ĮŐƵƌĞƐĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ͘
/ŶϮϬϮϭ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĂůůƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚǁĂƐϭϬ͘ϱ
ŵŝůůŝŽŶŵĞƚƌŝĐƚŽŶƐ;ŵŵƚͿ͕ĚŽǁŶũƵƐƚϬ͘ϲйĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌLJĞĂƌ͘
dŽƚĂů h͘^͘ ĨĂƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ǁĂƐ ϲ ŵŵƚ͕ ƵƉ ϭй ĨƌŽŵ
ϮϬϮϬ͘KĨƚŚĂƚ͕ƚŽƚĂůƚĂůůŽǁƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƚŽϮ͘ϴŵŵƚ͕ĂŶ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŽĨŶĞĂƌůLJϭϬйŝŶϮϬϮϭ͘WƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŝŶĞĚŝďůĞƚĂůůŽǁ
ǁĂƐϭ͘ϳŵŵƚ͕ĂŐĂŝŶŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϭй͖ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƚĂůůŽǁǁĂƐ
ϲϬϲ͕ϭϬϬŵĞƚƌŝĐƚŽŶƐ;ŵƚͿ͕ƵƉŶĞĂƌůLJϲй͖ĂŶĚĞĚŝďůĞƚĂůůŽǁǁĂƐ
ϰϲϲ͕ϴϬϬŵƚ͕ĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŽĨŶĞĂƌůLJϭϬй͘
Last year saw record U.S. imports of rendered fats rise to
ϰϵϰ͕ϱϬϬŵƚ͕ĂůĞĂƉŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰϬйĨƌŽŵϮϬϮϬ͘dŚŝƐƐƚĞĞƉ
ƌŝƐĞŝŶŝŵƉŽƌƚƐĐĂŶďĞĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĨƵĞů ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĚŝĞƐĞů͕
ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůĂŶĚĐŽƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚĚŝĞƐĞů͘ZĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĚŝĞƐĞůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ
ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĨĂǀŽƌĂďůĞŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞŐĂƐƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƐĐŽƌĞƐ
ĂŵŽŶŐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůZĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ&ƵĞů
^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ƚŚĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ>ŽǁĂƌďŽŶ&ƵĞů^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ĂŶĚĂŶĞǁ
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĂĚŽƉƚĞĚďLJKƌĞŐŽŶŝŶϮϬϮϬ͘
ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƐƚĂƚĞĂŶĚĨĞĚĞƌĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ
ĂƌĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJƵƐŝŶŐƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĚŝĞƐĞůƚŽŵĞĞƚƌŝƐŝŶŐƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ
ĨƵĞůƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ͘dŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌůŽǁͲĐĂƌďŽŶĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬƐ
ŝŶϮϬϮϭǁĂƐĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚĂƐŝŵƉŽƌƚƐŽĨƚĂůůŽǁƚŽƉƉĞĚϯϯϯ͕ϯϬϬŵƚ͕
ƵƉŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϯϳйĨƌŽŵϮϬϮϬ͕ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚLJĞĂƌƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ
^ƚĂƚĞƐǁĂƐĂŶĞƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĞƌŽĨƚĂůůŽǁ͘dŽƉƵƚƚŚŝƐŝŶƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͕
ƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϭϲ͕ŝŵƉŽƌƚƐŽĨƚĂůůŽǁŚĂǀĞƐŚŽƚƵƉĂǁŚŽƉƉŝŶŐϯϮϮй͘
Similarly, imports of yellow grease/used cooking oil rose to
ϭϮϵ͕ϱϬϬŵƚŝŶϮϬϮϮ͕ĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϱйĨƌŽŵϮϬϮϬ͘
LJĞĂƌĂŐŽ͕Ă:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϮϭĂƌƟĐůĞŝŶŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůDĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ
ƟƚůĞĚ͞ZĞŶĞǁĂďůĞŝĞƐĞů͛ƐZŝƐŝŶŐdŝĚĞ͟ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶŽĨϭϰƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĚŝĞƐĞůƉůĂŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞ
h͘^͕͘ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƵƌ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů͘ LJ LJĞĂƌƐ
ĞŶĚ͕ Ă ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϭ ĂƌƟĐůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ƟƚůĞĚ
͞WŝůůĂƌƐ ŽĨ EĞǁ WƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ͟ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ
ĚŝĞƐĞůĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĂǀŝĂƟŽŶĨƵĞůƉůĂŶƚůŝƐƚŚĂƐŶŽǁƐǁĞůůĞĚ
ƚŽϮϲ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů͕ĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ƵŶĚĞƌ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚͿ͘tŚĞŶĨƵůůLJƌĞĂůŝnjĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ
Continued on page 14
Table 1
were suspended in 2020 to ensure worker safety, and
ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƐĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJƌĞƐƵŵĞĚ͕ĂďĂĐŬůŽŐŽĨĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ
ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƉĂƉĞƌǁŽƌŬ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ
2021 and into 2022.
ǀĞŶ ĂŵŝĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ĐŚĂŝŶ ĚŝƐƌƵƉƟŽŶƐ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ
ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞh͘^͘ƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ
ŝƐǁĞůůͲƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚĂƐĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŝƐƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕
ƉƌŝĐĞƐĂƌĞŚŝŐŚĂŶĚŬĞLJĞdžƉŽƌƚŵĂƌŬĞƚƐĂƌĞŽƉĞŶ͘dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
is a review of the 2021 market for U.S. rendered products.
ŽŵĞƐƟĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ
ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕
ƚŽƚĂů h͘^͘ ĐĂƩůĞ ƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ϮϬϮϭ ǁĂƐ ϯϯ͘ϴ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŚĞĂĚ͕
ƵƉŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϯйĨƌŽŵϮϬϮϬ͕ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐĂƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞͲ
ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ ƵƉƐǁŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƩůĞ ĐLJĐůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϲ͘
ĂƚƚůĞ ƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ϱй ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ĨŝǀĞ LJĞĂƌƐ͖
ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂŶŶƵĂůůŝǀĞǁĞŝŐŚƚĚŝƉƉĞĚƐůŝŐŚƚůLJĨƌŽŵϭ͕ϯϳϯ
ƉŽƵŶĚƐŝŶϮϬϮϬƚŽϭ͕ϯϳϭŝŶϮϬϮϭ͘ǀĞŶƐŽ͕ŝƚƐŚŽǁƐĂƐƚĞĂĚLJ
ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞϱйŐĂŝŶŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚϭϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘
,ŽŐƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌǁĂƐϭϮϵŵŝůůŝŽŶŚĞĂĚ͕ĚŽǁŶϮйĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ƉƌŝŽƌLJĞĂƌ͘ŶŶƵĂůŚŽŐƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌŚĂƐƌŝƐĞŶϲйŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĮǀĞ
LJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚϭϰйŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚϭϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘ǀĞƌĂŐĞŚŽŐůŝǀĞǁĞŝŐŚƚ
was 288 pounds in 2021, down a pound from a year earlier.
ƚϵ͘ϯϮďŝůůŝŽŶŚĞĂĚ͕ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌǁĂƐĚŽǁŶďLJũƵƐƚ
Ϭ͘ϮйĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮϬϮϬƌĞĐŽƌĚ͕ǁŝƚŚĂϯйŐĂŝŶŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚĮǀĞ
LJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚϵйŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚϭϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚĞďƌŽŝůĞƌĂŶĚŵĂƚƵƌĞ
ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶ ůŝǀĞǁĞŝŐŚƚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ϲ͘ϰϭ ƚŽ ϲ͘ϰϲ ƉŽƵŶĚƐ͕
ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƉǁĂƌĚƚƌĞŶĚŽĨŚĞĂǀŝĞƌďŝƌĚƐ͘dƵƌŬĞLJƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ
ĨĞůůŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϯйĨƌŽŵϮϮϯŵŝůůŝŽŶďŝƌĚƐŝŶϮϬϮϬƚŽϮϭϱŵŝůůŝŽŶ
last year, while average annual liveweight showed a slight
ďƵŵƉĨƌŽŵϯϮ͘ϮϱƉŽƵŶĚƐŝŶϮϬϮϬƚŽϯϮ͘ϮϴƉŽƵŶĚƐŝŶϮϬϮϭ͘
ŌĞƌĨĂůůŝŶŐƚŽĂϭϬͲLJĞĂƌůŽǁŽĨϮϮ͘ϰŵŝůůŝŽŶďŝƌĚƐƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌĞĚ
ŝŶϮϬϮϬ͕ĚƵĐŬƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞƌĞďŽƵŶĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶϴй
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŽϮϰ͘ϯŵŝůůŝŽŶďŝƌĚƐŝŶϮϬϮϭ͘
h͘^͘ ƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ ŝŶ dĂďůĞ Ϯ
ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵƉŝůĞĚ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ h^ͬE^^ &ĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ KŝůƐ͗ KŝůƐĞĞĚ
Crushings, Production, Consumption, and Stocks Annual
^ƵŵŵĂƌLJ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞLJĞůůŽǁŐƌĞĂƐĞĂŶĚƵƐĞĚĐŽŽŬŝŶŐŽŝů
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