Fats and Oils
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
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Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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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
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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
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Soybean Crushing - Regional: March 2024 with Comparisons
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: Soybeans crushed
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Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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: tons
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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
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: Crude oil produced
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Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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: 1,000 pounds
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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
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: Crude oil stocks at crusher
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Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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: 1,000 pounds
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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
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: Cake and meal produced
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Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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: 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
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: Cake and meal stocks
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Region : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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: 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
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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: March 2024 with Comparisons
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Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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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
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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
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2024 with
Comparisons (continued)
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Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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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
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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)
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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
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: March 2024 with Comparisons
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Item : March 2023 : February 2024 : March 2024
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: 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)
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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
Nick Streff, Acting Chief, Crops Branch............................................... (202) 720-2127
Chris Hawthorn, 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
Chris Hawthorn - Peanuts, Rice................................................... (202) 720-2127
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