EIA: Ethanol Inventories Climb 2.2% Year-over-Year


   
Maria Eugenia Garcia
DTN Energy Editor

   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) -- The Energy Information Administration reported on 
Wednesday (8/12) that overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 
1.117 million bpd in the week ending August 7, up 10,000 bpd week-on-week and 
24,000 bpd, or 2.2% higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average 
output at 1.127 million bpd was 23,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.06 million bpd, up 13,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 28,000 bpd, or 2.7% higher than in the same week last year. 
Four-week average output at 1.07 million bpd was 24,000 bpd above the same four 
weeks last year.
Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 915,000 bpd, down 21,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 14,000 bpd, or 1.6% higher than in the same week last year. 
Four-week average blending demand at 853,000 bpd was 6,000 bpd above the same 
four weeks last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were down 16,000 bpd on the week while inputs 
in the Midwest were down 1,000 bpd, down 9,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and up 
4,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 24.798 million bbl, up 274,000 
bbl week-on-week and 870,000 bbl, or 3.6% higher than in the same week last 
year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 7.27 million bbl, up 294,000 
bbl week-on-week and 812,000 bbl, or 12.6% higher than in the same week last 
year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 9.727 million bbl, up 318,000 bbl 
week-on-week and 300,000 bbl, or 3% lower than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 5.081 million bbl, down 157,000 
bbl week-on-week and 71,000 bbl, or 1.4% higher than in the same week last year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.387 million bbl, down 175,000 
bbl week-on-week and 281,000 bbl, or 13.3% higher than in the same week last 
year.




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