United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary ISSN: 24709840 March 2016
2015 Fats and Oils Oilseed Crushings, Production, and Data Published As part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program, the 2015 Annual Summary of the Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and contains data for May through December of 2015. Annual totals are not included in this report since a partial year was collected and summarized. While the program was in place during 2015, monthly totals of soybeans crushed for crude oil ranged from 4.04 million tons in September 2015 to 5.10 million tons in October 2015. Crude oil production ranged from 1.53 billion pounds to 1.96 billion pounds. The two regions with the largest amount of crush were the North and East, which is comprised of Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and the Iowa. Canola seeds crushed for crude oil spanned between 99.1 thousand tons crushed in October 2015 to 187.4 thousand tons in September 2015. Tallow was published in three categories (edible, inedible, and technical). The largest percentage of tallow production was inedible tallow at approximately 63%. Choice white grease production ranged from 107.2 million pounds during August 2015 to 118.8 million pounds in May 2015. Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016) 3
Soybean Crushing, Production, and United States: 2015 Item May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 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 4,682,322 1,754,179 3,472,958 3,432,552 40,406 235,330 4,549,103 1,708,286 3,380,130 3,332,573 47,557 226,653 4,672,921 1,738,053 3,468,950 3,412,727 56,223 235,788 4,337,340 1,626,655 3,193,281 3,133,606 59,675 223,371 Crude oil processed in refining... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced... 1,000 pounds 1,439,683 1,400,207 1,499,818 1,458,282 1,462,350 1,425,963 1,437,891 1,406,585 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 Removed for inedible use in processing... 1,000 pounds 1,348,234 1,078,712 269,522 1,448,372 1,158,925 289,447 1,410,582 1,088,812 321,770 116,726 1,394,520 1,117,803 276,717 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 See footnote(s) at end of table. 456,016 51,724 1,812,875 1,054,953 254,724 503,198 376,449 300,225 34,400 1,773,201 1,027,209 266,861 479,131 380,046 310,185 36,698 1,791,738 993,484 255,926 542,328 354,715 306,757 32,480 1,661,276 823,426 331,736 506,114 338,446 continued 4 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016)
Soybean Crushing, Production, and United States: 2015 (continued) Item September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 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 4,036,896 1,531,282 2,974,159 2,934,985 39,174 200,994 5,104,010 1,962,937 3,742,412 3,684,955 57,457 258,909 4,973,534 1,901,853 3,655,750 3,600,752 54,998 251,965 5,011,324 1,929,027 3,669,213 3,610,090 59,123 262,266 Crude oil processed in refining...1,000 pounds Once refined oil produced...1,000 pounds 1,435,640 1,396,101 1,610,904 1,575,910 1,461,965 1,433,449 1,445,949 1,401,107 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 Removed for inedible use in processing...1,000 pounds 1,344,392 1,098,750 245,642 1,530,330 1,258,068 272,262 90,941 1,390,793 1,121,110 269,683 112,270 1,337,705 1,053,797 283,908 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. 240,755 19,709 1,516,385 736,754 275,561 504,070 338,433 360,253 33,515 1,569,861 747,770 270,002 552,089 370,508 342,962 38,826 1,545,181 750,725 267,049 527,407 420,677 270,421 31,927 1,576,849 778,789 304,192 493,868 395,661 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016) 5
Soybean Crushing al: 2015 Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... See footnote(s) at end of table. Soybeans crushed May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 (tons) (tons) (tons) (tons) 527,050 999,851 1,122,112 586,822 630,186 816,301 606,566 1,042,505 1,069,307 515,011 551,190 764,524 Crude oil produced 553,006 963,713 1,107,382 662,728 607,366 778,726 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 199,753 373,025 411,841 221,107 235,004 313,449 229,969 384,007 395,927 198,012 207,559 292,812 Crude oil stocks at crusher 210,218 355,836 405,282 244,417 228,211 294,089 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 263,758 154,548 233,055 220,252 52,299 131,041 260,325 176,662 210,258 177,279 61,165 141,520 Cake and meal produced 235,709 159,745 193,378 185,604 67,866 151,182 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 (tons) (tons) (tons) (tons) 384,474 741,843 836,302 447,321 458,922 604,096 443,421 771,184 800,609 391,598 405,561 567,757 Cake and meal stocks 402,832 713,971 823,075 501,675 445,672 581,725 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 (tons) (tons) (tons) (tons) 74,899 93,268 105,526 57,914 50,768 73,641 61,107 62,259 69,294 21,242 53,669 32,654 64,068 54,557 94,817 28,561 45,137 23,045 592,782 924,771 967,985 644,551 535,207 672,044 229,564 343,825 356,274 240,608 200,663 255,721 186,815 148,111 161,482 193,973 43,847 89,198 437,569 679,922 716,415 477,627 390,476 491,272 57,547 46,941 78,902 31,862 42,426 49,079 continued 6 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016)
Soybean Crushing al: 2015 (continued) Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Iowa... North Central 2... South, West and Pacific 3... Soybeans crushed September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 (tons) (tons) (tons) (tons) 484,419 875,192 1,016,594 591,078 509,672 559,941 555,931 1,085,673 1,251,197 745,497 656,450 809,262 Crude oil produced 580,134 1,117,349 1,186,723 675,509 653,803 760,016 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 187,146 327,503 381,500 223,883 198,914 212,336 215,171 414,237 478,700 288,655 255,682 310,492 Crude oil stocks at crusher 224,717 424,938 449,049 261,263 251,126 290,760 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 164,881 103,783 175,137 176,772 49,694 66,487 83,246 109,952 232,422 191,806 64,052 66,292 Cake and meal produced 87,395 134,659 203,856 204,776 62,928 57,111 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 (tons) (tons) (tons) (tons) 355,560 649,413 746,864 441,511 366,874 413,937 398,012 797,408 917,687 556,667 477,898 594,740 Cake and meal stocks 418,043 835,465 870,005 497,698 472,620 561,919 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 (tons) (tons) (tons) (tons) 44,165 42,035 53,217 26,602 38,902 35,834 51,288 69,455 95,336 31,603 66,479 46,092 79,993 64,965 65,415 23,946 65,399 43,244 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, North Carolina and South Carolina. 4 West Central includes Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. 587,325 1,118,485 1,105,040 709,052 665,297 826,125 232,176 427,106 425,422 275,314 252,254 316,755 91,653 147,848 198,288 227,072 64,403 49,525 423,765 827,142 816,299 516,838 475,881 609,288 49,628 45,944 77,279 23,431 35,663 38,476 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016) 7
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, and United States: 2015 Item May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 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 Cake and meal on hand end of month... tons Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 114,135 96,026 65,606 141,220 137,706 133,378 66,066 104,149 88,704 60,068 110,561 107,139 121,328 73,802 161,341 134,932 92,243 145,288 133,466 140,035 37,336 74,395 147,512 120,026 82,076 132,503 128,794 132,656 83,700 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 Cake and meal on hand end of month... tons Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 141,846 43,639 64,958 54,697 53,547 51,442 53,074 43,617 125,787 38,971 55,528 49,090 48,705 55,723 56,310 43,662 110,345 33,035 49,101 52,009 51,578 59,450 58,230 36,572 97,738 29,271 44,806 45,192 43,886 43,476 46,450 36,458 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 Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 40,119 38,530 62,128 85,109 26,409 47,981 46,882 68,679 92,718 18,312 54,219 52,447 74,903 97,939 18,994 56,689 55,403 77,537 89,674 25,624 Corn 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 Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds See footnote(s) at end of table. continued 8 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016)
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, and United States: 2015 (continued) Item September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 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 Cake and meal on hand end of month... tons Crude oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 187,362 157,247 103,385 141,649 134,121 157,011 67,337 99,117 81,606 55,587 85,389 82,822 86,736 86,736 57,349 128,925 108,222 71,958 99,481 98,094 91,462 55,944 165,762 135,689 91,746 102,980 96,540 98,205 72,843 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 Cake and meal on hand end of month... tons Crude oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 116,505 36,021 54,485 49,427 47,255 39,487 42,316 48,635 123,060 37,719 58,556 50,383 48,556 50,839 44,836 46,670 135,714 41,950 61,007 50,854 49,486 44,338 43,407 47,772 149,644 46,826 70,040 54,603 54,020 44,042 47,977 49,144 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 Crude oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 46,965 45,628 72,119 108,123 25,782 40,128 38,908 62,046 112,588 30,512 53,810 52,472 71,061 85,510 30,517 35,724 35,270 50,075 99,332 31,137 Corn 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 Crude oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds See footnote(s) at end of table. continued Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016) 9
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, and United States: 2015 (continued) Item May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 Olives Crush Crushed for oil... tons Virgin oil produced... 1,000 pounds d oil produced... 1,000 pounds d oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Virgin oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds d oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Palm kernel Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 33,465 90,109 29,973 84,513 29,768 97,557 34,387 81,101 Palm Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 141,603 136,910 4,693 377,332 157,995 147,667 10,328 365,663 178,735 165,458 13,277 352,521 170,257 164,502 5,755 346,704 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 Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 18,612 10,513 25,611 23,546 19,820 19,820 13,465 22,970 21,184 22,219 16,926 18,675 16,713 17,761 16,452 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 Once refined oil removed for use in processing... 1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month... 1,000 pounds 22,169 20,501 25,416 31,163 23,254 37,175 35,177 33,317 24,803 23,155 33,797 31,997 34,818 53,153 18,487 43,479 40,916 30,139 37,676 31,638 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 See footnote(s) at end of table. 23,141 24,501 28,863 27,523 16,553 continued 10 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016)
Selected Oilseed Crushing, Production, and United States: 2015 (continued) Item September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 Olives Crush Crushed for oil... tons Virgin oil produced...1,000 pounds d oil produced...1,000 pounds d oil removed for use in processing...1,000 pounds Virgin oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds d oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 510 Palm kernel Once refined oil removed for use in processing...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 33,570 86,719 41,397 90,368 30,797 122,672 37,003 124,857 Palm Once refined oil removed for use in processing...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 177,219 165,349 11,870 364,151 194,332 184,030 10,302 379,381 175,526 169,454 6,072 422,115 171,269 163,525 7,744 473,268 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 Once refined oil removed for use in processing...1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 25,271 23,134 23,048 23,048 21,213 35,971 33,210 30,347 12,062 26,563 24,371 23,256 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 Once refined oil removed for use in processing...1,000 pounds Crude oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds Once refined oil on hand end of month...1,000 pounds 22,773 21,675 26,731 20,869 44,642 42,502 37,260 54,688 25,967 39,719 38,630 30,517 68,834 34,294 41,254 39,688 36,787 53,659 33,464 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. Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. 28,941 31,753 22,835 25,188 26,224 11,286 25,939 28,933 11,357 25,912 25,722 21,987 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016) 11
Animal Fats and Oils Production, and United States: 2015 Item May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 Choice white grease Removed for inedible use... Fatty acids Feather meal Glycerin, crude Processed in refining... Glycerin, refined Lard Removed for use in processing... Removed for edible use in processing... Removed for inedible use in processing... Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage Other grease Removed for inedible use in processing... Poultry fats Removed for inedible use in processing... Poultry byproduct meals Tallow, edible Removed for use in processing... Removed for edible use in processing... Removed for inedible use in processing... Tallow, inedible Removed for inedible use in processing... Tallow, technical Removed for inedible use in processing... Yellow grease Removed for inedible use in processing... See footnote(s) at end of table. (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 118,849 119,328 19,634 93,489 17,034 25,338 25,917 17,447 495,421 89,480 65,928 67,602 189,379 175,006 20,372 248,878 60,308 67,807 77,196 28,753 296,905 298,733 98,909 102,098 103,538 155,319 139,568 95,456 116,705 115,031 18,840 91,527 15,885 28,884 28,705 14,308 473,234 66,311 71,689 72,204 181,315 178,860 15,850 235,049 49,412 64,251 65,558 31,895 284,102 297,329 92,079 86,150 85,661 173,967 165,451 92,012 107,580 109,442 15,131 92,653 17,744 24,504 29,665 7,393 397,569 63,128 77,704 73,185 173,661 146,729 18,658 227,466 54,509 60,035 70,912 25,919 251,530 254,916 85,660 85,997 95,951 31,125 155,237 145,397 93,151 107,163 103,818 17,240 97,549 17,288 32,120 43,023 423,079 71,562 74,569 75,898 190,825 185,108 18,194 252,901 55,666 57,280 78,202 23,430 267,221 247,073 108,501 100,321 106,374 28,200 160,926 152,346 98,283 continued 12 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016)
Animal Fats and Oils Production, and United States: 2015 (continued) Item September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 Choice white grease Removed for inedible use... Fatty acids Feather meal Glycerin, crude Processed in refining... Glycerin, refined Lard Removed for use in processing... Removed for edible use in processing... Removed for inedible use in processing... Meat meal, meat and bone meal, and dry rendered tankage Other grease Removed for inedible use in processing... Poultry fats Removed for inedible use in processing... Poultry byproduct meals Tallow, edible Removed for use in processing... Removed for edible use in processing... Removed for inedible use in processing... Tallow, inedible Removed for inedible use in processing... Tallow, technical Removed for inedible use in processing... Yellow grease Removed for inedible use in processing... Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate. (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) 118,144 122,376 12,490 100,570 20,082 31,434 30,654 6,436 493,284 51,930 78,227 80,407 199,998 190,134 22,899 261,440 60,971 85,849 95,652 29,013 270,022 277,329 93,732 84,581 108,020 10,016 169,938 184,272 83,656 114,187 115,087 11,338 91,910 19,777 29,825 28,841 6,676 466,020 60,677 57,552 68,165 202,707 203,971 18,546 235,528 54,488 83,526 88,788 23,112 275,016 271,842 94,478 82,800 89,169 13,261 151,888 159,747 75,133 116,647 117,543 10,715 98,132 19,215 32,776 32,593 6,334 488,082 58,432 56,696 55,378 208,092 204,600 18,535 250,461 50,244 83,941 84,042 23,250 303,999 303,543 92,336 105,338 111,404 14,063 146,001 141,867 79,475 117,902 119,056 9,253 90,908 19,785 29,998 29,534 8,619 511,225 57,972 56,127 57,101 198,753 192,601 22,056 236,453 53,622 78,930 86,352 16,667 287,203 288,841 90,866 94,100 102,820 13,100 170,566 166,779 90,019 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016) 13
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. Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch... (202) 7206146 Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section... (202) 7200684 Stephanie Brennan Field Crops Chemical Use... (202) 6900392 Natasha Bruton Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (202) 7207644 Ryan Cowen Farms, Land in Farms, Census of Agriculture... (202) 6903233 Doug Farmer Vegetable Chemical Use... (202) 7207492 Virginia Harris Census of Agriculture... (502) 5825293 Miste Salmon Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (202) 6903226 Dominique Sims Census of Agriculture... (202) 6904752 Theresa Varner Farm Labor, Chemical Use... (202) 6902284 14 Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, and 2015 Summary (March 2016)
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