EIA: U.S. Ethanol Output Climbs 2.3% Y-o-Y, Stocks Up


   
Maria Eugenia Garcia
DTN Energy Editor

   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration reported on 
Wednesday (2/11) that overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 
1.11 million bpd, up 154,000 bpd week-on-week and 26,000 bpd, or 2.3% higher 
than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.075 million bpd 
was 2,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.053 million bpd, up 151,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 20,000 bpd, or 1.9% higher than in the same week last year. 
Four-week average output at 1.019 million bpd was 1,000 bpd below the same four 
weeks last year.
Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 841,000 bpd, up 50,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 9,000 bpd, or 1.1% lower than in the same week last year. 
Four-week average blendind demand at 842,000 bpd was 7,000 bpd below the same 
four weeks last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were up 5,000 bpd on the week while inputs in 
the Midwest were up 22,000 bpd, up 26,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and down 2,000 
bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 25.247 million bbl, up 111,000 
bbl week-on-week and 971,000 bbl, or 3.8% lower than in the same week last year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 7.499 million bbl, up 579,000 
bbl week-on-week and 751,000 bbl, or 10% lower than in the same week last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 10.79 million bbl, down 54,000 bbl 
week-on-week and 391,000 bbl, or 3.6% higher than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 3.972 million bbl, down 273,000 
bbl week-on-week and 729,000 bbl, or 18.4% lower than in the same week last 
year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.598 million bbl, down 145,000 
bbl week-on-week and 40,000 bbl, or 1.5% higher than in the same week last year.

    

    




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