Ethanol Inventory Rises
Total domestic ethanol inventories increased 1.7% in the week ended Jan. 8 as production continued higher while demand, though up 4% from a week earlier, remains more than 12% below a year earlier.
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Total domestic ethanol inventories climbed to a 27-week high in early December as implied demand eroded further.
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Total domestic ethanol inventories climbed to a 24-week high in the final week of November as implied demand fell below 800,000 barrels per day for the first time since June 12.
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Domestic ethanol inventories posted a fourth consecutive weekly build, climbing to a 12-week high as production jumped to the highest level since March 20 while demand was at the lowest level since about mid-June.
DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | ||
TODAY | - LAST YEAR | |
as of: | 1/21/21 | 1/21/20 |
BENCHMARKS | ||
Prime Rate | 3.25 | 4.75 |
30-Day Libor | 0.13 | 1.66 |
1-Year Libor | 0.32 | 1.93 |
10-Yr. Treasury | 1.11 | 1.79 |
CCC Loan Rate | 1.125 | 2.500 |
Real Estate * | 3.94 | 4.72 |
Operating * | 4.10 | 5.09 |
Feeder Livestock * | 4.31 | 5.05 |
Farm Machinery * | 4.88 | 5.57 |
* Federal Reserve's quarterly average | ||
effective interest rates at ag banks. |
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