Fats and Oils
Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption
and Stocks
ISSN: 2379-9862
Released February 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Highlights
November 2023 contained 30 days.
December 2023 contained 31 days.
Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.13 million tons (204 million bushels) in
December 2023, compared with
6.00 million tons (200 million bushels) in November 2023 and 5.62 million
tons (187 million bushels) in December 2022. Crude oil produced was 2.38
billion pounds, up 2 percent from November 2023 and up 8 percent from
December 2022. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.71 billion pounds
during December 2023 increased 1 percent from November 2023 and increased
8 percent from December 2022.
Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 192,796 tons in December 2023,
compared with 219,843 tons in
November 2023 and 181,455 tons in December 2022. Canola crude oil produced
was 155 million pounds, down 12 percent from November 2023 but up 6 percent
from December 2022. Canola once refined oil production, at 156 million pounds
during December 2023, was down 1 percent from November 2023 but up 16 percent
from December 2022.
Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 32.0 million pounds during
December 2023, was up 20 percent from November 2023 and up 18 percent from
December 2022.
Edible tallow production was 85.4 million pounds during December 2023, down
14 percent from November 2023 but up 10 percent from December 2022. Inedible
tallow production was 324 million pounds during December 2023,
up 1 percent from November 2023 but down 9 percent from December 2022.
Technical tallow production was 121 million pounds during December 2023, down
2 percent from November 2023 but up 22 percent from December 2022. Choice
white grease production, at 113 million pounds during December 2023,
decreased 5 percent from November 2023 but increased 2 percent from December
2022.
Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2023 with Comparisons
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Item : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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Crush :
Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,622,561 6,002,708 6,128,558
Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,195,358 2,324,668 2,376,237
Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,154,614 4,399,878 4,503,856
For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,124,285 4,349,599 4,447,916
For edible protein products...........................tons: 30,329 50,279 55,940
Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 282,795 306,330 314,486
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Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,615,612 1,737,002 1,755,288
Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,582,664 1,692,886 1,711,129
:
Consumption :
Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: (D) 189,542 (D)
Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,611,482 1,682,018 1,670,436
Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,083,254 1,181,952 1,144,324
Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 528,228 500,066 526,112
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Stocks :
Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 415,593 260,052 451,979
Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 40,284 44,385 48,781
Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,902,380 1,175,567 1,356,410
Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 1,014,514 728,717 869,075
Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 355,265 200,541 231,904
Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 532,601 246,309 255,431
Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 403,767 423,529 467,424
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Soybean Crushing - Regional: December 2023 with Comparisons
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: Soybeans crushed
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Region : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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: tons
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Illinois....................: 694,187 661,268 691,654
Iowa........................: 1,134,458 1,285,317 1,342,612
North and East 1/ ..........: 1,283,246 1,367,655 1,399,920
North Central 2/ ...........: 944,508 1,048,102 1,007,726
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 616,438 705,200 722,034
West Central 4/ ............: 949,724 935,166 964,612
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: Crude oil produced
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Region : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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: 1,000 pounds
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Illinois....................: 280,113 256,700 273,411
Iowa........................: 448,281 506,192 527,810
North and East 1/ ..........: 492,431 522,832 536,517
North Central 2/ ...........: 360,964 404,079 391,263
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 228,843 266,433 271,185
West Central 4/ ............: 384,726 368,432 376,051
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: Crude oil stocks at crusher
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Region : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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: 1,000 pounds
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Illinois....................: (D) 95,608 150,350
Iowa........................: 193,254 76,354 136,177
North and East 1/ ..........: 196,326 224,524 253,602
North Central 2/ ...........: 300,268 140,383 161,586
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) (D) 52,601
West Central 4/ ............: 120,146 (D) 114,759
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: Cake and meal produced
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Region : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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: tons
:
Illinois....................: 503,197 473,968 495,465
Iowa........................: 839,509 943,554 985,473
North and East 1/ ..........: 950,508 1,005,715 1,031,264
North Central 2/ ...........: 699,789 769,883 742,393
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 453,644 515,702 532,512
West Central 4/ ............: 707,967 691,056 716,749
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: Cake and meal stocks
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Region : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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: tons
:
Illinois....................: 71,576 18,326 62,967
Iowa........................: 50,682 47,600 86,408
North and East 1/ ..........: 127,540 90,741 101,286
North Central 2/ ...........: 62,261 41,035 67,670
South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 45,452 22,223 57,750
West Central 4/ ............: 58,082 40,127 75,898
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(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: December 2023 with Comparisons
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Item : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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Canola :
Crush :
Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 181,455 219,843 192,796
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 145,914 176,091 154,920
Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 104,207 125,765 114,827
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 139,234 162,687 163,646
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 134,938 157,769 156,144
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: 140,154 164,181 154,373
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: 42,221 (D) (D)
Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 87,567 74,387 92,735
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 103,076 92,318 96,989
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Cottonseed :
Crush :
Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 116,905 116,560 138,023
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 32,247 31,122 37,090
Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 48,103 50,801 59,585
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 27,617 27,198 32,754
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 27,030 26,630 32,029
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: 30,730 27,223 28,198
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: 31,286 29,930 27,930
Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D)
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 31,793 27,843 33,364
:
Coconut :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,036 25,041 26,072
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,570 24,893 25,808
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: 46,645 40,667 29,062
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: 98,919 58,700 59,162
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) 65,485
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Corn :
Crush :
Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 163,919 166,582 149,196
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 156,617 169,648 150,678
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 153,120 165,387 146,590
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: 154,265 156,060 119,251
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: 86,610 80,126 (D)
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 85,652 61,316 65,564
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2023 with
Comparisons (continued)
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Item : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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Palm kernel :
Consumption :
Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 31,589 44,170 43,017
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: 62,653 85,836 92,256
:
Palm :
Consumption :
Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 193,229 191,707 166,646
Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 182,989 189,158 (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,240 2,549 (D)
Stocks :
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 377,887 339,532 358,223
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Peanut :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 28,168 22,832 (D)
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 26,670 21,525 (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: 23,513 27,037 18,619
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: 25,313 21,871 21,862
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D)
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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: 4,020 3,943 3,560
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: 7,108 5,329 3,393
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D)
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Sunflower :
Refine :
Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 30,984 26,474 33,148
Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 29,869 25,268 31,868
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: 29,082 31,878 31,776
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: 46,632 45,997 41,044
Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 48,473 39,389 37,572
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: December 2023 with Comparisons
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Item : December 2022 : November 2023 : December 2023
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Choice white grease :
Production................................................: 110,981 118,975 112,909
Removed for inedible use..................................: 111,094 117,475 112,503
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,654 6,870 7,276
Feather meal :
Production................................................: 90,640 89,588 78,396
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,350 13,067 10,824
Lard :
Production................................................: 23,116 31,321 25,732
Removed for use in processing.............................: 22,625 34,185 25,179
Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D)
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,546 8,071 8,624
Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage :
Production................................................: 490,739 524,539 497,802
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 63,339 71,761 72,396
Other grease :
Production................................................: 35,372 28,496 21,243
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 31,121 27,795 18,667
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D)
Poultry fats :
Production................................................: 173,886 222,197 185,715
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 168,077 222,031 191,331
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 31,900 41,186 35,570
Poultry by-product meals :
Production................................................: 351,019 400,983 343,512
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 85,524 94,491 101,358
Tallow, edible :
Production................................................: 77,324 98,797 85,396
Removed for use in processing.............................: 81,357 99,768 84,795
Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D)
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) 10,817 11,332
Tallow, inedible :
Production................................................: 356,800 320,372 323,825
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 356,072 316,371 328,080
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 119,997 (D) (D)
Tallow, technical :
Production................................................: 99,627 123,585 121,288
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 97,983 124,908 121,153
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D)
Yellow grease :
Production................................................: 176,986 144,949 (D)
Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 181,668 126,096 (D)
Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 98,977 116,513 (D)
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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.
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
nass@usda.gov
Chris Hawthorn, Acting Chief, Crops Branch............................................ (202) 720-2127
Travis Thorson, Acting Head, Field Crops Section...................................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik - Crop Progress and Condition....................................... (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates - Hemp, Oats, Soybeans.............................................. (202) 690-3234
Natasha Bruton - Barley, Cotton System Consumption, and Stocks, Grain Crushings.. (202) 690-1042
David Colwell - Fats and Oils, Flour Milling Products............................ (202) 720-8800
Michelle Harder -County Estimates, Hay........................................... (202) 690-8533
James Johanson - Rye, Wheat...................................................... (202) 720-8068
Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet...................................... (202) 720-9526
Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................................. (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds....................................... (202) 720-7369
Travis Thorson - Peanuts, Rice................................................... (202) 720-2127
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