EIA: US Ethanol Output, Blending Demand, Stocks Up on Week
OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) -- Overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.107 million barrels per day (bpd) through Dec. 20, up 45,000 bpd week-on-week and unchanged versus the same week last year, the Energy Information Administration said.
Four-week average output at 1.090 million bpd was 85,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.045 million bpd, unchanged week-on-week, while 2,000 bpd lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.030 million bpd was 8,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 920,000 bpd, up 17,000 bpd week-on-week and 14,000 bpd, or 1.5%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average blending demand at 895,000 bpd was 7,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were up 7,000 bpd on the week while inputs in the Midwest were up 2,000 bpd, up 5,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and up 2,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 23.1 million barrels (bbl) versus 22.6 million bbl the week prior while 1.77% lower than the same week last year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 6.8 million bbl, down from 7.135 million bbl in the week ended Dec. 13. Currently, PADD 1 supply is down 2.9% versus the same week last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week of Dec. 20 at 9.1 million bbl, up from 8.711 million bbl the previous week but 1.1% lower than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 stocks ended the week at 4.3 million bbl, up about 200,000 bbl while down 4.4% versus the same week last year.
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