U.S. factories used 1,053.0 mln lbsof various vegetable oils in the production of edible products
during February, the Census Bureau reported.
    That compared with a revised usage of 1,075.0 mln lbs in
January and 1,084.2 mln lbs in February, 1986.
    February production of selected products included the
following, with comparisons, in mln lbs --
                 Feb 87    Jan 87    Feb 86
     Baking or
   Frying Fats -- 355.5    387.6-r   427.4
 Soybean Salad and
   Cooking Oil -- 388.1    373.3-r   351.7
 R-Revised.

    Production, continued (in mln lbs --)
                   Feb 87    Jan 87   Feb 86
 Other Salad and
    Cooking Oils   111.2    111.4-r   114.3
       Margarine   218.8    216.9-r   214.4
       Glycerine --
           Crude    21.5     25.9      31.3
         Refined    23.5     23.6-r    25.4
     Fatty Acids   102.9    112.5-r   113.1
       Meat/Meal
         Tankage   410.2    458.2-r   446.2
 R-Revised.
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