Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks ISSN: 2379-9862 Released December 1, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights September 2023 contained 30 days. October 2023 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 6.04 million tons (201 million bushels) in October 2023, compared with 5.24 million tons (175 million bushels) in September 2023 and 5.90 million tons (197 million bushels) in October 2022. Crude oil produced was 2.38 billion pounds up 14 percent from September 2023 and up 2 percent from October 2022. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.89 billion pounds during October 2023 increased 9 percent from September 2023 and increased 5 percent from October 2022. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 208,071 tons in October 2023, compared with 217,153 tons in September 2023 and 208,459 tons in October 2022. Canola crude oil produced was 165 million pounds, down 3 percent from September 2023 and down 3 percent from October 2022. Canola once refined oil production, at 174 million pounds during October 2023, was up 18 percent from September 2023 and up 8 percent from October 2022. Cottonseed once refined oil production, at 35.0 million pounds during October 2023, was down 4 percent from September 2023 and down 12 percent from October 2022. Edible tallow production was 76.0 million pounds during October 2023, down 19 percent from September 2023 and down 6 percent from October 2022. Inedible tallow production was 318 million pounds during October 2023, up 9 percent from September 2023 but down 15 percent from October 2022. Technical tallow production was 109 million pounds during October 2023, up 10 percent from September 2023 but down 4 percent from October 2022. Choice white grease production, at 105 million pounds during October 2023, increased 4 percent from September 2023 but decreased 3 percent from October 2022. Soybean Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2022 :September 2023 : October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crush : Soybeans crushed........................................tons: 5,899,694 5,242,931 6,041,685 Crude oil produced..............................1,000 pounds: 2,338,085 2,077,074 2,375,654 Cake and meal produced..................................tons: 4,325,878 3,843,681 4,442,466 For animal feed.......................................tons: 4,287,358 3,799,238 4,393,671 For edible protein products...........................tons: 38,520 44,443 48,795 Millfeed produced.......................................tons: 277,518 261,939 296,017 : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining.................1,000 pounds: 1,829,750 1,765,874 1,922,221 Once refined oil produced.......................1,000 pounds: 1,787,583 1,729,481 1,885,105 : Consumption : Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing1,000 pounds: 176,792 207,193 (D) Once refined oil removed for use in processing..1,000 pounds: 1,736,162 1,714,076 1,857,752 Removed for edible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 1,243,687 1,211,428 1,295,769 Removed for inedible use in processing........1,000 pounds: 492,475 502,648 561,983 : Stocks : Cake and meal on hand end of month......................tons: 352,206 327,574 291,071 Millfeed on hand end of month...........................tons: 26,008 43,317 43,568 Crude oil on hand end of month..................1,000 pounds: 1,640,358 1,184,515 1,081,714 Crusher.......................................1,000 pounds: 825,227 716,347 660,533 Refiner.......................................1,000 pounds: 245,947 189,113 177,101 Offsite.......................................1,000 pounds: 569,184 279,055 244,080 Once refined oil on hand end of month...........1,000 pounds: 453,265 417,721 424,895 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Soybean Crushing - Regional: October 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans crushed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2022 : September 2023 : October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 684,071 500,038 652,816 Iowa........................: 1,213,824 1,150,596 1,319,303 North and East 1/ ..........: 1,344,275 1,170,105 1,378,347 North Central 2/ ...........: 996,060 935,683 1,001,749 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 681,372 618,491 710,948 West Central 4/ ............: 980,092 868,018 978,522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2022 : September 2023 : October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: 275,511 203,793 262,865 Iowa........................: 482,562 458,282 525,971 North and East 1/ ..........: 520,536 462,445 536,926 North Central 2/ ...........: 386,494 360,547 386,163 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 264,720 241,627 277,776 West Central 4/ ............: 408,262 350,380 385,953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crude oil stocks at crusher :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2022 : September 2023 : October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Illinois....................: (D) 89,170 76,208 Iowa........................: 154,044 78,734 70,759 North and East 1/ ..........: 134,813 194,304 188,327 North Central 2/ ...........: 207,068 153,435 142,513 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: (D) 69,669 48,731 West Central 4/ ............: 149,295 131,035 133,995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal produced :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2022 : September 2023 : October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 490,974 365,865 474,313 Iowa........................: 901,752 844,963 977,399 North and East 1/ ..........: 981,993 847,236 1,007,371 North Central 2/ ...........: 734,825 694,395 741,309 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 495,268 451,730 517,400 West Central 4/ ............: 721,066 639,492 724,674 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cake and meal stocks :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : October 2022 : September 2023 : October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons : Illinois....................: 50,909 66,428 32,292 Iowa........................: 52,795 64,796 61,372 North and East 1/ ..........: 99,026 62,504 69,448 North Central 2/ ...........: 53,628 40,263 60,419 South, West and Pacific 3/ .: 45,918 56,154 27,207 West Central 4/ ............: 49,930 37,429 40,333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: October 2023 with Comparisons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2022 :September 2023 : October 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canola : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 208,459 217,153 208,071 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 171,282 170,450 165,337 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 120,679 124,247 120,299 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 165,410 152,413 178,851 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 160,290 147,903 173,893 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: 163,786 135,704 179,143 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: 51,079 (D) (D) Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: 59,848 59,127 63,405 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 114,767 103,948 103,639 : Cottonseed : Crush : Seeds crushed.............................................tons: 113,241 116,030 140,441 Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 29,255 28,397 38,286 Cake and meal produced....................................tons: 51,726 52,968 58,103 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,965 37,556 35,925 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,833 36,499 34,958 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: 32,272 39,879 28,795 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: 36,122 32,561 31,781 Crude oil on hand end of month....................1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 31,660 22,137 29,184 : Coconut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 38,585 (D) 29,783 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 37,756 (D) 29,512 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: 57,450 44,208 42,142 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: 78,240 77,085 61,736 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Corn : Crush : Crude oil produced................................1,000 pounds: 146,592 121,868 133,008 Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 146,101 155,872 151,756 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 140,980 149,662 147,612 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: 118,267 124,848 120,324 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: 90,279 71,026 80,126 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 76,966 51,575 68,502 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2023 with Comparisons (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : October 2022 :September 2023 : October 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm kernel : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 42,072 24,982 45,342 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: 50,989 71,122 60,917 : Palm : Consumption : Once refined oil removed for use in processing....1,000 pounds: 240,967 199,137 231,358 Removed for edible use in processing............1,000 pounds: 234,437 186,680 227,486 Removed for inedible use in processing..........1,000 pounds: 6,530 12,457 3,872 Stocks : Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 385,132 355,518 328,151 : Peanut : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 25,731 32,232 34,322 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 24,523 30,773 32,248 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: 23,981 28,587 31,075 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: 32,799 27,597 19,530 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: 4,653 4,688 5,599 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: 4,245 9,770 8,386 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: (D) (D) (D) : Sunflower : Refine : Crude oil processed in refining...................1,000 pounds: 40,863 36,039 45,180 Once refined oil produced.........................1,000 pounds: 39,865 34,891 43,267 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: 34,208 24,553 30,316 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: 48,293 48,964 42,003 Once refined oil on hand end of month.............1,000 pounds: 40,702 37,792 48,671 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Animal Fats and Oils Production, Consumption and Stocks - United States: October 2023 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item : October 2022 :September 2023 : October 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Choice white grease : Production................................................: 108,287 100,468 104,509 Removed for inedible use..................................: 106,961 102,865 103,928 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,153 9,048 5,700 Feather meal : Production................................................: 95,769 98,011 77,966 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 18,376 11,941 17,083 Lard : Production................................................: 25,225 25,012 27,205 Removed for use in processing.............................: 23,882 25,156 25,109 Removed for edible use in processing....................: (D) (D) (D) Removed for inedible use in processing..................: (D) (D) (D) Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 7,110 7,756 9,837 Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage : Production................................................: 491,779 489,565 474,851 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 61,259 56,667 61,947 Other grease : Production................................................: 29,361 22,510 23,040 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 29,570 19,750 27,348 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Poultry fats : Production................................................: 181,944 210,430 194,647 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 176,606 210,501 183,191 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 30,295 29,566 41,020 Poultry by-product meals : Production................................................: 356,010 346,596 319,993 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 70,326 86,793 111,022 Tallow, edible : Production................................................: 81,113 94,343 75,970 Removed for use in processing.............................: 81,596 98,751 77,803 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) 10,283 11,658 Tallow, inedible : Production................................................: 375,095 291,186 317,739 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 391,965 302,544 310,370 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 98,152 (D) (D) Tallow, technical : Production................................................: 113,204 98,451 108,656 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 114,555 100,510 95,427 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: (D) (D) (D) Yellow grease : Production................................................: 187,894 171,543 156,655 Removed for inedible use in processing....................: 184,149 172,343 158,785 Stocks on hand end of month...............................: 100,680 99,771 97,639 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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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