Ethanol production, stocks and blending fall on the week

In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell 2.4% on the week to 1.041 million bpd while stocks dropped slightly to 21.134 million barrels. All regions saw draws on their stocks, except for the key Midwest producing region that saw stocks build, despite blending demand falling 3.5% to 916,000 bpd, the first slip in five weeks. Blending demand fell in both the Midwest region as well as the Gulf Coast region.