US ethanol output slows, says EIA

In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reports that ethanol production averaged 784,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 32.93 million gallons daily. That is down 42,000 b/d from the week before. The four week average for ethanol production stood at 813,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 12.46 billion gallons. On the co-products side, ethanol producers were using 11.887 million bushels of corn to produce ethanol and 87,497 metric tons of livestock feed, 78,004 metric tons of which were distillers grains. Additionally, ethanol producers were providing 4.08 million pounds of corn oil daily.