EIA Weekly Ethanol Report
EIA: US Ethanol Inventories Rise 2.1% on Year
HOUSTON (DTN) -- Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.143 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Oct. 30, the Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday. That's up 25,000 bpd week-on-week and 50,000 bpd, or 4.6%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.127 million bpd was 23,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.09 million bpd, up 28,000 bpd week-on-week and 58,000 bpd, or 5.6%, higher than in the same week last year.
Four-week average output at 1.07 million bpd was 24,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
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Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 899,000 bpd, down 8,000 bpd week-on-week and 2,000 bpd, or 0.2%, lower than in the same week last year.
Four-week average blending demand at 853,000 bpd was 6,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were unchanged on the week while inputs in the Midwest were down 5,000 bpd, unchanged on the Gulf Coast and down 2,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 24.434 million bbl, down 89,000 bbl on a weekly basis and 506,000 bbl, or 2.1%, higher than in the same week last year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 6.981 million bbl, up 164,000 bbl from previous week and 523,000 bbl, or 8.1%, higher than in the same week last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 9.697 million bbl, down 100,000 bbl week-on-week and 330,000 bbl, or 3.3%, lower than in the same period last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 4.864 million bbl, down 134,000 bbl week-on-week and 146,000 bbl, or 2.9%, lower than in the same week last year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.553 million bbl, down 17,000 bbl week-on-week and 447,000 bbl, or 21.2%, higher than in the same week last year.
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