Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released January 2, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights October 2023 contained 31 days. November 2023 contained 30 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.00 million tons (200 million bushels) in November 2023, compared with 6.04 million tons (201 million bushels) in October 2023 and 5.69 million tons (190 million bushels) in November 2022. Crude oil produced was 2.32 billion pounds down 2 percent from October 2023 but up 6 percent from November 2022. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.71 billion pounds during November 2023 decreased 9 percent from October 2023 but increased 5 percent from November 2022. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 231,170 tons in November 2023, compared with 208,071 tons in October 2023 and 180,750 tons in November 2022. Canola crude oil produced was 182 million pounds, up 10 percent from October 2023 and up 26 percent from November 2022. Canola once refined oil production, at 161 million pounds during November 2023, was down 7 percent from October 2023 but up 11 percent from November 2022. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 26.6 million pounds during November 2023, was down 24 percent from October 2023 and down 28 percent from November 2022. Edible tallow production was 98.5 million pounds during November 2023, up 30 percent from October 2023 and up 42 percent from November 2022. Inedible tallow production was 316 million pounds during November 2023, down 1 percent from October 2023 and down 13 percent from November 2022. Technical tallow production was 121 million pounds during November 2023, up 11 percent from October 2023 but down 3 percent from November 2022. Choice white grease production, at 117 million pounds during November 2023, increased 12 percent from October 2023 and increased slightly from November 2022. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,687,098 6,041,685 6,002,708 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,199,962 2,375,654 2,324,668 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,190,550 4,442,466 4,399,878 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,153,232 4,393,671 4,349,599 For edible protein products...........................tons: 37,318 48,795 50,279 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 279,416 296,017 306,330 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,674,784 1,922,221 1,752,601 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,633,401 1,885,105 1,707,123 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 185,610 (D) 189,542 Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,661,798 1,857,752 1,682,960 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,178,251 1,295,769 1,182,894 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 483,547 561,983 500,066 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 319,983 291,071 260,052 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 29,122 43,568 44,385 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,677,220 1,081,714 1,162,011 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 900,680 660,533 728,717 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 247,316 177,101 186,985 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 529,224 244,080 246,309 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 435,061 424,895 429,895 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: November 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 660,584 652,816 661,268 Iowa........................: 1,148,152 1,319,303 1,285,317 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,271,546 1,378,347 1,367,655 North Central 2/ ...........: 970,217 1,001,749 1,048,102 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 686,744 710,948 705,200 West Central 4/ ............: 949,855 978,522 935,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 253,481 262,865 256,700 Iowa........................: 453,039 525,971 506,192 North and East 1/ ..........: 483,583 536,926 522,832 North Central 2/ ...........: 368,080 386,163 404,079 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 263,355 277,776 266,433 West Central 4/ ............: 378,424 385,953 368,432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) 76,208 95,608 Iowa........................: 158,341 70,759 76,354 North and East 1/ ..........: 161,899 188,327 224,524 North Central 2/ ...........: 205,420 142,513 140,383 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 48,731 (D) West Central 4/ ............: 150,427 133,995 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 478,494 474,313 473,968 Iowa........................: 851,522 977,399 943,554 North and East 1/ ..........: 939,736 1,007,371 1,005,715 North Central 2/ ...........: 721,242 741,309 769,883 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 500,100 517,400 515,702 West Central 4/ ............: 699,456 724,674 691,056 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 54,037 32,292 18,326 Iowa........................: 40,518 61,372 47,600 North and East 1/ ..........: 94,944 69,448 90,741 North Central 2/ ...........: 51,920 60,419 41,035 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 33,775 27,207 22,223 West Central 4/ ............: 44,789 40,333 40,127 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: November 2023 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 180,750 208,071 231,170 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 144,969 165,337 182,237 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 100,676 120,299 130,461 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 148,747 179,168 164,271 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 144,382 173,893 160,920 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: 147,672 179,143 169,620 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: 43,302 (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 61,701 63,405 75,009 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 109,170 103,639 95,659 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 128,907 140,441 116,560 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 33,921 38,286 31,122 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 51,071 58,103 50,801 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 38,141 35,925 27,198 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 37,089 34,958 26,630 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: 34,201 28,795 27,223 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: 36,043 31,781 29,930 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 35,119 29,184 27,843 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 38,409 29,783 32,068 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 37,926 29,512 31,783 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: 50,001 42,142 34,928 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: 101,043 61,736 66,676 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 169,342 133,008 166,582 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 167,210 151,756 169,648 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 163,315 147,612 165,387 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: 135,447 120,324 156,060 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: 81,177 80,126 80,126 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 95,005 68,502 61,316 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2023 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 36,786 45,342 44,170 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: 62,253 60,917 85,836 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 232,912 231,358 204,361 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 222,135 227,486 201,403 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 10,777 3,872 2,958 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 409,711 328,151 347,588 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 35,574 34,322 21,942 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 33,468 32,248 20,656 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: 41,998 31,075 26,756 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: 24,463 19,530 21,078 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: 3,430 5,599 3,943 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: 5,280 8,386 5,329 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 46,927 45,180 26,474 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 45,999 43,267 25,268 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) 30,316 31,878 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: 45,616 42,003 45,997 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 50,729 48,671 39,389 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: November 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : November 2022 : October 2023 : November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 116,593 104,509 116,602 Removed for inedible use..................................: 116,980 103,928 115,102 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 6,766 5,700 6,870 Feather meal : Production................................................: 103,734 77,966 89,588 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 17,990 17,083 13,067 Lard : Production................................................: 26,203 27,205 31,251 Removed for use in processing.............................: 27,514 25,109 37,301 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 5,055 9,837 8,071 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 473,623 474,864 527,831 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 68,509 61,202 71,761 Other grease : Production................................................: 25,351 23,128 28,496 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 26,135 27,414 27,795 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 192,127 194,647 222,197 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 196,332 183,191 222,031 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 26,090 41,020 41,186 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 364,126 319,993 400,983 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 68,800 111,022 94,491 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 69,448 75,970 98,496 Removed for use in processing.............................: 69,526 77,803 100,511 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) 11,658 9,773 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 361,471 317,689 315,552 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 340,355 310,114 311,551 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 124,918 108,656 120,831 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 124,420 95,427 122,154 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 166,338 157,476 145,880 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 163,358 159,586 127,027 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 103,660 97,659 116,513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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