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• US ethanol production averaged 1.102 million barrels per day in the week ended June 12, down 0.6 percent year on year
• Midwest output fell to 1.041 million barrels per day, about 1 percent below the same week last year
• Blending demand rose to 920,000 barrels per day, up 1.1 percent year on year
• National ethanol inventories rose to 24.474 million barrels, up 1.5 percent from a year earlier
• East Coast stocks fell 8.3 percent year on year while Gulf Coast stocks rose 16.8 percent

U.S. ethanol production averaged 1.102 million barrels per day during the week ended June 12, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly petroleum status data. That output level was down 6,000 barrels per day from the prior week and 7,000 barrels per day, or 0.6 percent, below the same week last year. The four-week average held at 1.102 million barrels per day, running 4,000 barrels per day above the comparable four-week period in 2025.

Midwest production, which accounts for the bulk of national ethanol output, averaged 1.041 million barrels per day, down 8,000 barrels per day on the week and 11,000 barrels per day, or 1 percent, lower than the same week a year earlier. The four-week Midwest average of 1.043 million barrels per day remained 4,000 barrels per day above last year's comparable period.

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Blending demand moved in the opposite direction. Ethanol blending activity averaged 920,000 barrels per day, up 13,000 barrels per day on the week and 10,000 barrels per day, or 1.1 percent, above the same week last year. The four-week blending average of 916,000 barrels per day stood 2,000 barrels per day higher than the same four weeks in 2025. Blender inputs rose on the East Coast, Midwest and Gulf Coast, while West Coast inputs held unchanged.

Domestic ethanol inventories ended the week at 24.474 million barrels, up 22,000 barrels from the prior week and 354,000 barrels, or 1.5 percent, above year-ago levels. The build was uneven across regions. East Coast inventories rose to 6.829 million barrels, up 94,000 barrels on the week but still 621,000 barrels, or 8.3 percent, below the same week last year. Midwest stocks increased to 10.057 million barrels, up 63,000 barrels weekly and 135,000 barrels, or 1.4 percent, above year-ago levels. Gulf Coast inventories fell to 4.94 million barrels, down 229,000 barrels on the week despite running 712,000 barrels, or 16.8 percent, above last year. West Coast inventories rose to 2.28 million barrels, up 105,000 barrels weekly and 4.8 percent above the year-ago figure.

For buyers managing ethanol procurement tied to fuel blending and renewable fuel credit positions, the combination of softer production, firmer blending demand and a modest national inventory build points to a market balancing tighter supply against steady consumption through the middle of the 2026 driving season.