EIA: US Ethanol Production Rose 3.7% to 9-Week High Last Week
OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) -- Overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.081 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Oct. 18, the Energy Information Administration reports, up 39,000 bpd week-on-week and 41,000 bpd, or 3.8%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.044 million bpd was 22,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.014 million bpd, up 29,000 bpd week-on-week and 27,000 bpd, or 2.7%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 985,000 bpd was 15,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 915,000 bpd, up 3,000 bpd week-on-week and 7,000 bpd, or 0.8%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average blending demand at 912,000 bpd was 7,000 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 down 1,000 bpd, up 3,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and down 2,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 22.223 million bbl, down 52,000 bbl week-on-week and 825,000 bbl, or 3.7%, higher than in the same week last year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 6.97 million bbl, up 218,000 bbl week-on-week and 422,000 bbl, or 6.1%, higher than in the same week last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 8.895 million bbl, down 244,000 bbl week-on-week and 552,000 bbl, or 6.2%, higher than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 3.943 million bbl, down 9,000 bbl week-on-week and 492,000 bbl, or 12.5%, higher than in the same week last year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.07 million bbl, down 21,000 bbl week-on-week and 648,000 bbl, or 31.3%, lower than in the same week last year.
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