### 142 U.S. Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review December 2009 

# T **able 10.4 Biodiesel Overview**

**Feed stock**  a **Losses and Co**  **products** b **Production Trade** 

**Stocks** d **Stock Change**  e **Bal ancing**  **Item** f **Consumption Imports**  **Exports Net**  **Imports** c TBtu TBtu Mbbl MMgal TBtu Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl MMgal TBtu

**2 001 Total** 

.................... **1 (s) 204 9 1 78 39 39 NA NA NA 243 10 1 2**  **002 Total**

.................... **1 (s) 250 10 1 191 56 135 NA NA NA 385 16 2 2**  **003 Total**

.................... **2 (s) 338 14 2 94 110 -16 NA NA NA 322 14 2 2**  **004 Total**

.................... **4 (s) 666 28 4 97 124 -26 NA NA NA 640 27 3 2**  **005 Total**

.................... **12 (s) 2,162 91 12 207 206 1 NA NA NA 2,163 91 12 2**  **006 Total**

.................... **32 (s) 5,963 250 32 1,069 828 242 NA NA NA 6,204 261 33**
**2 007**  January ................ 4 (s) 692 29 4 237 103 135 NA NA NA 827 35 4 February .............. 3 (s) 564 24 3 148 173 -25 NA NA NA 539 23 3 March ................... 4 (s) 775 33 4 114 293 -179 NA NA NA 596 25 3 April ..................... 4 (s) 765 32 4 179 605 -426 NA NA NA 339 14 2 May ...................... 5 (s) 958 40 5 110 543 -432 NA NA NA 526 22 3 June ..................... 5 (s) 943 40 5 364 418 -54 NA NA NA 889 37 5 July ...................... 7 (s) 1,237 52 7 269 895 -626 NA NA NA 611 26 3 August ................. 7 (s) 1,298 55 7 409 644 -236 NA NA NA 1,062 45 6 September ........... 7 (s) 1,224 51 7 299 515 -215 NA NA NA 1,008 42 5 October ................ 6 (s) 1,188 50 6 428 583 -155 NA NA NA 1,033 43 6 November ............ 5 (s) 993 42 5 245 965 -720 NA NA NA 273 11 1 December ............ 6 (s) 1,026 43 5 539 741 -202 NA NA NA 824 35 4 **Total**

.................... **63 1 11,662 490 62 3,342 6,477 -3,135 NA NA NA 8,528 358 46**
**2 008**  January ................ 7 (s) 1,369 58 7 598 1,100 -501 NA NA NA 868 36 5 February .............. 7 (s) 1,228 52 7 838 1,384 -546 NA NA NA 683 29 4 March ................... 7 (s) 1,359 57 7 274 1,172 -898 NA NA NA 461 19 2 April ..................... 8 (s) 1,451 61 8 688 1,592 -904 NA NA NA 547 23 3 May ...................... 8 (s) 1,478 62 8 513 1,364 -850 NA NA NA 628 26 3 June ..................... 9 (s) 1,653 69 9 512 1,758 -1,246 NA NA NA 406 17 2 July ...................... 10 (s) 1,835 77 10 526 1,421 -894 NA NA NA 941 40 5 August ................. 10 (s) 1,856 78 10 907 1,606 -699 NA NA NA 1,157 49 6 September ........... 9 (s) 1,716 72 9 908 1,452 -544 NA NA NA 1,173 49 6 October ................ 9 (s) 1,675 70 9 721 1,333 -612 NA NA NA 1,064 45 6 November ............ 9 (s) 1,645 69 9 612 1,181 -569 NA NA NA 1,076 45 6 December ............ 7 (s) 1,203 51 6 404 766 -362 NA NA NA 841 35 5 **Total**

.................... **100 1 18,468 776 99 7,502 16,128 -8,626 NA NA NA 9,842 413 53**
**2 009**  January ................ 4 (s) 795 33 4 304 1,150 -846 57 57 137 29 1 (s) February .............. 5 (s) 846 36 5 158 1,166 -1,009 119 62 254 29 1 (s) March ................... 4 (s) 767 32 4 383 203 180 357 238 0 709 30 4 April ..................... 5 (s) 912 38 5 52 154 -102 389 32 0 778 33 4 May ...................... 5 (s) 929 39 5 117 417 -300 375 -14 0 643 27 3 June ..................... 5 (s) 904 38 5 138 366 -229 367 -8 0 683 29 4 July ...................... 6 (s) 1,077 45 6 58 581 -523 309 -58 0 611 26 3 August ................. 7 (s) 1,214 51 7 126 397 -271 317 8 0 935 39 5 September ........... 6 (s) 1,123 47 6 123 224 -101 222 -95 0 1,117 47 6 **9-Month Total**

..... **47 1 8,566 360 46 1,457 4,658 -3,201 222 222 391 5,534 232 30**
**2 008 9-Month Total** 

..... **76 1 13,945 586 75 5,765 12,848 -7,083 NA NA NA 6,862 288 37 2**  **007 9-Month Total**

..... **46 1 8,456 355 45 2,130 4,189 -2,059 NA NA NA 6,397 269 34**

a Total vegetable oil and other biomass inputs to the production of biodiesel. b Losses and co-products from the production of biodiesel. Does not include n atural gas, electricity, and other non-biomass energy used in the production of b iodiesel—these are included in the industrial sector consumption statistics for the a ppropriate energy source.

c Net imports equal imports minus exports. d Stocks are at end of period. e A negative value indicates a decrease in stocks and a positive value indicates a n increase.

f Beginning in 2009, because of incomplete data coverage and different data s ources, “Balancing Item” is used to balance biodiesel supply and disposition.

NA=Not available. (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu. Notes: • Mbbl = thousand barrels. MMgal = million U.S. gallons. TBtu = trillion B tu. • Biodiesel data in thousand barrels are converted to million gallons by m ultiplying by 0.042, and are converted to trillion Btu by multiplying by 0.005359 ( the approximate heat content of biodiesel—see Table A3). For other conversion f actors related to biodiesel, see Table A3 (columns 11 and 12, and footnote "h").
• Through 2000, data are not available. Beginning in 2001, data are estimates.
• Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
• Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Web Page: See http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/renew.html for all available d ata beginning in 2001.

Sources: • **Feedstock:** Calculated as biodiesel production in thousand barrels m ultiplied by 0.005433 (the biodiesel feedstock factor—see Table A3).
• **Losses and Co-products:** Calculated as biodiesel feedstock minus biodiesel p roduction. • **Production: 2001-2005—** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation, Bioenergy Program records. Annual data a re derived from quarterly data. Monthly data are estimated by dividing the annual da ta by the number of days in the year and then multiplying by the number of days in th e month. **2006—** U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "M311K - Fats and Oils: Production, Consumption, and Stocks," data for soybean o il consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel). In addition, the U.S. Energy Informatio n Administration (EIA), Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, estimates th at 14.4 million gallons of yellow grease were consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel)

. **2007 forward—** U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "M311K - Fats and Oils: Production, Consumption, and Stocks," data for all fats and oi ls consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel). • **Trade:** U.S. Department of Agricultur e, imports data for Harmonized Tariff Schedule code 3824.90.40.20 (Fatty Este rs Animal/Vegetable/Mixture), and exports data for Schedule B code 3824.90.40.0 0 (Fatty Substances Animal/Vegetable/Mixture). Although these categories includ e products other than biodiesel (such as those destined for soaps, cosmetics, an d other items), biodiesel is the largest component. In the absence of other reliab le data for biodiesel trade, EIA sees these data as good estimates. • **Stocks** and **Stock Change:** EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), monthly reports, Table 1, data for renewable fuels except fuel ethanol. • **Balancing Item:** Calculated a s biodiesel consumption and biodiesel stock change minus biodiesel production an d biodiesel net imports. • **Consumption: 2001-2008—** Calculated as biodies el production plus biodiesel net imports. **January and February 2009—** EIA, PSM , monthly reports, Table 1, data for refinery and blender net inputs of renewable fue ls except fuel ethanol. **March 2009 forward—** Calculated as biodiesel production plu s biodiesel net imports minus biodiesel stock change.