Spanish February ethanol sales jump 25% but biodiesel sales slip

In Spain, Platts reports that ethanol sales in February reached 19,470 metric tons, more than 25% higher on the year but just over 2% lower than in January. With higher gasoline sales as well, the volumetric blend for the month was 5.53%, 10 points higher than in January and nearly 1% higher than February 2017. Biodiesel sales fell 4.5% on the year, however, to 99,778 tons but was still higher than in January. The volumetric blend fell to 5.55% compared to just over 6% the year prior.