Washington, DC—According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), American ethanol facilities produced 640,000 barrels per day (b/d) in April 2009, virtually unchanged from March.
Compared to April 2008, production is up 78,000 b/d.
Ethanol demand, as calculated by the Renewable Fuels Association, continued to strengthen heading into the summer driving season.
According to RFA calculations, demand was 673,000 b/d, up from 644,000 b/d in March.
EIA shows fuel ethanol imports of 7.014 million gallons in April.
The RFA released the following statistics:
April 2009 Statistics
(mg = million gallons; b/d = barrels per day)
Fuel Ethanol Production ... 807.2 mg ... 640,000 b/d
Fuel Ethanol Use ... 848.1 mg ... 673,000 b/d
Fuel Ethanol Stocks ... 623.5 mg ... 22.1 days of reserve
Fuel Ethanol Exports ... 0.0 mg ... n/a
Fuel Ethanol Imports ... 7.014 mg
Source: Energy Information Administration, Renewable Fuels Association
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