percent from November 2022 and up 16 percent from December 2021. Inedible tallow production was 362 million pounds during December 2022, up less than 1 percent from November 2022 and up 27 percent from December 2021. Technical tallow production was 99.7 million pounds during December 2022, down 20 percent from November 2022 and down 4 percent from December 2021. Choice white grease production, at 113 million pounds during December 2022, decreased 3 percent from November 2022 and decreased 8 percent from December 2021. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2022 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,947,222 5,684,492 5,622,561 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,324,183 2,198,182 2,195,358 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,322,245 4,189,316 4,154,614 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,268,957 4,151,998 4,124,285 For edible protein products...........................tons: 53,288 37,318 30,329 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 307,307 279,130 282,795 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,673,573 1,674,784 1,615,612 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,640,109 1,633,401 1,582,664 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 177,666 185,610 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,677,093 1,661,798 1,611,482 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,226,483 1,178,251 1,083,254 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 450,610 483,547 528,228 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 372,832 319,089 415,593 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 38,477 28,853 40,284 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 2,035,694 1,672,891 1,902,380 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 954,641 896,351 1,014,514 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 341,872 247,316 355,265 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 739,181 529,224 532,601 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 430,197 435,061 403,767 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: December 2022 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 690,990 660,584 694,187 Iowa........................: 1,224,279 1,148,152 1,134,458 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,340,409 1,268,940 1,283,246 North Central 2/ ...........: 988,790 970,217 944,508 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 686,568 686,744 616,438 West Central 4/ ............: 1,016,186 949,855 949,724 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 266,247 253,481 280,113 Iowa........................: 479,965 453,039 448,281 North and East 1/ ..........: 513,178 481,803 492,431 North Central 2/ ...........: 388,266 368,080 360,964 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 266,050 263,355 228,843 West Central 4/ ............: 410,477 378,424 384,726 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 111,914 (D) (D) Iowa........................: 152,785 158,341 193,254 North and East 1/ ..........: 276,807 157,570 196,326 North Central 2/ ...........: 214,737 205,420 300,268 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 62,900 (D) (D) West Central 4/ ............: 135,498 150,427 120,146 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 489,734 478,494 503,197 Iowa........................: 896,068 851,522 839,509 North and East 1/ ..........: 973,831 938,502 950,508 North Central 2/ ...........: 722,433 721,242 699,789 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 495,221 500,100 453,644 West Central 4/ ............: 744,958 699,456 707,967 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 67,919 54,037 71,576 Iowa........................: 50,962 40,518 50,682 North and East 1/ ..........: 105,010 94,050 127,540 North Central 2/ ...........: 58,676 51,920 62,261 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 31,308 33,775 45,452 West Central 4/ ............: 58,957 44,789 58,082 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: December 2022 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 176,931 180,750 181,455 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 140,696 144,969 145,914 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 102,961 100,676 104,207 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 152,553 148,747 138,749 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 148,163 144,382 134,938 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: 143,856 147,672 140,154 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) 43,302 42,221 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 39,951 61,701 87,567 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 99,220 109,170 103,076 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 147,664 128,907 116,905 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 41,365 33,921 32,247 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 62,493 51,071 48,103 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 54,528 38,141 27,617 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 53,078 37,089 27,030 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: 46,222 34,201 30,730 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: 33,667 36,043 31,286 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 23,275 35,119 31,793 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 38,409 40,036 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 37,926 39,570 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: 67,083 50,001 46,645 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: 78,947 101,043 98,919 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 151,431 169,342 163,919 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 167,210 156,617 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 163,315 153,120 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) 135,447 154,265 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: 89,813 81,177 86,610 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 77,457 95,005 85,652 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2022 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 39,924 36,786 31,589 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: 66,931 62,253 62,653 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 212,943 232,912 193,229 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 208,213 222,135 182,989 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 4,730 10,777 10,240 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 305,163 409,711 377,887 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 27,623 35,574 28,168 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 26,667 33,468 26,670 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: 29,323 41,998 23,513 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) 24,463 25,313 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) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 6,035 3,430 4,020 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: 1,988 5,280 7,108 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,710 46,927 30,984 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,723 45,999 29,869 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: 36,609 (D) 29,082 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) 45,616 46,632 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 22,222 50,729 48,473 : 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: December 2022 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : December 2021 : November 2022 : December 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 123,435 116,593 113,234 Removed for inedible use..................................: 126,360 116,980 113,347 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,315 6,766 6,654 Feather meal : Production................................................: 77,684 103,734 90,640 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,193 17,990 18,350 Lard : Production................................................: 30,416 26,203 22,324 Removed for use in processing.............................: 31,368 27,514 21,350 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 4,950 5,055 5,546 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 494,499 473,623 495,773 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 81,910 68,509 63,344 Other grease : Production................................................: 45,421 25,351 35,372 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 43,943 26,135 31,121 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 163,485 192,127 173,886 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 169,826 196,332 168,077 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 29,689 26,090 31,900 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 271,214 364,126 351,019 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 100,954 68,800 85,524 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 66,873 69,448 77,324 Removed for use in processing.............................: 67,586 69,526 81,357 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 20,536 (D) (D) Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 285,505 361,471 361,664 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 304,995 340,355 360,936 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) 119,997 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 103,539 124,918 99,652 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 105,968 124,420 98,008 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 171,389 166,338 179,648 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 178,984 163,358 184,229 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 90,985 103,660 99,030 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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