Imported oils – coconut oil, palm oil – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Roger Hoskin Global production of coconut oil is forecast at 2.6 million metric tons, close to last year’s total of 2.65 million tons. A slight decline in Philippine production is being offset by rises in coconut production in Indonesia. […]
Category: Situation and Outlook Report: Oil Crops
Outlook for other oil crops – cottonseed, peanuts, sunflowers, corn oil – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Cottonseed Crop Revised Downward, Still Expected to Outpace Use Parallel to other U.S. oilseeds, cotton acreage surged in 1991/92, driven by a lower Acreage Reduction Program (ARP) requirement and strong lint prices. However, adverse weather […]
Animal fats – 1991 U.S. animal fat production, consumption, prices, trade – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Economic Research Service report Roger Hoskin A strong livestock economy is helping boost production of animal fats. Lard production is projected to climb slightly in 1990/91 to 975 million pounds, up from an estimated 880 million last year. Lard […]
World vegetable oil situation and outlook – increase in vegetable oil production boosts ending stocks; palm oil buoys world oil production; China and USSR targeted for export bonus vegetable oil – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Nancy Morgan Increase in Vegetable Oil Production Boosts Ending Stocks World vegetable and marine oil output […]
1991/92 U.S. soybean situation and outlook – exports climb to 4-year high; crush at alltime high; record soybean meal use; domestic soybean oil use affected by competitive oils – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Soybean plantings in 1991 climbed 1.3 million acres above last season. The rise was accompanied by a record […]
U.S. soybean situation and outlook – 1991 production, consumption, prices, trade; 1992 forecasts – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Roger Hoskin 1991 Acreage Exceeds Early Season Expectations USDA’s June Acreage reported that farmers have planted 59.8 million acres of soybeans. The total exceeds last year’s plantings by 3 percent. But probably more […]
U.S. production trends for high-protein soybean meal – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Mark S. Ash Abstract: Production of high-protein soybean meal can be distinguished from 44-percent protein meal using reported data on hull meal, or soybean millfeeds. The analysis indicates that U.S. production of high-protein soybean meal has grown both absolutely […]
Soybean quality issues: cleaning practices at commercial elevators – analysis of costs – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Bengt Hyberg Abstract: Results from a National Grain and Feed Association Survey indicate 20 percent of the elevators handling soybeans clean some portion of those beans. The national average soybean cleaning costs range from […]
Outlook for other oilseeds – cottonseed, peanuts, sunflower seed and corn oil – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Jim Schaub Cottonseed Abundant Cottonseed Supplies for 1991/92 This year’s large cotton crop is expected to yield the largest cottonseed production since 1937. Estimated cottonseed production is 6.814 million tons, up 14.2 percent from […]