EIA Weekly Ethanol Report

Karim Bastati
DTN Analyst

VIENNA (DTN) -- Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.118 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Oct. 23, the Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday. That's up 24,000 bpd week-on-week and 5,000 bpd, or 0.4%, lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.083 million bpd was 4,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.

Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.062 million bpd, up 29,000 bpd week-on-week and 1,000 bpd, or 0.1%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.029 million bpd was 5,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.

Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 907,000 bpd, up 16,000 bpd week-on-week and 3,000 bpd, or 0.3%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average blending demand at 899,000 bpd was 8,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.

Blender inputs on the East Coast were up 7,000 bpd on the week while inputs in the Midwest were up 5,000 bpd, up 4,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and remained unchanged from last week on the West Coast.

Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 24.523 million bbl, down 35,000 bbl week-on-week and 1.868 million bbl, or 8.2%, higher than in the same week last year.

East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 6.817 million bbl, down 284,000 bbl week-on-week and 321,000 bbl, or 4.9%, higher than in the same week last year.

Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 9.797 million bbl, up 145,000 bbl week-on-week and 646,000 bbl, or 7.1%, higher than in the same week last year.

Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 4.998 million bbl, down 211,000 bbl week-on-week and 832,000 bbl, or 20%, higher than in the same week last year.

West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.57 million bbl, up 311,000 bbl week-on-week and 88,000 bbl, or 3.5%, higher than in the same week last year.

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