Table 1.
US inputs to biodiesel production (million kilograms).
| Period | Vegetable Oil (Million kg) | Animal Fats (Million kg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canola Oil | Corn Oil | Cottonseed Oil | Soybean Oil | Other | Poultry | Tallow | |
| January | 49.4 | 80.3 | - | 236.3 | W | 5.0 | W |
| February | 42.4 | 60.7 | - | 260.7 | W | 5.4 | 9.4 |
| March | 59.6 | 65.7 | - | 297.6 | W | 10.7 | W |
| April | 62.8 | 38.0 | - | 304.7 | S | W | 10.9 |
| May | 58.9 | 38.3 | - | 365.3 | W | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| June | 50.0 | 42.7 | W | 338.9 | 5.9 | W | 9.7 |
| July | W | 60.5 | W | 351.5 | W | W | 24.6 |
| August | W | 67.3 | W | 338.0 | W | W | 20.0 |
| September | W | 61.7 | - | 334.0 | W | 10.4 | 12.4 |
| October | W | 45.8 | - | 328.0 | W | 9.5 | 23.6 |
| November | W | 60.3 | - | 309.8 | - | 6.4 | 15.0 |
| December | W | 66.7 | - | 337.5 | - | 3.2 | 17.2 |
| Total | 565.2 | 687.6 | 0.3 | 3802.5 | W | 78.5 | 166.9 |
| % of total | 10.7 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 71.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
Table with -, W, S indicates no data, withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data, and value is less than 0.5 of the table metrics. However, the value is included in any associated total. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-22M “Monthly Biodiesel Production Survey.” U.S. EIA| Monthly Biodiesel Production Report (2020).