EIA Weekly Ethanol Report

Karim Bastati
DTN Analyst

VIENNA (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration reported Sept. 10 that overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.099 million bpd in the week ending Sept. 4, down 11,000 bpd week-on-week and 6,000 bpd, or 0.5% lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.102 million bpd was 22,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.

Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.038 million bpd, down 15,000 bpd week-on-week and 9,000 bpd, or 0.9% lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.046 million bpd was 20,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.

Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 908,000 bpd, down 32,000 bpd week-on-week and 28,000 bpd, or 3.2% higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average blending demand at 924,000 bpd was 11,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.

Blender inputs at the East Coast were down 7,000 bpd on the week while inputs in the Midwest were down 12,000 bpd, down 14,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and remained unchanged on the week on the West Coast.

Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 25.187 million bbl, up 152,000 bbl week-on-week and 2.35 million bbl, or 10.3% higher than in the same week last year.

East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 7.684 million bbl, up 92,000 bbl week-on-week and 982,000 bbl, or 14.7% higher than in the same week last year.

Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 9.822 million bbl, up 382,000 bbl week-on-week and 115,000 bbl, or 1.2% higher than in the same week last year.

Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 5.172 million bbl, down 77,000 bbl week-on-week and 1.563 million bbl, or 43.3% higher than in the same week last year.

West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.18 million bbl, down 241,000 bbl week-on-week and 281,000 bbl, or 11.4% lower than in the same week last year.

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