M311L Fats and Oils

CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
2008

M311L — FATS AND OILS (RENDERERS)
DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1 . Scope of survey
This surv ey cov ers all est ablishm ent s produc ing edible
and inedible anim al f at s (lard, t allow , grease, m eat
m eal, m eat and bone m eal, and dry rendered t ank age).

2 . Figures to be reported
Com panies w it h m ore t han one est ablishm ent
m anuf act uring t he produc t s cov ered by t his surv ey are
request ed t o c om plet e a separat e report f orm f or each
locat ion. If y ou hav e not rec eiv ed a separat e f orm f or
each of y our est ablishm ent s, please c all t he c ont act
show n on t he report f orm or w rit e t o t he U.S. Census
Bureau addit ional f orm s.
Include all m at erials processed on a t oll basis and
m at erials st ored f or t he ac c ount of ot hers, including
such gov ernm ent agencies as A gric ult ure M ark et ing
Serv ice, Com m odit y Credit Corporat ion, et c .

Stocks — Report st ock s as of t he last day of t he
report ing m ont h. Include all st ocks phy sically locat ed
at t his est ablishm ent w het her f or y our ow n account or
t he account of ot hers including gov ernm ent agencies
such as t he Com m odit y Credit Corporat ion, et c. Include
st ocks w hich are in t ransit t o t his est ablishm ent on t hat
dat e. Do not include quantities ow ned but stored
elsew here, e. g., public or private w arehouses not
located at the processing location. These stocks should
be reported for each location on Census Form M 3 1 1 H,
" Animal and V egetable Fats and Oils (W arehouse
Stocks)." If you are not filing a Form M 3 1 1 H for such
locations, please notify us and w e w ill send you the
necessary reporting forms.
Unit of measure
Report all quant it ies in t housands of pounds.
3 . Definitions

Producers of inedible t allow should report direc t
shipm ent s of inedible t allow t o liv est oc k and poult ry
f eed m ix ers in t he U. S. in it em c ode 7 5 2 3 and direct
shipm ent s of grease t o liv est oc k and poult ry f eed
m ix ers in t he U.S. in it em code 8 9 2 3 or 9 2 2 3 . Ex clude
shipm ent s t o f at reproc essors.
Producers of m eat and bone m eal, dry rendered
t ankage, f eat her m eal, and all ot her produc t s (it em
codes 9 3 0 0 , 9 4 0 0 , 9 5 0 0 , 9 6 0 0 , and 9 8 0 0 ) should
report product s ready f or use as f eed or f eed m ix ing,
including m eat m eal, m eat scraps, m eat and bone m eal,
m eat and bone scraps, liv er m eal, liv er and glandular
m eal, poult ry by product m eal, digest er t ankage, or any
m ix t ure of t hese produc t s.

The product det ail f or t his surv ey is def ined according
t o st andard nom enclat ure f or t his indust ry .
M eat m eal and m eat and bone m eal is t he f inely
ground, dry rendered residue f rom anim al t issues
ex clusiv e of hair, hoof , horn, hide t rim m ings, blood
m eal, m anure, and st om ach cont ent s, ex cept in such
t races as m ight occur unav oidably in good f act ory
prac t ice.
Feat her m eal (hy droly zed poult ry f eat hers) is t he
product result ing f rom t he t reat m ent under pressure of
clean, undecom posed f eat hers f rom slaught ered
poult ry .
A ll ot her product s includes blood m eal and poult ry
by -product m eal. Blood m eal is ground and/or sc reened
dry blood. Poult ry by -product m eal consist s of t he
ground dry rendered or w et rendered clean part s of t he
carc ass of slaught ered poult ry , such as heads, f eet ,
undev eloped eggs, and int est ines, ex clusiv e of f eat hers.

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CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS SERIES
REFERENCE LIST
FORM

M311L
FATS AND OILS (RENDERERS)

Product
code

Item
code

Item description

3 1 1 6 1 1 D1 3 1
3 1 1 6 1 1 D1 3 1

7100
7110

Lard (include rendered pork fat)
Produc t ion (rendered only )
St ock s, end of m ont h (include rendered and ref ined)

3 1 1 6 1 1 R1 3 1
3 1 1 6 1 1 R1 3 1

7200
7210

Tallow , edible (include oleo stock)
Produc t ion (rendered only )
St ock s, end of m ont h (include rendered and ref ined)

3116132112
3116132112
3116132112

7500
7510
7523

Inedible tallow
Produc t ion (rendered only )
St ock s, end of m ont h (include rendered and ref ined)
Direc t shipm ent s t o liv est ock and poult ry f eed m ix ers in t he U.S. (ex clude shipm ent s
t o f at reproc essors)

3116132132
3116132132
3116132132

8900
8910
8923

Grease, yellow
Produc t ion (rendered only )
St ock s, end of m ont h (include rendered and ref ined)
Direc t shipm ent s t o liv est ock and poult ry f eed m ix ers in t he U.S. (ex clude shipm ent s
t o f at reproc essors)

3116132141
3116132141
3116132141

9200
9210
9223

Grease, other
Product ion
St ock s, end of m ont h
Ship t o f eed

3116135111
3116135111

9300
9310

M eat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage
Product ion
St ock s, end of m ont h

3116135271
3116135271

9400
9410

Poultry fat
Product ion
St ock s, end of m ont h

3116135281
3116135281

9500
9510

Poultry by-products meal
M eal produc t ion
St ock s, end of m ont h

3116135231
3116135231

9600
9610

Feather meal
Product ion
St ock s, end of m ont h

3116135291
3116135291

9800
9810

All other products, including blood meal and raw products for pet food
Product ion
St ock s, end of m ont h

1/25/08

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