Table 3. U.S. Inputs to Biodiesel Production

(million pounds)

2011

January 8 17 - W 150 W 14 11

February 26 13 - W 150 W 14 11

March 68 14 - W 190 W 19 27

April 88 20 - W 236 W 15 47

May 113 21 - W 264 W 16 36

June 75 34 - W 311 W 23 49

July 77 35 - W 367 W 26 64

August 84 37 W W 398 W 34 38

September 84 27 W W 430 W 20 49

October 69 30 W W 527 W 31 39

November 84 27 W W 538 W 13 31

December 71 30 W W 592 W 15 27

Total 847 304 W W 4,153 W 240 431

2012

January 73 40 - W 306 W 20 25

February 90 43 - W 320 W 8 20

March 117 44 - W 387 W 11 23

April 112 45 - W 349 W 11 44

May 85 46 - W 428 W 16 50

June 103 46 - W 369 W 10 28

July 64 45 - W 347 W 20 30

August 48 50 - W 385 W 21 44

September 46 55 - W 322 W 19 49

October 16 59 - W 307 W 14 44

November 17 48 - W 244 W 11 22

December 16 50 - W 259 W 9 3

12 Month Total 787 571 - W 4,023 W 170 382

2013

January 16 60 - W 300 W 7 15

February 38 61 - W 275 W 8 28

March 39 71 - W 424 W 9 53

April 47 71 - W 423 W 15 56

4 Month Total 140 263 - W 1,422 W 39 152

2012 4 Month Total 392 172 - W 1,362 W 50 112

2011 4 Month Total 190 64 - W 726 W 62 96

Canola Oil

(s) = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total.

Vegetable Oils

Tallow

Animal Fats Period

- = No data reported.

Feedstock Inputs

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-22M "Monthly Biodiesel Production Survey"

Palm Oil Soybean Oil Other Poultry

W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to independent rounding.

R = Revised

Cottonseed 

Oil

Corn Oil

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Table 3a. Inputs to Biodiesel Production (continuation of table 3)

(million pounds)

2011

January 31 3 18 10 - 7 20 4

February 48 2 19 11 - 4 20 3

March 60 12 33 10 - 7 34 5

April 55 8 52 11 - (s) 46 7

May 57 10 41 15 - (s) 48 8

June 55 7 50 18 - 1 58 9

July 49 6 45 20 - 2 62 9

August 48 15 47 19 - 5 63 9

September 40 4 50 21 - (s) 64 9

October 29 7 42 21 - (s) 71 10

November 35 8 39 20 - (s) 71 10

December 26 5 35 20 - (s) 68 11

12 Month Total 533 85 471 195 - 27 626 94

2012

January 29 3 31 18 - (s) 43 7

February 29 4 34 22 - - 45 8

March 31 6 54 21 - (s) 51 9

April 41 5 61 24 - - 54 9

May 38 5 54 26 - - 60 10

June 39 4 57 27 (s) - 55 9

July 31 4 57 24 - (s) 55 9

August 34 4 67 27 - (s) 54 10

September 33 4 62 25 - - 50 9

October 41 4 57 29 - (s) 47 8

November 28 4 35 23 - - 38 7

December 35 2 44 21 - (s) 37 6

12 Month Total 409 49 613 287 (s) 1 589 101

2013

January 31 3 46 23 - 1 50 7

February 32 3 51 23 - (s) 47 7

March 36 2 72 15 - (s) 63 10

April 48 2 79 19 - 3 70 11

4 Month Total 147 10 248 80 - 5 230 35

2012 4 Month Total 130 18 180 85 - (s) 193 33

2011 4 Month Total 194 25 122 42 - 18 120 19

Other Yellow 

Grease

Period Animal Fats

Alcohol

Feedstock Inputs Other Inputs

Algae Other

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-22M "Monthly Biodiesel Production Survey"

W = Withheld to avoid discloaure of individual company data

Other

Recycled Feeds

Catalysts

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to independent rounding.

(s) = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total.

R = Revised

- = No data reported.

White 

Grease

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Summary of 2012 results

From Table 3 and 3a Feedstock categories used in RFS program

Canola Oil 787 Soybean oil 4023 55%

Corn Oil 571 Biogenic waste oils/fats/greases 1910 26%

Cottonseed Oil 0 Canola oil 787 11%

Palm Oil 0 Non-food grade corn oil 571 8%

Soybean Oil 4023 Oil from annual covercrops 0 0%

Other vegetable oils 0 Non-cellulosic portions of separated food wastes 0 0%

Poultry fat 170

Tallow 382

White grease 409

Other animal fats 49

Yellow grease 613

Other recycled feeds 287

Algae 0

Other 1

7292 million pounds

7.68 lb/gal

949 mill gal