EIA Weekly Ethanol Report

Karim Bastati
DTN Analyst

VIENNA (DTN) -- Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.09 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended June 19, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday. That's down 12,000 bpd week-on-week and 9,000 bpd, or 0.8%, higher than in the same week last year. The four-week average output at 1.102 million bpd was 2,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.

Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.037 million bpd, down 4,000 bpd week-on-week and 14,000 bpd, or 1.4%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.044 million bpd was 1,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.

Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 923,000 bpd, up 3,000 bpd week-on-week and 10,000 bpd, or 1.1%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average blending demand at 912,000 bpd was 4,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.

Blender inputs at the East Coast were up 4,000 bpd on the week while inputs in the Midwest were up 1,000 bpd, down 3,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and unchanged on the West Coast.

Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 24.585 million barrels (bbl), up 111,000 bbl week-on-week and 181,000 bbl, or 0.7%, higher than in the same week last year.

East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 6.702 million bbl, down 127,000 bbl week-on-week and 968,000 bbl, or 12.6%, lower than in the same week last year.

Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 10.258 million bbl, up 201,000 bbl week-on-week and 529,000 bbl, or 5.4%, higher than in the same week last year.

Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 5.153 million bbl, up 213,000 bbl week-on-week and 753,000 bbl, or 17.1%, higher than in the same week last year.

West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.121 million bbl, down 159,000 bbl week-on-week and 147,000 bbl, or 6.5%, lower than in the same week last year.

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