Table 3. U.S. Inputs to biodiesel production

million pounds

Period Canola oil Corn oil Cottonseed oil Palm oil Soybean oil Other Poultry Tallow

2018

January 128 153 (s) - 462 (s) 6 W

February 102 143 - - 496 (s) 6 W

March 101 155 - - 624 (s) W 23

April 116 178 (s) - 520 (s) W 43

May W 178 W - 581 (s) 8 49

June W 170 (s) - 624 W 10 51

July W 193 W - 671 W 12 56

August 108 202 - - 705 W 19 54

September 96 169 W - 689 W 17 49

October 101 178 W - 699 W 17 59

November W 185 W - 704 W 13 30

December W 181 W - 768 (s) 10 21

12 Month Total W 2,085 W - 7,542 W 133 484 

2019

January W 145 W - 623 (s) W 24

February W 137 - - 560 (s) 16 20

March 83 141 (s) - 617 W W 24

April 121 154 W - 632 (s) 9 26

May W 144 W - 659 W 19 29

June W 155 (s) - 594 W 16 23

July 118 154 (s) - 709 W 18 22

August 108 162 (s) - 701 W 16 24

September 124 134 W - 599 W 11 24

October 115 131 - - 558 W 15 29

November 100 142 - - 527 W 12 26

December 99 161 - - 541 W 11 21

12 Month Total 1,234 1,760 W - 7,318 W 163 292 

2020

January 109 177 - - 521 W 11 W

February 93 134 - - 575 W 12 21

March 131 145 - - 656 W 24 W

April 138 84 - - 672 (s) W 24

May 130 84 - - 805 W 9 12

June 110 94 W - 747 13 W 21

July W 133 W - 775 W W 54

August W 148 W - 745 W W 44

September W 136 - - 737 W 23 27

October W 101 - - 723 W 21 52

November W 133 - - 683 - 14 33

December W 147 - - 744 - 7 38

12 Month Total 1,246 1,516 1 - 8,383 W 173 368 

2019 12 Month Total 1,234 1,760 W - 7,318 W 163 292 

2018 12 Month Total W 2,085 W - 7,542 W 133 484 

- = No data reported

R = Revised

W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

NA = Not Available

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

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

Feedstock inputs

Vegetable oils Animal fats

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

 Beginning with data for October 2020, Form EIA-819 "Monthly Report of Biofuels, Fuels from Non-Biogenic Wastes, Fuel Oxygenates, Isooctane,

 and Isooctene"
Table 3a. U.S. Inputs to biodiesel production (continuation of table 3)

million pounds

Period White grease Other Yellow grease Other Algae Other Alcohol Catalysts

2018

January 44 4 103 W (s) 1 98 20

February 44 5 123 W - 4 100 19

March 49 5 138 11 - W 118 23

April 54 W 140 10 - W 112 21

May 53 5 154 12 - W 120 23

June 57 W 150 15 - W 126 24

July 51 6 152 12 - W 131 24

August 55 W 147 18 - W 136 26

September 58 5 136 17 - W 129 24

October 59 3 148 13 - W 137 25

November 48 4 137 15 - W 128 23

December 45 4 140 22 - W 150 26

12 Month Total 618 53 1,668 168 - W 1,485 280 

2019

January 63 3 121 22 - W 119 22

February 49 4 124 17 - W 104 20

March 58 6 121 15 - W 117 21

April 57 3 134 24 - W 151 25

May 43 1 138 30 - W 126 22

June 45 (s) 119 W - W 115 21

July 40 1 118 23 - W 126 23

August 30 W 115 28 - 9 127 23

September 27 3 115 32 - W 119 23

October 46 2 116 28 - W 120 30

November 36 2 111 W - W 105 22

December 41 W 113 W - W 119 21

12 Month Total 536 W 1,445 W - W 1,448 274 

2020

January 48 2 115 29 - W 114 21

February 43 3 91 23 - W 104 20

March 36 3 103 22 - W 125 22

April 42 7 71 18 - W 117 22

May 40 1 51 11 - W 122 22

June 53 W 70 12 - W 121 23

July 55 W 82 25 - W 131 25

August 55 W 80 26 - W 165 25

September 73 W 85 29 - W 129 24

October 57 3 108 W - W NA NA

November 53 3 112 W - - NA NA

December 57 4 86 W - - NA NA

12 Month Total 612 37 1,053 240 - W NA NA 

2019 12 Month Total 536 W 1,445 W - W 1,448 274 

2018 12 Month Total 618 53 1,668 168 - W 1,485 280 

- = No data reported

R = Revised

W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

NA = Not Available

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

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

1

 Beginning with data for October 2020, inputs of alcohol and catalysts are no longer collected. 

Other inputs 1 Feedstock inputs

Animal fats Recycled feeds

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

 Beginning with data for October 2020, Form EIA-819 "Monthly Report of Biofuels, Fuels from Non-Biogenic Wastes, Fuel Oxygenates, Isooctane, 

 and Isooctene"