Note: On March 23, 2026, the file “OilCropsAllTables.xlsx” was published in a new format. All data and tables from the original files are still included, but the format is updated to enhance data accessibility for all users. In addition, individual commodity files (e.g., Soy.xlsx) are no longer published.
The Oil Crops Yearbook is a compilation of the supply and demand statistics for oil crops, animal fats, and their respective products. This data product is published each year in March and include data published in the monthly Oil Crops Outlook.
The Oil Crops Yearbook contains historical datasets on U.S. and global statistics for: oilseeds, oilseeds meals, fats, and oils, including supply, use, stocks, and farm and wholesale price series. The Yearbook includes some State-level oilseed acreage, yield, and production estimates. Annual international imports and exports are also included in this dataset—as well as information on the global supply and distribution of oil crops, vegetable oils, and protein meal.
All underlying data in the Oil Crops Yearbook are derived from USDA’s primary data sources, except for a few tables that indicate that the USDA, ERS estimates are made when reported data are unavailable. The ERS Oil Crops team combines and aggregates data from multiple Federal agencies’ public reports, including: World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB), USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), and USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
The key purpose of the Oil Crops Yearbook is to provide the only publicly available compilation of historical supply and demand statistics for oilseeds and oilseeds products. Users can view and download the historical Oil Crop Yearbooks in the zip file below.
The Oil Crops Yearbook is available in both the XLSX and CSV files. The CSV files contain all data points in the Oil Crop Yearbook Tables, with one data point per row. For more information on the CSV files’ variable names and general annotations see the User Guide on the documentation page.