EIA Weekly Ethanol Report
VIENNA (DTN) -- Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.126 million barrels per day (bpd) for the week ended Nov. 28, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday. This was up 13,000 bpd week-on-week and 53,000 bpd, or 4.7%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.102 million bpd was 2,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.068 million bpd, up 13,000 bpd week-on-week and 54,000 bpd, or 5.1%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.042 million bpd was 4,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Ethanol blending activity in the U.S. averaged 857,000 bpd, down 28,000 bpd week-on-week and 16,000 bpd, or 1.9%, lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average blending demand at 881,000 bpd was 10,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.
Blender inputs at the East Coast were down 22,000 bpd on the week while inputs in the Midwest were down 9,000 bpd, up 4,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and up 1,000 bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 22.511 million bbl, up 543,000 bbl week-on-week and 492,000 bbl, or 2.1%, lower than in the same week last year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 6.554 million bbl, up 85,000 bbl week-on-week and 414,000 bbl, or 6.3%, lower than in the same week last year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 9.015 million bbl, up 687,000 bbl week-on-week and 347,000 bbl, or 3.8%, lower than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 4.062 million bbl, down 116,000 bbl week-on-week and 4,000 bbl, or 0.1%, higher than in the same week last year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.495 million bbl, down 121,000 bbl week-on-week and 314,000 bbl, or 12.6%, higher than in the same week last year.
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