EIA: US Ethanol Output, Supply Up on Week, Blending Down
3/27 9:53 AM
EIA: US Ethanol Output, Supply Up on Week, Blending Down
OAKHURST, N.J. (DTN) -- Overall ethanol production in the United States
averaged 1.054 million bpd through March 22, the Energy Information
Administration reports, up 8,000 bpd week-on-week and 51,000 bpd, or 4.8%
higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.045
million bpd was 39,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.007 million bpd, up 12,000 bpd
week-on-week and 51,000 bpd, or 5.1% higher than in the same week last year.
Four-week average output at 996,000 bpd was 36,000 bpd above the same four
weeks last year.
Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 861,000 bpd, down 24,000 bpd
week-on-week and 27,000 bpd, or 3.1% lower than in the same week last year.
Four-week average output at 875,000 bpd was 4,000 bpd below the same four weeks
last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were down 5,000 bpd in the week while
inputs in the Midwest were down 12,000 bpd, down 6,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast
and down 1,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 26.092 million bbl, up 83,000
bbl week-on-week and 565,000 bbl, or 2.2% higher than in the same week last
year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 8.506 million bbl, down
398,000 bbl week-on-week and 189,000 bbl, or 2.2% higher than in the same week
last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 10.733 million bbl, up 351,000
bbl week-on-week and 407,000 bbl, or 3.8% higher than in the same week last
year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 4.134 million bbl, down
69,000 bbl week-on-week and 28,000 bbl, or 0.7% lower than in the same week
last year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.328 million bbl, up
193,000 bbl week-on-week and 19,000 bbl, or 0.8% lower than in the same week
last year.
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