"The domestic production of 11.3 billion pounds of fats and oils during the year beginning October 1, 1943, is expected to consist principally of the following:

"The principal imported oils are linseed, castor, and those in the high lauric acid group, principally coconut oil.

Oleomargarine production, by types, in the United States

? This is also reported to have included small quantities of oleomargarine made "exclusively from animal
oil" from 1918 through 1915.

3 This total represents the sum of the quantities shown for each type and is the total as reported by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The total reported by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue is considered to be more accurate but it is not broken down by types.

Source: Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Materials used in the manufacture of oleomargarine, by calendar years

[Thousands of pounds]

1

3324, 036 229, 242 272, 853 294, 118, 414, 505 422, 420 418, 145 403, 904

315, 268 332, 136 378, 451 436, 826

410, 737

52.3

54.6

31.4

25.6

26. 2

10.7

5.9

8.3

9.0

25. 4

33.6

30.7

42.5

52. 2

40. 4

41.6

48.9

50.4

46. 4

64.7

1.7

Linseed oil.

Babassu oil.

Palm oil.

7

.3

.3

1.9

2.2

.5

.3