U.S. TALLOW PRODUCTION AND STOCKS U.S. factory production of inedible tallow and grease amounted to 421.5 mln lbs in February, vs a revised 471.5 mln lbs the previous month and 419.2 mln lbs in the year-ago period, the Census Bureau said. The bureau placed February factory production of edible tallow at 96.9 mln lbs, vs a revised 111.4 mln lbs the previous month and 122.7 mln lbs in February a year earlier. It estimated factory and warehouse stocks of inedible tallow on February 28 at 410.7 mln lbs, vs a revised 351.6 mln the previous month and 361.9 mln in February, 1986. End-Feb stocks of edible tallow amounted to 41.9 mln lbs, vs a revised 40.1 mln lbs and 48.6 mln lbs in their respective periods. Factory consumption of inedible tallow and grease in February was assessed at 238.3 mln lbs, vs a revised 250.4 mln lbs a month earlier and 220.5 mln lbs in the year-ago period. During February, factories used 65.3 mln lbs of edible tallow, vs a revised 71.8 mln and 84.6 mln, respectively. Total factory production and consumption of tallow in the 1987 marketing season, which began Jan 1, vs the 1986 season, were as follows, in mln lbs -- Production -- 1987 1986 Inedible 893.0 920.1 Edible 208.3 274.7 Consumption -- Inedible 488.7 473.7 Edible 137.1 176.4