EIA: U.S. Ethanol Production Edges Higher, Up 10.7% on Yr


   
Karim Bastati
DTN Analyst

   VIENNA (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday 
(4/15) that overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.12 
million bpd in the week ending April 10, up 4,000 bpd week-on-week and 108,000 
bpd, or 10.7% higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output 
at 1.107 million bpd was 70,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.

   
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.067 million bpd, up 2,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 112,000 bpd, or 11.7% higher than in the same week last year. 
Four-week average output at 1.054 million bpd was 71,000 bpd above the same 
four weeks last year.

   
Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 875,000 bpd, down 20,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 27,000 bpd, or 3% lower than in the same week last year. 
Four-week average blending demand at 890,000 bpd was 3,000 bpd above the same 
four weeks last year.

   
Blender inputs at the East Coast were down 2,000 bpd on the week while inputs 
in the Midwest were down 4,000 bpd, down 6,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and down 
6,000 bpd on the West Coast.

   
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 26.699 million bbl, up 646,000 
bbl week-on-week and 115,000 bbl, or 0.4% lower than in the same week last year.

   
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 8.177 million bbl, up 443,000 
bbl week-on-week and 245,000 bbl, or 3.1% higher than in the same week last 
year.

   
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 10.529 million bbl, down 214,000 
bbl week-on-week and 592,000 bbl, or 5.3% lower than in the same week last year.

   
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 5.046 million bbl, up 478,000 
bbl week-on-week and 382,000 bbl, or 8.2% higher than in the same week last 
year.

   
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.574 million bbl, down 56,000 
bbl week-on-week and 108,000 bbl, or 4% lower than in the same week last year.




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