Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released March 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights December 2023 contained 31 days. January 2024 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.84 million tons (195 million bushels) in January 2024, compared with 6.13 million tons (204 million bushels) in December 2023 and 5.73 million tons (191 million bushels) in January 2023. Crude oil produced was 2.29 billion pounds, down 4 percent from December 2023 but up 2 percent from January 2023. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.59 billion pounds during January 2024 decreased 7 percent from December 2023 and decreased 8 percent from January 2023. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 203,989 tons in January 2024, compared with 192,796 tons in December 2023 and 204,340 tons in January 2023. Canola crude oil produced was 166 million pounds, up 7 percent from December 2023 and up less than 1 percent from January 2023. Canola once refined oil production, at 155 million pounds during January 2024, was down 1 percent from December 2023 and down 1 percent from January 2023. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 25.3 million pounds during January 2024, was down 21 percent from December 2023 and down 32 percent from January 2023. Edible tallow production was 72.5 million pounds during January 2024, down 15 percent from December 2023 and down 13 percent from January 2023. Inedible tallow production was 299 million pounds during January 2024, down 10 percent from December 2023 and down 9 percent from January 2023. Technical tallow production was 109 million pounds during January 2024, down 10 percent from December 2023 but up 2 percent from January 2023. Choice white grease production, at 118 million pounds during January 2024, increased 4 percent from December 2023 and increased 3 percent from January 2023. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,734,398 6,128,558 5,844,947 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,252,312 2,376,237 2,288,572 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,254,599 4,503,856 4,302,189 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,208,783 4,447,916 4,248,397 For edible protein products...........................tons: 45,816 55,940 53,792 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 286,310 314,486 293,433 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,753,308 1,755,288 1,618,565 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,719,215 1,711,129 1,588,127 : 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: 1,667,217 1,670,436 1,571,498 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,175,584 1,144,324 1,133,047 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 491,633 526,112 438,451 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 397,638 451,979 307,587 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 45,228 48,781 42,443 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,898,892 1,356,410 1,543,631 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 1,015,648 869,075 985,869 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 308,847 231,904 277,158 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 574,397 255,431 280,604 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 457,509 467,424 485,134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: January 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 697,714 691,654 624,011 Iowa........................: 1,124,889 1,342,612 1,230,594 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,340,192 1,399,920 1,366,323 North Central 2/ ...........: 934,137 1,007,726 1,018,773 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 692,829 722,034 688,566 West Central 4/ ............: 944,637 964,612 916,680 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 282,811 273,411 247,674 Iowa........................: 443,800 527,810 484,963 North and East 1/ ..........: 518,767 536,517 534,126 North Central 2/ ...........: 369,176 391,263 396,439 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 257,998 271,185 259,770 West Central 4/ ............: 379,760 376,051 365,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) 150,350 186,604 Iowa........................: 199,825 136,177 167,866 North and East 1/ ..........: 224,012 253,602 254,759 North Central 2/ ...........: 237,842 161,586 201,772 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 52,601 49,357 West Central 4/ ............: 120,883 114,759 125,511 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 519,790 495,465 449,168 Iowa........................: 839,469 985,473 909,325 North and East 1/ ..........: 998,157 1,031,264 1,005,508 North Central 2/ ...........: 692,763 742,393 752,227 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 503,495 532,512 505,958 West Central 4/ ............: 700,925 716,749 680,003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: (D) 62,967 52,569 Iowa........................: 52,375 86,408 45,714 North and East 1/ ..........: 134,717 101,286 103,766 North Central 2/ ...........: 56,960 67,670 54,077 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 57,750 14,595 West Central 4/ ............: 49,843 75,898 36,866 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: January 2024 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 204,340 192,796 203,989 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 165,781 154,920 166,014 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 118,623 114,827 119,257 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 161,778 163,646 161,902 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 157,184 156,144 154,978 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: 145,076 154,373 157,769 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: 50,540 (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 81,224 92,735 74,297 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 103,791 96,989 89,162 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 135,468 133,563 126,481 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 35,898 35,464 32,876 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 59,707 57,121 55,894 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 37,978 32,754 25,732 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 37,157 32,029 25,278 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: 34,839 28,198 27,462 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: 28,677 27,930 21,649 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 34,245 33,364 32,134 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,834 26,072 24,688 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 40,360 25,808 24,510 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: 46,168 29,062 42,251 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: 72,845 59,162 72,577 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) 65,485 57,233 : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 154,142 149,196 130,432 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 158,642 150,678 138,033 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 154,792 146,590 134,672 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: 147,841 119,251 120,459 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: 101,530 (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 86,326 65,564 (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2024 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 26,809 43,017 43,246 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: 52,523 92,256 90,578 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 203,156 166,646 189,667 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 198,635 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 4,521 (D) (D) Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 342,694 358,223 342,961 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 30,266 (D) 20,895 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 28,210 (D) 19,474 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: 26,923 18,619 20,259 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: 26,396 21,862 21,680 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: 5,459 3,560 5,361 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: 8,850 3,393 4,812 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 33,406 33,148 33,024 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 32,289 31,868 31,796 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: 39,089 31,776 (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: 54,865 41,044 40,617 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 39,217 37,572 30,097 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: January 2024 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 114,801 112,909 117,828 Removed for inedible use..................................: 114,094 112,503 116,462 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,397 7,276 8,643 Feather meal : Production................................................: 86,375 78,412 73,913 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,472 10,843 16,359 Lard : Production................................................: 18,686 25,732 20,037 Removed for use in processing.............................: 19,345 25,179 19,192 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 4,888 8,624 (D) Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 455,104 507,927 488,352 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 67,167 72,110 64,496 Other grease : Production................................................: 29,071 21,243 23,616 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 31,135 18,667 20,555 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 163,933 185,719 168,078 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 168,920 191,314 170,324 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 26,958 35,591 33,345 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 320,285 343,411 306,615 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 72,403 101,213 123,806 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 83,318 85,396 72,529 Removed for use in processing.............................: 82,985 84,795 73,008 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 28,222 11,332 11,166 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 329,427 332,402 299,139 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 326,414 336,304 288,726 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 123,011 82,706 93,120 Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 106,980 121,288 108,728 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 104,517 121,153 103,953 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 171,133 (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 173,341 (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 96,769 (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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