ISSN: 23799862 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and Released February 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights November 2017 contained 30 days. December 2017 contained 31 days. Soybeans crushed for crude oil was 5.29 million tons (176 million bushels) in December 2017, compared to 5.20 million tons (173 million bushels) in November 2017 and 5.07 million tons (169 million bushels) in December 2016. Crude oil produced was 2.02 billion pounds up 2 percent from November 2017 and up 3 percent from December 2016. Soybean once refined oil production at 1.42 billion pounds during December 2017 decreased 3 percent from November 2017 but increased 1 percent from December 2016. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil was 174 thousand tons in December 2017, compared to 151 thousand tons in November 2017 and 179 thousand tons in December 2016. Canola crude oil produced was 150 million pounds up 16 percent from November 2017 and up slightly from December 2016. Canola once refined oil production at 116 million pounds during December 2017 was down 8 percent from November 2017 and down 1 percent from December 2016. Cottonseed once refined oil production at 54.7 million pounds during December 2017 was up 20 percent from November 2017 and up 6 percent from December 2016. Edible tallow production was 78.2 million pounds during December 2017, down 14 percent from November 2017 but up 3 percent from December 2016. Inedible tallow production was 324 million pounds during December 2017, up 1 percent from November 2017 and up 3 percent from December 2016. Technical tallow production was 96.1 million pounds during December 2017, down 20 percent from November 2017 and down 4 percent from December 2016. Choice white grease production at 104 million pounds during December 2017 decreased 11 percent from November 2017 and decreased 15 percent from December 2016.
Soybean Crushing, Production, and United States: December 2017 with Comparisons Item Crush Soybeans crushed... tons Crude oil produced... 1,000 pounds Cake and meal produced... tons For animal feed... tons For edible protein products... tons Millfeed produced... tons 5,071,493 1,950,176 3,690,668 3,628,323 62,345 273,479 5,200,462 1,977,005 3,829,140 3,779,048 50,092 272,552 5,292,673 2,017,218 3,900,126 3,849,160 50,966 268,494 Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds 1,440,556 1,406,505 1,482,830 1,455,439 1,452,312 1,418,239 Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Removed for edible use in processing... 1,000 pounds 120,200 1,376,935 1,083,997 292,938 1,485,032 1,173,519 311,513 75,738 1,315,306 992,730 322,576 Cake and meal on hand end of month... tons Millfeed on hand end of month... tons Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Crusher... 1,000 pounds r... 1,000 pounds Offsite... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 403,901 42,509 1,505,351 632,124 303,620 569,607 366,919 354,998 34,110 1,379,223 651,572 276,997 450,654 311,358 497,783 48,837 1,588,286 776,417 340,338 471,531 355,149 2 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and (February 2018)
Soybean Crushing al: December 2017 with Comparisons Soybeans crushed (tons) (tons) (tons) 641,988 1,090,185 1,102,200 690,151 660,057 886,912 Crude oil produced 621,917 1,110,239 1,185,186 667,253 707,525 908,342 (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 252,510 414,879 428,512 260,797 255,052 338,426 240,877 425,604 445,371 250,328 268,217 346,608 Crude oil stocks at crusher (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 118,626 122,691 117,929 147,289 82,320 43,269 84,535 90,213 203,449 166,333 Cake and meal produced (tons) (tons) (tons) 462,693 795,276 803,907 500,821 478,293 649,678 Cake and meal stocks 452,066 828,782 865,530 499,021 513,025 670,716 (tons) (tons) (tons) 94,385 69,580 79,529 38,060 65,333 57,014 55,418 53,873 110,529 17,772 74,789 42,617 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. 638,819 1,114,536 1,227,815 671,632 717,027 922,844 249,755 426,177 457,012 256,483 271,303 356,488 106,505 132,749 209,925 197,591 78,050 51,597 465,246 828,683 890,477 508,165 523,477 684,078 94,845 90,446 136,304 27,705 86,169 62,314 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and (February 2018) 3
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, and United States: December 2017 with Comparisons Item Canola Crush Seeds crushed... tons Crude oil produced... 1,000 pounds Cake and meal produced... tons Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Cake and meal on hand end of month... tons Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 178,637 149,916 103,139 120,438 117,307 138,866 237,622 68,912 151,301 129,766 84,801 129,749 126,549 155,300 179,148 81,801 173,525 150,263 97,069 119,040 115,972 138,378 62,865 158,539 90,766 Cottonseed Crush Seeds crushed... tons Crude oil produced... 1,000 pounds Cake and meal produced... tons Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Cake and meal on hand end of month... tons Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 167,631 50,386 76,853 53,081 51,498 53,464 33,198 48,385 174,179 52,356 76,810 46,813 45,544 44,463 22,798 54,426 172,655 50,621 78,349 56,650 54,747 54,325 15,132 53,755 Coconut Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 73,352 33,019 40,333 61,063 77,995 45,999 58,543 29,694 Corn Crush Crude oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds See footnote(s) at end of table. 199,226 174,361 169,295 180,875 77,259 65,528 195,754 189,687 185,674 168,720 84,479 81,078 continued 4 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and (February 2018)
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, and United States: December 2017 with Comparisons (continued) Item Palm kernel 34,970 76,215 45,867 117,287 37,984 109,878 Palm 165,297 159,763 5,534 437,231 214,003 208,540 5,463 374,322 180,234 177,390 2,844 396,006 Peanut Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 14,416 27,577 26,471 26,372 26,483 24,440 23,353 Safflower Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Sunflower Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds Crude oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 25,574 24,059 32,692 56,593 41,338 31,151 29,773 62,834 55,842 32,359 30,920 39,259 78,798 42,244 Vegetable foots, raw and acidulated Oil produced... 1,000 pounds Oil removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds Oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Represents zero. Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Not available. Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and (February 2018) 5
Animal Fats and Oils Production, and United States: December 2017 with Comparisons Item Choice white grease Removed for inedible use... on hand end of month... Feather meal on hand end of month... Lard Removed for use in processing... Removed for edible use in processing... Removed for inedible use in processing... on hand end of month... Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage on hand end of month... Other grease on hand end of month... Poultry fats on hand end of month... Poultry byproduct meals on hand end of month... Tallow, edible Removed for use in processing... Removed for edible use in processing... Removed for inedible use in processing... on hand end of month... Tallow, inedible on hand end of month... Tallow, technical on hand end of month... Yellow grease on hand end of month... Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 121,400 124,399 10,463 96,485 17,039 41,586 42,776 540,870 60,233 70,213 72,635 198,816 204,487 20,637 257,030 49,846 75,621 75,240 23,394 314,080 309,464 89,800 99,891 108,418 17,540 169,013 181,148 76,163 116,982 116,986 8,185 98,186 21,257 32,938 32,278 5,231 560,590 65,880 69,326 71,590 205,767 205,961 23,034 269,747 64,981 91,393 100,557 19,957 322,136 322,849 94,977 120,147 125,991 159,461 153,392 89,581 103,689 103,260 8,523 96,508 22,949 31,311 30,294 6,759 553,544 61,593 49,905 49,284 211,023 210,268 23,846 276,941 74,203 78,212 75,325 22,743 324,103 321,398 96,158 96,129 101,712 10,295 182,972 185,594 86,307 6 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and (February 2018)
Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 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 followup is conducted. Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with nonresponse by using historical data and current data relationships. Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for nonreporting 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 nonsampling 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 Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Email inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Jody McDaniel, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch... (202) 7206146 Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section... (202) 7200684 Stephanie Brennan Census of Agriculture... (202) 6900392 Natasha Bruton Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (202) 7207644 David Colwell Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (202) 6903226 Doug Farmer Vegetable Chemical Use... (202) 7207492 Joseph Hagedorn Census of Agriculture... (202) 6902284 Virginia Harris Census of Agriculture... (502) 5825293 Dominique Sims Census of Agriculture... (202) 6904752 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and (February 2018) 7
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