Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks Monthly Publication

Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings,
Production, Consumption and Stocks
ISSN: 2379-9862

Released April 1, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

Update Alert – April 3, 2020
The Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks report released on April 1, 2020
by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is being reissued due to changes and/or corrections made
to the following tables: Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks – United States: February
2020 (page 2); Soybean Crushing – Regional: February 2020 (page 3).

Highlights
January 2020 contained 31 days.
February 2020 contained 29 days.
Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.26 million tons (175 million bushels) in February 2020, compared with
5.66 million tons (189 million bushels) in January 2020 and 4.88 million tons (163 million bushels) in February 2019.
Crude oil produced was 2.00 billion pounds down 7 percent from January 2020 but up 5 percent from February 2019.
Soybean once refined oil production at 1.36 billion pounds during February 2020 decreased 1 percent from January 2020
but increased 6 percent from February 2019.
Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 175,341 tons in February 2020, compared with 167,209 tons in
January 2020 and 136,421 tons in February 2019. Canola crude oil produced was 147 million pounds, up 5 percent from
January 2020 and up 27 percent from February 2019. Canola once refined oil production, at 140 million pounds during
February 2020, was up 39 percent from January 2020 and up 37 percent from February 2019.
Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 39.1 million pounds during February 2020, was down 10 percent from
January 2020 but up 6 percent from February 2019.
Edible tallow production was 91.8 million pounds during February 2020, up 14 percent from January 2020 and up
slightly from February 2019. Inedible tallow production was 326 million pounds during February 2020,
up 10 percent from January 2020 but down 2 percent from February 2019. Technical tallow production was 121 million
pounds during February 2020, up 17 percent from January 2020 and up 1 percent from February 2019. Choice white
grease production, at 125 million pounds during February 2020, increased 8 percent from January 2020 but decreased
3 percent from February 2019.

Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks – United States: February 2020
with Comparisons
Item

February 2019

January 2020

February 2020

Crush
Soybeans crushed ............................................................................................. tons
Crude oil produced...............................................................................1,000 pounds
Cake and meal produced ................................................................................... tons
For animal feed .............................................................................................. tons
For edible protein products ............................................................................. tons
Millfeed produced............................................................................................... tons

4,883,434
1,899,196
3,583,222
3,542,305
40,917
253,395

5,663,403
2,154,427
4,144,355
4,089,068
55,287
281,394

5,258,777
1,999,524
3,863,475
3,813,559
49,916
259,153

Refine
Crude oil processed in refining .............................................................1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced ....................................................................1,000 pounds

1,317,633
1,287,932

1,407,503
1,374,505

1,401,030
1,362,414

Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing .................................1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing ....................................1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing..............................................1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing ...........................................1,000 pounds

112,980
1,296,996
960,476
336,520

95,472
1,400,244
1,092,464
307,780

86,466
1,357,203
1,069,895
287,308

Stocks
Cake and meal on hand end of month................................................................ tons
Millfeed on hand end of month ........................................................................... tons
Crude oil on hand end of month ...........................................................1,000 pounds
Crusher ............................................................................................1,000 pounds
Refiner .............................................................................................1,000 pounds
Offsite ..............................................................................................1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month.................................................1,000 pounds

263,515
31,364
1,762,965
851,704
(D)
(D)
386,165

302,321
42,612
1,989,164
862,567
467,764
658,833
362,303

396,511
45,837
1,996,747
947,485
463,068
586,194
380,702

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Soybean Crushing – Regional: February 2020 with Comparisons
Region

Soybeans crushed
February 2019

January 2020

February 2020

(tons)

(tons)

(tons)

Illinois ........................................................
Iowa...........................................................
North and East 1 .......................................
North Central 2 ..........................................
South, West and Pacific 3 ..........................
West Central 4 ..........................................
Region

590,483
1,018,700
1,162,486
633,558
645,697
832,510
February 2019

January 2020

February 2020

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

237,892
395,432
444,840
239,732
250,889
330,411

Illinois ........................................................
Iowa...........................................................
North and East 1 .......................................
North Central 2 ..........................................
South, West and Pacific 3 ..........................
West Central 4 ..........................................

247,577
415,770
463,127
284,673
234,117
354,260

February 2019

January 2020

February 2020

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

136,407
184,517
217,638
210,663
(D)
(D)

188,981
175,855
202,076
190,088
(D)
(D)

207,636
220,735
202,995
197,700
50,184
68,235

Cake and meal produced
February 2019

January 2020

(tons)

(tons)

Illinois ........................................................
Iowa...........................................................
North and East 1 .......................................
North Central 2 ..........................................
South, West and Pacific 3 ..........................
West Central 4 ..........................................
Region

262,992
437,677
505,365
301,556
264,035
382,802
Crude oil stocks at crusher

Illinois ........................................................
Iowa...........................................................
North and East 1 .......................................
North Central 2 ..........................................
South, West and Pacific 3 ..........................
West Central 4 ..........................................
Region

640,984
1,088,121
1,219,111
779,178
612,836
918,547

Crude oil produced

Illinois ........................................................
Iowa...........................................................
North and East 1 .......................................
North Central 2 ..........................................
South, West and Pacific 3 ..........................
West Central 4 ..........................................
Region

680,082
1,149,329
1,331,469
819,487
688,347
994,689

422,969
751,983
848,293
465,846
462,724
631,407

February 2020
(tons)
494,229
839,810
978,893
602,353
500,257
728,813

470,010
795,187
903,277
575,311
444,767
674,923

Cake and meal stocks
February 2019

January 2020

(tons)

(tons)
51,570
35,373
67,969
34,125
42,847
31,631

February 2020
(tons)
(D)
45,618
68,352
35,194
(D)
44,905

104,176
57,048
91,350
37,049
32,756
74,132

(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.

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Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks – United States: February 2020
with Comparisons
Item

February 2019

Canola
Crush
Seeds crushed ................................................................................................... tons
Crude oil produced .............................................................................. 1,000 pounds
Cake and meal produced ................................................................................... tons
Refine
Crude oil processed in refining ............................................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced ................................................................... 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing ................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing .......................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Cake and meal on hand end of month ................................................................ tons
Crude oil on hand end of month .......................................................... 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds
Cottonseed
Crush
Seeds crushed ................................................................................................... tons
Crude oil produced .............................................................................. 1,000 pounds
Cake and meal produced ................................................................................... tons
Refine
Crude oil processed in refining ............................................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced ................................................................... 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing ................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing .......................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Cake and meal on hand end of month ................................................................ tons
Crude oil on hand end of month .......................................................... 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month................................................ 1,000 pounds
Coconut
Refine
Crude oil processed in refining ............................................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced ................................................................... 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing ................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing .......................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Crude oil on hand end of month .......................................................... 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds
Corn
Crush
Crude oil produced .............................................................................. 1,000 pounds
Refine
Crude oil processed in refining ............................................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced ................................................................... 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ................................ 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing ................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing .......................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Crude oil on hand end of month .......................................................... 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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January 2020

February 2020

136,421
115,595
78,565

167,209
139,259
94,339

175,341
146,789
97,233

105,717
102,151

103,581
100,610

145,032
140,223

(D)
138,636
(D)
(D)

(D)
161,230
(D)
(D)

(D)
139,858
(D)
(D)

(D)
97,983
99,975

(D)
48,991
85,492

(D)
50,342
91,781

136,983
35,153
66,168

156,040
44,333
68,924

158,000
46,793
72,583

38,224
36,862

44,505
43,282

40,316
39,113

(D)
40,861
(D)
(D)

(D)
49,114
(D)
(D)

(D)
41,076
(D)
(D)

39,684
(D)
28,123

20,752
(D)
25,848

25,466
27,788
32,680

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

(D)
72,946
(D)
(D)

(D)
83,979
(D)
(D)

(D)
75,270
(D)
(D)

(D)
74,792

(D)
127,250

(D)
(D)

155,624

178,461

165,022

163,563
160,120

181,875
177,405

174,154
169,604

(D)
150,957
(D)
(D)

(D)
167,330
(D)
(D)

(D)
172,330
(D)
(D)

49,983
68,410

19,549
49,046

37,681
52,234
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Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks – United States: February 2020 with
Comparisons (continued)
Item

February 2019

January 2020

February 2020

Palm kernel
Consumption
Once refined oil removed for use in processing.................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing ........................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds

23,452
(D)
(D)

26,972
(D)
(D)

20,049
(D)
(D)

65,708

53,070

55,320

Palm
Consumption
Once refined oil removed for use in processing.................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing ........................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds

186,593
178,992
7,601

203,212
197,211
6,001

189,544
182,239
7,305

359,902

338,538

339,202

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

23,716
22,021

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
19,261
(D)
(D)

31,624
(D)

13,381
(D)

14,826
(D)

(D)
(D)

4,012
4,013

4,871
4,870

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

(D)
7,455
(D)
(D)

(D)
5,968
(D)
(D)

9,511
1,310

12,679
1,540

9,229
2,294

34,362
32,847

48,484
45,441

40,673
38,566

(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)

3,521
40,675
(D)
(D)

4,441
34,104
(D)
(D)

(D)
49,325

33,165
18,721

49,314
19,697

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

Peanut
Refine
Crude oil processed in refining ............................................................. 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced .................................................................... 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ................................. 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing.................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing ........................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Crude oil on hand end of month ........................................................... 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds
Safflower
Refine
Crude oil processed in refining ............................................................. 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced .................................................................... 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ................................. 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing.................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing ........................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Crude oil on hand end of month ........................................................... 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds
Sunflower
Refine
Crude oil processed in refining ............................................................. 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil produced .................................................................... 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing ................................. 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil removed for use in processing.................................... 1,000 pounds
Removed for edible use in processing ............................................. 1,000 pounds
Removed for inedible use in processing ........................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Crude oil on hand end of month ........................................................... 1,000 pounds
Once refined oil on hand end of month ................................................ 1,000 pounds
Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated
Refine
Oil produced ........................................................................................ 1,000 pounds
Consumption
Oil removed for inedible use in processing ........................................... 1,000 pounds
Stocks
Oil on hand end of month..................................................................... 1,000 pounds
- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks – United States: February 2020
with Comparisons
Item

Choice white grease
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for inedible use......................................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Feather meal
Production.............................................................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Lard
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for use in processing .............................................................................
Removed for edible use in processing ...............................................................
Removed for inedible use in processing ............................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage
Production.............................................................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Other grease
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for inedible use in processing ................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Poultry fats
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for inedible use in processing ................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Poultry by-product meals
Production.............................................................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Tallow, edible
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for use in processing .............................................................................
Removed for edible use in processing ...............................................................
Removed for inedible use in processing ............................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Tallow, inedible
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for inedible use in processing ................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Tallow, technical
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for inedible use in processing ................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................
Yellow grease
Production.............................................................................................................
Removed for inedible use in processing ................................................................
Stocks on hand end of month ................................................................................

February 2019

January 2020

February 2020

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

128,757
131,967
7,744

115,706
107,614
17,431

125,112
132,623
9,920

102,221
25,950

100,659
25,793

110,205
25,803

32,447
31,001
(D)
(D)
13,901

27,580
27,257
(D)
(D)
8,970

34,631
31,323
(D)
(D)
7,601

543,565
65,523

461,192
64,873

508,846
60,944

43,621
57,485
(D)

38,806
37,370
(D)

41,345
42,611
(D)

202,929
204,552
21,900

200,807
201,075
31,231

214,949
215,684
30,496

294,781
54,615

284,114
39,631

308,284
37,502

91,754
93,032
(D)
(D)
20,480

80,744
79,496
(D)
(D)
20,282

91,790
94,879
(D)
(D)
17,193

333,574
348,090
98,695

295,633
291,921
104,494

325,764
329,711
100,547

119,829
129,290
11,381

103,163
112,441
(D)

121,049
119,456
(D)

206,658
203,453
103,650

175,195
163,724
102,091

173,685
184,796
90,980

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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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. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are
minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected].
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch .................................................................................................................. (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section .................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
David Colwell – Current Agricultural Industrial Reports ......................................................................... (202) 720-8800
Chris Hawthorn – Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet ....................................................................................... (202) 720-9526
James Johanson – County Estimates, Hay................................................................................................. (202) 690-8533
Jeff Lemmons – Oats, Soybeans ............................................................................................................... (202) 690-3234
Irwin Anolik – Crop Weather .................................................................................................................... (202) 720-7621
Chris Hawthorn – Peanuts, Rice ................................................................................................................ (202) 720-7688
Jean Porter – Rye, Wheat .......................................................................................................................... (202) 720-8068
Chris Singh – Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum .................................................................................... (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson – Barley, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ............................................................................... (202) 720-7369

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