EIA: Ethanol Inventories 0.4% Down on Year


   
Maria Eugenia Garcia
DTN Energy Editor

   HOUSTON, TX (DTN)  -- The Energy Information Administration reported on 
Wednesday (8/19) that overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 
1.089 million bpd in the week ending August 14, down 28,000 bpd week-on-week 
and 4,000 bpd, or 0.4% lower 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 1.031 million bpd, down 29,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 1,000 bpd, or 0.1% lower 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 926,000 bpd, up 11,000 bpd 
week-on-week and 25,000 bpd, or 2.8% 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 up 15,000 bpd on the week while inputs in 
the Midwest were down 2,000 bpd, up 1,000 bpd on the Gulf Coast and down 1,000 
bpd on the West Coast.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 25.121 million bbl, up 323,000 
bbl week-on-week and 1.193 million bbl, or 5% higher than in the same week last 
year.
East Coast PADD 1 inventories ended the week at 7.394 million bbl, up 124,000 
bbl week-on-week and 936,000 bbl, or 14.5% higher than in the same week last 
year.
Midwest PADD 2 inventories ended the week at 9.746 million bbl, up 19,000 bbl 
week-on-week and 281,000 bbl, or 2.8% lower than in the same week last year.
Gulf Coast PADD 3 inventories ended the week at 5.276 million bbl, up 195,000 
bbl week-on-week and 266,000 bbl, or 5.3% higher than in the same week last 
year.
West Coast PADD 5 inventories ended the week at 2.368 million bbl, down 19,000 
bbl week-on-week and 262,000 bbl, or 12.4% higher than in the same week last 
year.

    

    




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