US ethanol production rises to 15.99B gallon rate, 4th highest-ever
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 1.057 million barrels per day —or 44.39 million gallons daily. That is up 1,000 b/d from the week before and the fourth-highest rate of output ever recorded.
The four-week average for ethanol production increased 2% to 1.043 million b/d for an annualized rate of 15.99 billion gallons.
Average weekly gasoline demand increased 0.4% to 398.8 million gallons (9.496 million barrels) daily. This is equivalent to 145.6 billion gallons annualized. Refiner/blender input of ethanol decreased 1.3% to 918,000 b/d, equivalent to 14.07 billion gallons annualized and the lowest in six weeks. Expressed as a percentage of daily gasoline demand, daily ethanol production decreased to 11.13%.
Category: Fuels
