United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 2642- 4940 North American Grain and Oilseed Crushings 2020 Summary March 2024 Combined United States and Canadian Soybeans Crushed Up 2 Percent From 2022 This publication is a result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service to release the soybean and canola seed crushings information for both countries within one publication. United States soybean and oilseed crushings numbers for 2023 were previously released on March 1, 2024. Canadian soybean and oilseed crushings were released on January 25, 2024. Combined United States and Canadian soybeans crushed for crude oil was 69.5 million tons in 2023, an increase of 2 percent from 2022. Crude oil production was 27.3 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2022. Combined United States and Canadian canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 13.9 million tons in 2023, up 20 percent from 2022. Crude oil production was 11.6 billion pounds, up 21 percent from 2022. Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - United States: 2022-2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 65,855,909 67,536,377 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 25,981,445 26,570,463 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 48,284,652 49,869,364 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 1,904,502 2,269,246 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 1,514,975 1,819,314 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 1,101,740 1,320,355 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - Canada: 2022-2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 2,060,264 1,943,036 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 769,889 727,208 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 1,602,063 1,511,544 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 9,666,265 11,599,564 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 8,051,183 9,749,653 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 5,756,730 6,834,583 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grain and Oilseed Crushings and Production - United States and Canada: 2022-2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybeans : Soybeans crushed.........................tons: 67,916,173 69,479,413 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 26,751,334 27,297,671 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 49,886,715 51,380,908 Canola : Seeds crushed............................tons: 11,570,767 13,868,810 Crude oil produced...............1,000 pounds: 9,566,158 11,568,967 Cake and meal produced...................tons: 6,858,470 8,154,938 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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