U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 4 percent the week ending Aug. 4, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 9. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up slightly, while ethanol exports were down 51 percent.Fuel ethanol production averaged 1.023 million barrels per day the week ending Aug. 4, down 44,000 barrels per day when compared to the 1.067 million barrels per day of production reported for the previous week. When compared to the same week of last year, production for the week ending Aug. 4 was up 1,000 barrels per day.&nbsp;Weekly ending stocks for fuel ethanol reached 22.88 million barrels the week ending Aug. 4, up 20,000 barrels when compared to the 22.86 million barrels of stocks reported for the previous week. When compared to the same week of last year, stocks for the week ending Aug. 4 were down 376,000 barrels.&nbsp;U.S. ethanol exports averaged 69,000 barrels per day the week ending Aug. 4, down 72,000 barrels per day when compared to the 141,000 barrels per day of exports reported for the previous week. Data on weekly ethanol exports is not available for the corresponding week of 2022 as the EIA began reporting weekly data on fuel ethanol exports in June 2023. According to EIA data, no fuel ethanol imports were reported for the week ending Aug. 4.

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U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 4 percent the week ending Aug. 4, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 9. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up slightly, while ethanol exports were down 51 percent.

EIA: Ethanol production down 4%, stocks up slightly

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