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Table 10.4 Biodiesel Overview

Feedstocka

Losses

and Coproductsb Production

Trade

Stocksd Stock

Changee

Balancing

Imports Exports Itemf Consumption

Net

Importsc

TBtu TBtu Mbbl MMgal TBtu Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl Mbbl MMgal TBtu

2001 Total .................... 1 (s) 204 9 1 78 39 39 NA NA NA 243 10 1

2002 Total .................... 1 (s) 250 10 1 191 56 135 NA NA NA 385 16 2

2003 Total .................... 2 (s) 338 14 2 94 110 -16 NA NA NA 322 14 2

2004 Total .................... 4 (s) 666 28 4 97 124 -26 NA NA NA 640 27 3

2005 Total .................... 12 (s) 2,162 91 12 207 206 1 NA NA NA 2,163 91 12

2006 Total .................... 32 (s) 5,963 250 32 1,069 828 242 NA NA NA 6,204 261 33

2007 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

2008 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

2009 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

2008 9-Month Total ..... 76 1 13,945 586 75 5,765 12,848 -7,083 NA NA NA 6,862 288 37

2007 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

natural gas, electricity, and other non-biomass energy used in the production of

biodiesel—these are included in the industrial sector consumption statistics for the

appropriate 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

an increase. f Beginning in 2009, because of incomplete data coverage and different data

sources, “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

Btu. • Biodiesel data in thousand barrels are converted to million gallons by

multiplying 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

factors 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

data beginning in 2001.

Sources: • Feedstock: Calculated as biodiesel production in thousand barrels

multiplied by 0.005433 (the biodiesel feedstock factor—see Table A3).

• Losses and Co-products: Calculated as biodiesel feedstock minus biodiesel

production. • Production: 2001-2005—U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Commodity Credit Corporation, Bioenergy Program records. Annual data are

derived from quarterly data. Monthly data are estimated by dividing the annual data

by the number of days in the year and then multiplying by the number of days in the

month. 2006—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "M311K -

Fats and Oils: Production, Consumption, and Stocks," data for soybean oil

consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel). In addition, the U.S. Energy Information

Administration (EIA), Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, estimates that

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 oils

consumed in methyl esters (biodiesel). • Trade: U.S. Department of Agriculture,

imports data for Harmonized Tariff Schedule code 3824.90.40.20 (Fatty Esters

Animal/Vegetable/Mixture), and exports data for Schedule B code 3824.90.40.00

(Fatty Substances Animal/Vegetable/Mixture). Although these categories include

products other than biodiesel (such as those destined for soaps, cosmetics, and

other items), biodiesel is the largest component. In the absence of other reliable

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 as

biodiesel consumption and biodiesel stock change minus biodiesel production and

biodiesel net imports. • Consumption: 2001-2008—Calculated as biodiesel

production plus biodiesel net imports. January and February 2009—EIA, PSM,

monthly reports, Table 1, data for refinery and blender net inputs of renewable fuels

except fuel ethanol. March 2009 forward—Calculated as biodiesel production plus

biodiesel net imports minus biodiesel stock change.