Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released May 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights February 2024 contained 29 days. March 2024 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.11 million tons (204 million bushels) in March 2024, compared with 5.82 million tons (194 million bushels) in February 2024 and 5.94 million tons (198 million bushels) in March 2023. Crude oil produced was 2.41 billion pounds, up 5 percent from February 2024 and up 3 percent from March 2023. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.79 billion pounds during March 2024 increased 10 percent from February 2024 but decreased 1 percent from March 2023. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 190,641 tons in March 2024, compared with 205,713 tons in February 2024 and 191,291 tons in March 2023. Canola crude oil produced was 150 million pounds, down 10 percent from February 2024 and down 3 percent from March 2023. Canola once refined oil production, at 155 million pounds during March 2024, was up 4 percent from February 2024 and up 1 percent from March 2023. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 39.5 million pounds during March 2024, was down 6 percent from February 2024 but up 25 percent from March 2023. Edible tallow production was 91.7 million pounds during March 2024, down 6 percent from February 2024 but up 1 percent from March 2023. Inedible tallow production was 356 million pounds during March 2024, up 3 percent from February 2024 and up less than 1 percent from March 2023. Technical tallow production was 112 million pounds during March 2024, down 8 percent from February 2024 but up 10 percent from March 2023. Choice white grease production, at 110 million pounds during March 2024, decreased 4 percent from February 2024 and decreased 8 percent from March 2023. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,939,012 5,817,974 6,111,759 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,339,581 2,292,360 2,405,571 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,402,548 4,267,778 4,489,841 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,358,712 4,217,565 4,430,960 For edible protein products...........................tons: 43,836 50,213 58,881 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 295,613 289,314 307,564 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,853,676 1,652,057 1,828,513 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,811,949 1,626,983 1,793,389 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 163,261 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,833,386 1,654,857 1,757,133 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,306,300 1,176,309 1,234,551 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 527,086 478,548 522,582 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 324,292 278,195 495,337 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 54,758 48,259 64,513 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,946,997 1,687,904 1,872,183 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 1,010,089 1,020,391 1,098,620 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 308,795 263,415 287,834 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 628,113 404,098 485,729 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 440,516 460,389 496,937 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: March 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 716,050 629,688 661,731 Iowa........................: 1,254,041 1,278,379 1,329,380 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,325,535 1,299,349 1,403,497 North Central 2/ ...........: 993,561 1,018,521 1,089,165 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 677,617 674,592 692,847 West Central 4/ ............: 972,208 917,445 935,139 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 290,186 262,678 266,242 Iowa........................: 496,091 500,587 528,818 North and East 1/ ..........: 510,961 500,710 545,415 North Central 2/ ...........: 381,024 400,455 425,138 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 261,056 262,507 267,860 West Central 4/ ............: 400,263 365,423 372,098 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 166,220 155,759 169,518 Iowa........................: 210,635 201,089 193,278 North and East 1/ ..........: 229,345 268,029 281,879 North Central 2/ ...........: 224,344 213,478 232,003 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 66,278 61,325 73,465 West Central 4/ ............: 113,267 120,711 148,477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 512,452 446,440 467,111 Iowa........................: 941,704 939,300 984,345 North and East 1/ ..........: 982,273 954,489 1,028,511 North Central 2/ ...........: 743,481 754,845 806,638 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 498,227 495,158 506,447 West Central 4/ ............: 724,411 677,546 696,789 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 59,678 35,354 71,701 Iowa........................: 42,980 51,933 97,564 North and East 1/ ..........: 103,484 95,961 88,100 North Central 2/ ...........: 45,030 46,437 94,047 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 35,429 22,014 64,976 West Central 4/ ............: 37,691 26,496 78,949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 191,291 205,713 190,641 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 154,876 167,315 150,165 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 112,018 119,066 109,939 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 156,645 151,613 159,788 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 152,471 149,297 154,757 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: 157,923 145,849 166,354 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) 24,474 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 74,092 (D) 58,931 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 103,413 98,668 88,369 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 136,880 143,599 132,168 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 33,483 40,648 36,934 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 55,723 60,635 53,340 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 32,132 43,199 40,686 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,507 42,133 39,524 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: 28,335 32,199 34,129 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: 23,316 13,327 20,410 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 38,214 43,251 49,068 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 32,135 21,616 21,820 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 31,550 21,435 21,467 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: 41,167 27,815 37,709 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: 78,121 93,967 63,340 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 58,352 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 154,472 156,926 153,561 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 143,026 133,152 144,123 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 140,069 129,770 140,762 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: 131,409 128,404 106,057 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: 106,982 93,994 101,186 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 97,215 53,976 74,074 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2024 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 30,970 39,926 36,105 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: 57,766 98,362 87,191 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 212,217 199,835 181,468 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 210,370 196,560 178,855 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,847 3,275 2,613 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 349,658 328,011 315,922 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 18,392 22,496 15,901 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 17,613 21,693 15,031 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: 21,207 21,736 18,258 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: 25,961 22,367 21,633 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: 3,782 8,440 5,380 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: 11,838 6,988 3,503 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 44,285 36,831 39,828 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 43,400 35,359 38,638 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) (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: 57,952 37,438 34,289 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 50,455 29,292 27,466 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 119,429 114,158 109,828 Removed for inedible use..................................: 120,275 116,180 109,617 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 4,905 6,313 6,484 Feather meal : Production................................................: 95,113 95,055 79,874 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 16,898 15,535 17,190 Lard : Production................................................: 24,173 26,107 21,766 Removed for use in processing.............................: 22,231 26,824 22,301 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 9,050 (D) (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 497,179 475,526 504,169 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 57,886 56,663 52,446 Other grease : Production................................................: 30,803 25,525 23,110 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 34,699 28,300 25,949 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 183,306 205,330 170,818 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 184,521 205,053 177,141 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 24,467 33,302 27,029 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 341,907 381,571 328,970 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 63,304 112,853 101,929 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 90,761 97,125 91,654 Removed for use in processing.............................: 75,762 95,070 86,039 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 29,268 16,543 22,087 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 355,329 346,768 355,531 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 350,327 351,851 365,483 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 80,309 88,037 78,085 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 102,563 122,850 112,429 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 104,230 123,007 113,149 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 197,567 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 189,261 (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 123,974 (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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