Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released November 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights August 2018 contained 31 days. September 2018 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.08 million tons (169 million bushels) in September 2018, compared with 5.09 million tons (170 million bushels) in August 2018 and 4.36 million tons (145 million bushels) in September 2017. Crude oil produced was 1.94 billion pounds down slightly from August 2018 but up 14 percent from September 2017. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.47 billion pounds during September 2018 increased 1 percent from August 2018 and increased 6 percent from September 2017. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 178,162 tons in September 2018, compared with 170,472 tons in August 2018 and 193,523 tons in September 2017. Canola crude oil produced was 152 million pounds up 9 percent from August 2018 but down 8 percent from September 2017. Canola once refined oil production at 161 million pounds during September 2018 was up 46 percent from August 2018 and up 8 percent from September 2017. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 43.3 million pounds during September 2018 was down 5 percent from August 2018 but up 13 percent from September 2017. Edible tallow production was 77.2 million pounds during September 2018, down 16 percent from August 2018 and down slightly from September 2017. Inedible tallow production was 330 million pounds during September 2018, down 1 percent from August 2018 but up 11 percent from September 2017. Technical tallow production was 109 million pounds during September 2018, down 9 percent from August 2018 but up 27 percent from September 2017. Choice white grease production at 104 million pounds during September 2018 decreased 8 percent from August 2018 but increased slightly from September 2017. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2017 : August 2018 :September 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 4,361,207 5,088,884 5,077,532 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 1,701,762 1,944,966 1,936,873 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,188,771 3,771,727 3,731,600 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,153,899 3,724,433 3,693,011 For edible protein products...........................tons: 34,872 47,294 38,589 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 219,873 259,078 254,269 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,418,280 1,481,276 1,494,848 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,389,339 1,448,966 1,467,768 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 63,531 115,494 140,147 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,377,546 1,533,052 1,543,916 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,031,352 1,177,211 1,129,054 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 346,194 355,841 414,862 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 353,758 359,936 498,862 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 46,872 41,117 54,010 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,400,918 1,843,912 1,642,954 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 601,211 710,679 674,977 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 326,150 410,486 295,637 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 473,557 722,747 672,340 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 310,036 370,887 347,087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soybean Crushing - Regional: September 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2017 : August 2018 : September 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 518,802 621,419 575,004 Iowa........................: 916,236 1,120,453 1,105,598 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,046,125 1,088,537 1,205,334 North Central 2/ ...........: 620,072 698,118 695,155 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 587,170 700,209 648,670 West Central 4/ ............: 672,802 860,148 847,771 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2017 : August 2018 : September 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 210,070 242,869 225,764 Iowa........................: 349,997 428,787 421,784 North and East 1/ ..........: 411,374 417,576 462,925 North Central 2/ ...........: 237,543 256,330 256,950 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 231,191 266,970 247,861 West Central 4/ ............: 261,587 332,434 321,589 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2017 : August 2018 : September 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 83,848 100,081 (D) Iowa........................: 98,407 108,441 113,034 North and East 1/ ..........: 157,799 155,776 147,769 North Central 2/ ...........: 171,143 259,380 228,898 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 60,976 (D) 47,346 West Central 4/ ............: 29,038 (D) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2017 : August 2018 : September 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 374,253 452,477 420,599 Iowa........................: 674,201 830,590 814,230 North and East 1/ ..........: 764,112 810,788 876,911 North Central 2/ ...........: 458,424 522,762 522,349 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 423,283 514,631 472,394 West Central 4/ ............: 494,498 640,479 625,117 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : September 2017 : August 2018 : September 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 46,886 84,311 (D) Iowa........................: 65,131 67,701 68,232 North and East 1/ ..........: 88,543 68,340 101,094 North Central 2/ ...........: 35,006 26,380 (D) South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 75,278 67,240 75,601 West Central 4/ ............: 42,914 45,964 63,658 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: September 2018 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2017 : August 2018 :September 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 193,523 170,472 178,162 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 165,119 139,345 151,517 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 111,734 93,949 101,750 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 154,565 116,348 166,792 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 149,992 110,749 161,314 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: 176,130 153,134 154,209 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: (D) (D) 115,128 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 94,807 110,219 79,440 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 110,881 177,900 157,504 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 30,649 49,724 40,807 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 42,795 76,941 62,185 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 39,936 47,121 44,742 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 38,320 45,625 43,278 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: 44,189 53,071 49,876 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: 27,736 35,732 44,809 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 44,129 32,500 32,087 : 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: 60,287 88,992 65,556 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: 51,331 53,405 56,306 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 185,243 177,308 171,868 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 174,108 188,173 178,687 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 170,133 183,051 173,240 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: 171,382 184,387 167,564 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: 51,957 63,365 43,590 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 75,193 56,317 60,863 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: September 2018 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :September 2017 : August 2018 :September 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 39,705 21,867 22,663 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: 92,191 61,120 66,754 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 199,755 216,342 193,832 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 188,956 211,929 188,743 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,799 4,413 5,089 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 405,931 273,104 291,115 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 29,610 29,053 33,096 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 27,399 27,913 32,024 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: 26,485 26,067 29,067 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: 58,173 62,775 49,576 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: (D) (D) 10,855 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 942 2,618 (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,677 39,442 43,763 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,843 38,343 41,089 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: 48,911 45,298 32,399 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 41,903 35,912 40,043 : 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: September 2018 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item :September 2017 : August 2018 :September 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 103,468 113,405 103,973 Removed for inedible use..................................: 101,877 112,653 102,781 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 8,872 6,944 8,136 Feather meal : Production................................................: 97,232 79,265 74,383 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,121 23,271 23,446 Lard : Production................................................: 28,156 28,313 26,339 Removed for use in processing.............................: 28,726 27,940 27,345 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,401 14,963 13,111 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 533,264 514,356 498,789 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 65,483 71,194 71,652 Other grease : Production................................................: 69,369 50,852 55,198 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 68,324 48,188 53,128 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 207,914 179,657 171,974 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 208,526 175,271 165,937 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,078 23,939 25,101 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 266,001 234,360 224,917 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 64,416 54,535 67,070 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 77,479 91,374 77,169 Removed for use in processing.............................: 76,146 87,570 79,866 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 23,690 34,148 31,362 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 297,599 332,618 330,273 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 292,281 335,289 322,109 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 88,643 102,239 113,645 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 85,595 120,008 108,805 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 93,222 125,231 118,993 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 172,307 187,474 196,634 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 171,628 176,826 200,234 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 82,432 111,351 107,696 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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