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US weekly ethanol production dropped slightly, according to the US Energy Information Administration report on Wednesday.
For the week ending on April 17, US ethanol production averaged 1.04 million barrels per day, below 1.12 mmb/d last week and almost flat compared with 1.03 mmb/d a year ago. The four-week average output at 1.09 mmb/d was above 1.03 mmb/d during the same time last year.
Midwest ethanol production averaged 979,000 b/d, below 1.07 mmb/d in the previous week. The four-week average output of 1.03 mmb/d was higher than 977,000 b/d a year ago.
Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 26.9 million barrels, above 26.7 mmbbls a week ago, and below 25.5 mmbbls a year ago.