Per Capita Consumption of Fats
and Oils in Food Products
Pounds per Capita
Source: USDA, ERS, Oil Crops Yearbook,
March 2011
90
Other Uses --- Lard
-- Tallow
-- Butter
80
70
A
P
R
I
L
60
Margarine
50
40
Baking / Frying
2
0
1
1
30
20
Salad / Cooking
10
0
'80
'85
'90
'95
'00
'05
'10
Consumption of fats and oils in food products increased by 3.0 pounds per capita in 2010
compared with the previous year. The 80.9 pounds consumed per person during 2010
computes to a 3.9% increase compared with 2009, and it is the third yearly increase recorded
during the last four years. However, the 2010 consumption increase is also just the third
increase recorded over the last eight years (2002 through 2010). Prior to 2003, per capita
consumption had increased in 14 of the previous 22 years.
It should be noted that unusually large consumption increases for baking/ frying in 2001 and
salad/cooking in 2000 coincided with a change in the data source. Census Bureau data was
the source for these categories, except for the 2000 through 2002 time period when USDA
Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates were used. Comparisons between the time
periods for these two categories and for all food uses may not be appropriate due to changes
in the methodology used to calculate per capita consumption.
The data depicted in the graph above is detailed in the table on page 3 of this bulletin. The
graphs on pages 2 and 4 depict per capita consumption patterns for each category of fats
and oils in food products over the past 31 years. The source for all data used in this
bulletin is the March 2011 edition of Oil Crops Yearbook, published by the Economic
Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Per Capita Consumption of Fats and Oils
in Food Products: Butter
Pounds per Capita
Source: USDA, ERS, Oil Crops Yearbook,
March 2011
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5
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Per Capita butter consumption for 2010 was 4.9 pounds per
capita, a decrease of 0.1 pound from the previous year.
The highest per capita consumption during the 31-year
period depicted by the graph to the left was 5.3 pounds in
1985. Per capita consumption in 2010 was 7.5% below the
1985 peak, but 22.5 % greater than the low of 4.0 pounds
consumed in 1997 & 1990.
Butter consumption in 2010 was 136.1% of margarine
usage on a per capita basis. This is the highest butter-tomargarine ratio recorded during the 1980 through 2010
period, surpassing the previous high of 135.1% in 2009.
The average butter-to-margarine ratio during this period
was 63.2%, with a low of 36.7% in 1990.
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2
1
Per Capita Consumption of Fats and Oils
in Food Products: Margarine
0
'80
'85
'90
'95
'00
'05
'10
Pounds per Capita
Consumption of margarine in 2010 totaled 3.6 pounds per
capita, which was a 0.1 pound decrease compared with
2009. As indicated by the graph to the right, per capita
margarine consumption has exhibited a persistent
downward trend since the early 1990's, decreasing or
remaining unchanged during 15 of the last 17 years.
Furthermore, margarine consumption in 2010 was only
31.6% of the amount recorded in 1980 on a per capita
basis.
Source: USDA, ERS, Oil Crops Yearbook,
March 2011
12
10
8
6
4
2
Per Capita Consumption of Fats and Oils
in Food Products: Salad / Cooking
'80
'85
'90
'95
'00
'05
'10
The graph to the left depicts a upward trend in per capita
consumption of fats and oils in salad and cooking. The
2010 total was 52.5 pounds per person, an increase of 1.3
pounds (+2.5%) compared with 2009, but down 1.7 pounds
(-3.1%) from the peak recorded in 2008. Precise
comparisons to pre-2000 data may not be appropriate due
to the data source changes previously noted. However, the
trend of increasing per capita consumption of fats and oils
in the salad/cooking category is prevalent during both
periods covered by the different data sources.
Pounds per Capita
Source: USDA, ERS, Oil Crops Yearbook,
March 2011
60
0
50
40
30
20
10
Per Capita Consumption of Fats and Oils
in Food Products: Baking / Frying
0
'80
'85
'90
'95
'00
'05
'10
Pounds per Capita
Per capita consumption of fats and oils in the baking and
frying category totaled 15.2 pounds in 2010, a decrease of
0.8 pounds (-5.0%) compared with 2009. This is the 8th
consecutive year that per capita consumption has
decreased in this category.
Comparing 2010 with 2002, the peak year for this category,
per capita consumption decreased 18.1 pounds (-54.4%).
Even though comparisons over the entire period depicted
by the graph to the right may not be appropriate due to
data source changes, the overall trend for this category
had been increasing prior to the last eight years.
Source: USDA, ERS, Oil Crops Yearbook,
March 2011
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
'80
'85
'90
'95
'00
'05
'10
Fats and Oils: Domestic Consumption in Food Products
pp
p
Calendar
year
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 4/
Butter
(actual weight)
Total
Per
capita
Mil. lbs.
Lbs.
1,018
975
1,011
1,150
1,176
1,276
1,203
1,141
1,125
1,168
988
1,145
1,245
1,243
1,278
1,240
1,142
1,130
1,210
1,307
1,266
1,265
1,272
1,302
1,324
1,351
1,408
1,432
1,535
1,528
1,508
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.9
5.0
5.3
5.0
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.0
4.5
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.2
4.0
4.4
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.9
Baking or
frying fats
Source:
3/
3/
3/
4/
588
573
586
487
493
427
418
442
434
423
291
254
239
201
155
106
152
209
196
202
221
325
370
369
220
460
499
487
317
448
462
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.1
2.1
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.2
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
1.1
1.3
1.3
0.8
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.0
1.5
1.5
Mil. lbs.
Per
capita
Lbs.
Salad or
cooking oils
Total
Per
capita
Mil. lbs.
Lbs.
4,150
4,199
4,195
4,269
5,039
5,478
5,328
5,205
5,282
5,322
5,571
5,663
5,732
6,495
6,305
5,926
5,914
5,606
5,669
5,886
6,482
9,315
9,607
9,549
9,576
8,644
7,434
6,338
5,504
4,906
4,701
18.2
18.3
18.1
18.2
21.3
23.0
22.1
21.4
21.6
21.5
22.3
22.3
22.3
25.0
23.9
22.2
21.9
20.5
20.5
21.1
23.0
32.6
33.3
32.8
32.6
29.2
24.9
21.0
18.1
16.0
15.2
4,836
4,986
4,980
5,526
5,325
5,702
6,016
6,429
6,754
6,331
6,278
6,659
6,946
6,907
6,845
7,057
6,924
7,652
7,532
8,030
9,522
10,144
11,430
11,683
11,724
12,658
13,322
15,159
16,519
15,731
16,267
Total
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
p
,
Lard 2/
(direct food use)
Total
Per
capita
Mil. lbs.
Lbs.
21.2
21.7
21.4
23.6
22.5
23.9
25.0
26.5
27.6
25.6
25.1
26.3
27.0
26.5
26.0
26.5
25.7
28.0
27.3
28.8
33.7
35.6
39.7
40.2
40.0
42.7
44.6
50.2
54.2
51.2
52.5
,
Tallow 1/
(direct food use)
Total
Per
capita
Mil. lbs.
Lbs.
241
223
304
495
410
471
438
226
206
63
154
364
610
565
639
711
784
580
868
996
1,125
869
974
1,108
1,163
1,116
1,160
889
896
212
1,023
1.1
1.0
1.3
2.1
1.7
2.0
1.8
0.9
0.8
0.3
0.6
1.4
2.4
2.2
2.4
2.7
2.9
2.1
3.1
3.6
4.0
3.0
3.4
3.8
4.0
3.8
3.9
2.9
2.9
0.7
3.3
Other edible
uses 2/
Total
Per
capita
Mil. lbs.
Lbs.
343
384
374
365
404
375
404
316
318
313
291
321
367
451
426
434
361
297
365
431
429
408
402
386
436
480
642
507
503
517
530
1.5
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.6
2.1
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.7
Margarine
(actual weight)
Total
Per
capita
Mil. lbs.
Lbs.
2,591
2,573
2,582
2,446
2,472
2,588
2,761
2,565
2,543
2,526
2,731
2,691
2,821
2,887
2,610
2,463
2,471
2,344
2,297
2,241
2,353
2,012
1,889
1,549
1,554
1,207
1,389
1,387
1,302
1,152
1,124
11.4
11.2
11.1
10.4
10.5
10.9
11.5
10.6
10.4
10.2
10.9
10.6
11.0
11.1
9.9
9.2
9.2
8.6
8.3
8.0
8.3
7.1
6.6
5.3
5.3
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.3
3.7
3.6
All food products
Total
Per
capita
Mil. lbs.
Lbs.
13,045
13,204
13,312
14,020
14,589
15,544
15,775
15,582
15,928
15,406
15,561
16,329
17,147
17,923
17,480
17,196
17,025
17,124
17,436
18,385
20,674
23,682
25,311
25,375
25,421
25,404
25,295
25,636
26,009
23,957
25,088
57.3
57.4
57.3
59.8
61.7
65.2
65.6
64.2
65.0
62.3
62.2
64.4
66.7
68.9
66.4
64.5
63.1
62.7
63.1
65.8
73.2
83.0
87.9
87.3
86.6
85.8
84.6
84.9
85.3
77.9
80.9
Economic Research Service, USDA, Oil Crops Yearbook, OCS-2011, March 2011.
1/ Direct use is an ERS calculation.
3/ ERS estimates.
2/ Factory use as a proxy for domestic consumption in other edible products.
4/ Preliminary.
Statistical
Uniform Price
Mar '11
20.28
21.06
22.88
21.27
19.43
19.21
19.40
19.43
20.33
19.70
Northeast
Appalachian
Florida
Southeast
Upper Midwest
Central
Mideast
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
Arizona
Feb '11
18.75
19.58
21.38
19.60
17.23
17.50
17.68
17.78
18.42
18.18
Per Capita Consumption of Fats and Oils
in Food Products: Tallow, Lard, Other
Pounds per Capita
Source: USDA, ERS, Oil Crops Yearbook,
March 2011
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Producer Price
Differential
Other Uses
Mar '11
0.88
------------0.03
-0.19
0.00
0.03
0.93
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Class I
Utilization
Feb '11
1.75
------------0.23
0.50
0.68
0.78
1.42
-----
Mar '11
41.37
69.38
82.38
60.50
14.20
38.87
40.86
28.67
62.85
29.45
Feb '11
42.55
68.58
84.24
65.16
13.23
34.10
41.47
28.89
37.26
32.43
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