U.S. LARD CONSUMPTION IN FEBRUARY U.S. factory usage of lard in the production of both edible and inedible products during February totaled 22.0 mln lbs, vs a revised 20.2 mln lbs in January, according to Census Bureau figures. In the year-earlier period, usage, which includes hydrogenated vegetable and animal fats and other oils in process, amounted to 31.4 mln lbs. Usage in February comprised 16.6 mln lbs of edible products and 5.4 mln lbs of inedible products. Total lard usage in the 1986/87 marketing season, which began October 1, amounted to 125.2 mln lbs, vs 185.6 mln lbs in the year-ago period.