M311H Animal & Vegetable Fats and Oil (Warehouse Stocks)

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2008

M311H — ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS
(WAREHOUSE STOCKS)
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scope of survey

Your figures should include —

This survey covers public or private w arehouses
storing major edible and inedible fats and oils.

Stocks of the individual oils on a consolidated
basis regardless of ow nership including those of
government agencies. It is not necessary to
report the names of the individual ow ners of
these stocks.

2. Figures to be reported
Companies w ith more than one establishment
manufacturing the products covered by this
survey are requested to complete a separate
report form for each location. If you have not
received a separate form for each of your
establishments, please call the contact show n on
the report form or w rite to the U.S. Census
Bureau for additional forms.
If you cannot report your stocks as of the
inventory date specified, please enter the
inventory date you used in Section IV,
" Remarks."

Stocks in transit to this w arehouse on the last
day of the month should be reported as stocks
of this w arehouse.

3. Definitions
Refined edible oils — Oils w hich have been alkali
or caustic w ashed. Include hydrogenated oils and
vegetable oil w inter stearin.
Baking or frying fat (Shortening) — Fats w hich
meet all the follow ing conditions:

If you are not holding stocks of an oil w hich is
prelisted on your report form, please post “ 0" or
" NONE" for the month. This w ill avoid any
misunderstanding on our part.

(a)

(b) Have been deodorized, or hydrogenated
and deodorized

Stocks held in private warehouses operated at
plants either processing oilseeds or producing or
consuming oils should be included on Form
M311J, "Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts: Monthly
Report of Primary Processors," or M311N,
"Monthly Report of Producers or Consumers of
Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils."
Units of measure

Have been made from vegetable oils or
meat fats or combinations thereof

(c)

Exhibit consistencies w hich may be fluid,
plastic, or solid at room temperatures

(d) Are produced and sold entirely or primarily
for baking and frying. Include mono- and
di-glycerides.
Salad or cooking oils — Oils w hich meet all of the
follow ing conditions:

Report all figures in thousands of pounds.
(a)

Have been made from vegetable oils

(b) Have been deodorized, or w interized and
deodorized
(c)

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Are completely liquid at room temperature

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST
FORM

M311H
ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS
(WAREHOUSE STOCKS)

Product
code

Item
code

3112231100
3112234100

0212
0712

Cottonseed, crude
Cottonseed, refined (include hydrogenated oil and w inter stearin)

3112221151
3112221231
3112252845

1212
1512
1612

Soybean, crude (include degummed, blow n, boiled, heat treated, acid refined)
Soybean, refined
Soybean cooking or salad oil

3112252885

1712

All other cooking or salad oil

311223H151
311223H102

2212
2412

Linseed, raw and boiled
Linseed, all other

311223H101
311223H102

2614
2812

Coconut, crude (including that being stored under U.S. Customs bond)
Coconut, refined

311223H152

3112

Tung oil

3112218111
3112218125

3412
3612

Corn, crude
Corn, refined

311223H101
311223H102

3912
4112

Peanut, crude
Peanut, refined

311223H166
311223H102
311223H167
311223H185

4412
4512
4712
4912

Palm, crude
Palm, refined
Palm kernel, crude
Palm kernel, refined

311223H101
311223H102

5112
5312

Sunflow er, crude
Sunflow er, once-refined

311223H196

5412

Castor, crude (No. 1 and No. 3)

311223H168
311223H186

5612
5712

Rapeseed (canola), crude
Rapeseed (canola), refined

31122528D1

5912

Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated (100% basis)

311223H169
311223H187

6212
6412

Safflow er, crude
Safflow er, refined

311223H195

6812

All other primary fats and oils (such as babassu, oiticica, etc.)

Item description

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST — Continued
FORM

M311H

Product
code

Item
code

311611D131

7112

Lard, including rendered pork fat (include lard stearin)

311611R131
3116132112

7212
7412

Tallow , edible (include oleo stock and edible animal stearin)
Tallow , inedible (including inedible animal stearin)

3116132132
3116132141

8912
9212

Grease, yellow
Grease, other (other than w ool grease)

3117124400

7612

Sperm oil

3117124415

7712

Fish oil, other than cod or liver, and marine mammal oil other than sperm
(including refined and hydrogenated)

3112252811
3112252821

8112
8212

Baking or frying fat (shortening) 100% vegetable oil
Baking or frying fat (shortening) 100% animal fat or blends of vegetable oil and
animal fat

3112254100

8312

Margarine

325611A111
325611A131

8412
8512

Glycerin, crude (100% basis)
Glycerin, refined (all grades, 100% basis)

3251910125
3251910235

8612
8712

Tall oil, crude
Tall oil, refined or distilled (containing less than 90% free fatty acids excluding
rosin acids)

3251991191

8812

Fatty acids (all types)

Item description

NOTES:

1/25/08

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