EIA: US Ethanol Output Rose 7.6% Year-Over-Year
HOUSTON (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.033 million barrels per day (bpd), up 21,000 bpd week-on-week and 79,000 bpd, or 7.6%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.032 million bpd was 15,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 976,000 bpd, up 21,000 bpd week-on-week and 73,000 bpd, or 7.5% higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 977,000 bpd was 12,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
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Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 921,000 bpd, up 19,000 bpd week-on-week and 22,000 bpd, or 2.4%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average blendind demand at 898,000 bpd was 4,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were up 1,000 bpd on the week while inputs in the Midwest were up 10,000 bpd, up 6,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and up 3,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 25.481 million barrels (bbl), down 1.333 million bbl week-on-week and 252,000 bbl, or 1%, lower than in the same week last year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 7.794 million bbl, down 138,000 bbl week-on-week and 657,000 bbl, or 8.4%, lower than in the same week last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 10.631 million bbl, down 490,000 bbl week-on-week and 537,000 bbl, or 5.1%, higher than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 4.15 million bbl, down 514,000 bbl week-on-week and 339,000 bbl, or 8.2%, lower than in the same week last year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.545 million bbl, down 179,000 bbl week-on-week and 181,000 bbl, or 7.1%, higher than in the same week last year.
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