Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption
and Stocks
ISSN: 2379-9862
Released February 1, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Highlights
November 2020 contained 30 days.
December 2020 contained 31 days.
Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.81 million tons (194 million bushels) in
December 2020, compared with
5.73 million tons (191 million bushels) in November 2020 and 5.54 million
tons (185 million bushels) in December 2019. Crude oil produced was 2.23
billion pounds up 1 percent from November 2020 and up 6 percent from December
2019. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.50 billion pounds during
December 2020 decreased 1 percent from November 2020 but increased 10 percent
from December 2019.
Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 197,889 tons in December 2020,
compared with 207,700 tons in
November 2020 and 176,638 tons in December 2019. Canola crude oil produced
was 164 million pounds, down 5 percent from November 2020 but up 12 percent
from December 2019. Canola once refined oil production, at 139 million pounds
during December 2020, was down 5 percent from November 2020 but up 33 percent
from December 2019.
Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 42.0 million pounds during
December 2020, was down 5 percent from November 2020 and down 19 percent from
December 2019.
Edible tallow production was 73.2 million pounds during December 2020, down
11 percent from November 2020 and down 16 percent from December 2019.
Inedible tallow production was 265 million pounds during December 2020,
down 5 percent from November 2020 and down 17 percent from December 2019.
Technical tallow production was 84.7 million pounds during December 2020,
down 13 percent from November 2020 and down 19 percent from December 2019.
Choice white grease production, at 111 million pounds during December 2020,
decreased 5 percent from November 2020 and decreased 2 percent from December
2019.
Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
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Item : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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Crush :
Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,542,274 5,731,207 5,812,997
Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,110,936 2,206,792 2,231,718
Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,062,929 4,230,274 4,269,964
For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,013,049 4,191,026 4,225,935
For edible protein products...........................tons: 49,880 39,248 44,029
Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 274,643 286,020 299,006
:
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,389,872 1,553,431 1,534,228
Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,363,403 1,519,017 1,499,793
:
Consumption :
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 112,132 135,477 123,489
Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,407,060 1,547,094 1,580,793
Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,018,050 1,072,405 1,100,939
Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 389,010 474,689 479,854
:
Stocks :
Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 342,085 415,107 358,134
Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 34,987 43,310 39,735
Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,749,423 1,685,131 1,808,138
Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 830,219 760,165 826,872
Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 413,425 267,253 283,611
Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 505,779 657,713 697,655
Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 384,641 432,562 410,630
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Soybean Crushing - Regional: December 2020 with Comparisons
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: Soybeans crushed
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Region : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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: tons
:
Illinois....................: 671,352 699,518 690,879
Iowa........................: 1,132,541 1,161,457 1,201,305
North and East 1/ ..........: 1,303,311 1,258,202 1,287,117
North Central 2/ ...........: 819,147 930,684 932,909
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 680,364 737,323 732,696
West Central 4/ ............: 935,559 944,023 968,091
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: Crude oil produced
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Region : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Illinois....................: 263,719 269,901 262,615
Iowa........................: 429,602 460,839 473,167
North and East 1/ ..........: 497,540 481,274 496,094
North Central 2/ ...........: 297,572 352,779 354,063
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 260,953 280,184 276,627
West Central 4/ ............: 361,550 361,815 369,152
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: Crude oil stocks at crusher
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Region : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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: 1,000 pounds
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Illinois....................: 156,367 97,961 108,310
Iowa........................: 160,311 123,657 131,881
North and East 1/ ..........: 224,720 169,071 170,691
North Central 2/ ...........: 189,297 191,475 218,041
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 51,790 55,360 67,755
West Central 4/ ............: 47,734 122,641 130,194
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: Cake and meal produced
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Region : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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: tons
:
Illinois....................: 493,441 509,635 499,812
Iowa........................: 831,942 863,830 884,926
North and East 1/ ..........: 949,863 933,354 956,789
North Central 2/ ...........: 605,570 690,980 693,826
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 487,156 534,223 528,885
West Central 4/ ............: 694,957 698,252 705,726
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: Cake and meal stocks
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Region : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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: tons
:
Illinois....................: 99,599 87,937 86,298
Iowa........................: 43,441 60,490 40,834
North and East 1/ ..........: 54,872 93,138 95,944
North Central 2/ ...........: 38,531 66,881 51,710
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 61,569 59,920 30,343
West Central 4/ ............: 44,073 46,741 53,005
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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 2020 with Comparisons
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Item : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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Canola :
Crush :
Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 176,638 207,700 197,889
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 146,680 173,513 163,986
Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 98,585 117,446 110,928
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 108,757 152,242 144,083
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 104,895 146,857 139,215
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: 149,171 154,278 145,049
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) 67,565 (D)
Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 37,280 56,250 55,453
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 93,469 74,280 101,936
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Cottonseed :
Crush :
Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 180,224 142,892 154,418
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 50,329 38,619 43,370
Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 81,474 62,962 68,869
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 53,311 45,649 43,558
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 51,626 44,106 42,043
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: 46,476 36,494 44,679
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: 30,833 18,951 18,892
Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 20,120
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 30,272 35,014 33,036
:
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: 64,062 61,561 53,980
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) 52,908 65,241
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 65,017 (D)
:
Corn :
Crush :
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 192,001 173,425 174,823
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 201,355 153,674 176,790
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 195,936 148,637 182,228
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: 178,613 132,533 (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: 42,071 64,679 61,372
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 49,161 60,800 73,327
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2020 with
Comparisons (continued)
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Item : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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Palm kernel :
Consumption :
Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 17,705 59,200 51,665
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: 78,386 93,981 79,302
:
Palm :
Consumption :
Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 196,448 233,528 237,154
Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 190,304 227,421 229,899
Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 6,144 6,107 7,255
Stocks :
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 335,741 297,246 273,155
:
Peanut :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: (D) 33,547 26,560
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: (D) 31,457 25,230
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) 35,787 24,576
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: 11,513 11,700 10,684
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D)
:
Safflower :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 3,077 4,000 3,276
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 3,078 4,071 3,334
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: 5,270 4,306 5,486
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: 4,578 8,968 6,685
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 1,914 1,726 1,285
:
Sunflower :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 42,881 56,084 53,630
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,824 54,526 52,968
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: 38,546 44,156 45,122
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: 27,095 36,180 44,191
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 19,263 21,718 22,746
:
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)
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2020 with Comparisons
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Item : December 2019 : November 2020 : December 2020
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Choice white grease :
Production................................................: 112,592 116,917 110,632
Removed for inedible use..................................: 111,265 115,358 114,200
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,738 13,145 9,577
Feather meal :
Production................................................: 135,567 106,956 106,009
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 29,940 25,515 22,258
Lard :
Production................................................: 30,755 26,652 24,185
Removed for use in processing.............................: 31,377 27,865 22,969
Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D)
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,938 6,319 8,599
Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage :
Production................................................: 503,602 468,428 439,989
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 64,960 69,324 68,824
Other grease :
Production................................................: 40,780 35,378 38,730
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 40,866 36,308 39,049
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D)
Poultry fats :
Production................................................: 189,183 216,160 207,114
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 182,201 218,693 205,663
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 31,499 28,441 29,892
Poultry by-product meals :
Production................................................: 265,867 303,464 286,120
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 43,156 38,541 39,301
Tallow, edible :
Production................................................: 87,347 82,585 73,204
Removed for use in processing.............................: 81,301 80,116 72,403
Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D)
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,847 23,283 (D)
Tallow, inedible :
Production................................................: 318,050 279,307 264,828
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 322,435 280,313 270,562
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 100,782 (D) 90,847
Tallow, technical :
Production................................................: 104,855 97,134 84,720
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 111,050 97,398 85,516
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D)
Yellow grease :
Production................................................: 184,020 172,894 179,521
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 186,691 166,316 178,153
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 90,620 86,732 88,094
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(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. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are
minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and
reasonableness.
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Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section..................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik - Crop Weather.............................. (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates - Oats, Soybeans............................ (202) 690-3234
David Colwell - Current Agricultural Industrial Reports.. (202) 720-8800
Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum......... (202) 720-5944
James Johanson - Barley, County Estimates, Hay........... (202) 690-8533
Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet.............. (202) 720-9526
Jean Porter - Rye, Wheat................................. (202) 720-8068
John Stephens - Peanuts, Rice............................ (202) 720-7688
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds............... (202) 720-7369
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