Ethanol production hits record high of 4.82 million gallons per day

June 23, 2014 |

In the United States, ethanol production for the week ending June 13 averaged a record 972,000 barrels per day (b/d)- or 40.82 million gallons daily. This eclipses the previous record of 963,000 b/d for the week ending 12/30/2011. ast week’s output was up 28,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 945,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.49 billion gallons.

Imports of ethanol were non-existent for the third time in four weeks. Gasoline demand for the week averaged 388.8 million gallons daily. Expressed as a percentage of daily gasoline demand, daily ethanol production was 10.50%. Refiner and blender net input of ethanol remained at high levels; ethanol blending has averaged 13.48 billion gallons annualized over the past four weeks.

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