EIA Weekly Ethanol Report
EIA: US Ethanol Output Climbs 3.1% Year-Over-Year; Stocks Up
VIENNA (DTN) -- Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.118 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Feb. 13, up 8,000 bpd week-on-week and 34,000 bpd, or 3.1%. higher than in the same week last year, the Energy Information Administration reported Thursday. Four-week average output at 1.074 million bpd was in line with year-ago levels.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.058 million bpd, up 5,000 bpd week-on-week and 25,000 bpd, or 2.4%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.017 million bpd was 3,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.
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Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 866,000 bpd, up 25,000 bpd week-on-week and 16,000 bpd, or 1.9%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average blending demand at 845,000 bpd was 4,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were up 16,000 bpd on the week while inputs in the Midwest were up 4,000 bpd, up 2,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and up 3,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 25.588 million barrels (bbl), up 341,000 bbl week-on-week and 630,000 bbl, or 2.4%, lower than in the same week last year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 7.544 million bbl, up 45,000 bbl week-on-week and 706,000 bbl, or 8.6%, lower than in the same week last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 10.594 million bbl, down 196,000 bbl week-on-week and 195,000 bbl, or 1.9%, higher than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 4.373 million bbl, up 401,000 bbl week-on-week and 328,000 bbl, or 7%, lower than in the same week last year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.676 million bbl, up 78,000 bbl week-on-week and 281,000 bbl, or 11.7%, higher than in the same week last year.
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