Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released April 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights January 2024 contained 31 days. February 2024 contained 29 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.82 million tons (194 million bushels) in February 2024, compared with 5.84 million tons (195 million bushels) in January 2024 and 5.31 million tons (177 million bushels) in February 2023. Crude oil produced was 2.29 billion pounds, up slightly from January 2024 and up 10 percent from February 2023. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.63 billion pounds during February 2024 increased 2 percent from January 2024 but decreased 2 percent from February 2023. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 205,713 tons in February 2024, compared with 203,989 tons in January 2024 and 177,907 tons in February 2023. Canola crude oil produced was 167 million pounds, up 1 percent from January 2024 and up 17 percent from February 2023. Canola once refined oil production, at 149 million pounds during February 2024, was down 4 percent from January 2024 but up 2 percent from February 2023. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 42.1 million pounds during February 2024, was up 67 percent from January 2024 and up 21 percent from February 2023. Edible tallow production was 97.4 million pounds during February 2024, up 34 percent from January 2024 but down 7 percent from February 2023. Inedible tallow production was 353 million pounds during February 2024, up 18 percent from January 2024 and up 3 percent from February 2023. Technical tallow production was 128 million pounds during February 2024, up 18 percent from January 2024 and up 12 percent from February 2023. Choice white grease production, at 114 million pounds during February 2024, decreased 3 percent from January 2024 and decreased 5 percent from February 2023. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,306,995 5,844,947 5,817,974 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,091,218 2,288,572 2,292,360 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 3,934,588 4,302,189 4,267,778 For animal feed.......................................tons: 3,897,622 4,248,397 4,217,565 For edible protein products...........................tons: 36,966 53,792 50,213 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 262,996 293,433 289,314 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,696,242 1,618,565 1,651,362 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,662,072 1,588,127 1,626,245 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,653,129 1,571,498 1,658,214 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,165,502 1,133,047 1,178,706 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 487,627 438,451 479,508 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 430,341 307,587 278,195 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 45,318 42,443 48,259 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,902,382 1,543,631 1,686,635 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 1,004,199 985,869 1,020,391 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 287,238 277,158 262,146 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 610,945 280,604 404,098 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 461,415 485,134 459,168 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: February 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 637,413 624,011 629,688 Iowa........................: 1,114,094 1,230,594 1,278,379 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,214,284 1,366,323 1,299,349 North Central 2/ ...........: 882,404 1,018,773 1,018,521 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 610,874 688,566 674,592 West Central 4/ ............: 847,926 916,680 917,445 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 244,933 247,674 262,678 Iowa........................: 441,149 484,963 500,587 North and East 1/ ..........: 470,795 534,126 500,710 North Central 2/ ...........: 345,272 396,439 400,455 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 234,916 259,770 262,507 West Central 4/ ............: 354,153 365,600 365,423 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) 186,604 155,759 Iowa........................: 211,806 167,866 201,089 North and East 1/ ..........: 234,704 254,759 268,029 North Central 2/ ...........: 223,356 201,772 213,478 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 49,357 61,325 West Central 4/ ............: 103,501 125,511 120,711 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 465,380 449,168 446,440 Iowa........................: 837,061 909,325 939,300 North and East 1/ ..........: 903,185 1,005,508 954,489 North Central 2/ ...........: 653,356 752,227 754,845 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 448,156 505,958 495,158 West Central 4/ ............: 627,450 680,003 677,546 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 90,912 52,569 35,354 Iowa........................: 60,064 45,714 51,933 North and East 1/ ..........: 134,621 103,766 95,961 North Central 2/ ...........: 57,223 54,077 46,437 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 34,027 14,595 22,014 West Central 4/ ............: 53,494 36,866 26,496 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: February 2024 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 177,907 203,989 205,713 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 142,424 166,014 167,315 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 104,119 119,257 119,066 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 151,767 161,902 151,613 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 147,045 154,978 149,297 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: 149,853 157,769 145,849 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: 70,893 74,297 (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 99,337 89,162 98,668 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 127,037 126,481 143,599 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 35,674 32,876 40,648 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 52,320 55,894 60,635 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,631 25,732 43,199 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 34,778 25,278 42,133 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: 36,027 27,462 32,199 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: 23,208 21,649 13,327 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 34,549 32,134 43,251 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 47,251 24,688 21,616 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 46,651 24,510 21,435 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: 50,382 42,251 27,815 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: 74,624 72,577 93,967 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 57,233 (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 142,574 130,432 156,926 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 135,395 138,033 133,152 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 132,630 134,672 129,770 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: 111,553 120,459 128,404 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: 107,448 (D) 93,994 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 96,370 (D) 53,976 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2024 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 24,699 43,246 39,926 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: 55,149 90,578 98,362 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 193,523 189,667 199,835 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 190,974 186,770 196,560 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 2,549 (D) 3,275 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 339,582 342,961 328,011 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,837 20,895 22,496 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,871 19,474 21,693 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: 24,113 20,259 21,736 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: 25,965 21,680 22,367 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) (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 4,899 5,361 8,440 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: 11,444 4,812 6,988 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 46,913 33,024 36,831 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 45,343 31,796 35,359 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: 34,611 (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: 54,115 40,617 37,438 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 47,606 30,097 29,292 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: February 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : February 2023 : January 2024 : February 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 119,578 117,828 114,158 Removed for inedible use..................................: 121,222 116,462 116,180 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,752 8,643 6,313 Feather meal : Production................................................: 98,709 74,884 95,055 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,597 16,359 15,535 Lard : Production................................................: 24,024 20,037 26,107 Removed for use in processing.............................: 21,804 19,192 26,824 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,107 (D) (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 469,199 492,429 469,684 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 57,511 64,544 55,932 Other grease : Production................................................: 26,927 23,616 25,525 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 25,958 20,555 28,300 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 191,354 163,183 205,330 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 192,587 165,749 205,053 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 25,725 33,025 33,302 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 357,221 311,109 381,571 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 69,529 123,806 112,853 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 104,515 72,529 97,384 Removed for use in processing.............................: 125,895 73,008 95,329 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 13,479 11,166 16,543 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 344,209 299,139 353,114 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 347,769 288,726 358,243 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 93,120 87,991 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 114,881 108,728 128,323 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 117,869 103,953 128,480 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 168,332 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 148,641 (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 115,761 (D) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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