Ethanol production fell nearly 4% last week

In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data reports ethanol production fell to 926,000 barrels per day last week, down nearly 4% from the week prior and the lowest since April. At the same time, blending rose to the highest level seen in a year to 929,000 bpd with increases seen in all regions except for the West Coast where blending remained steady. Yet despite increased blending and lower production, stocks still built by 190,000 barrels to 23.446 million.