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U.S. Ethanol Production Beats Analyst Forecasts

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By Kirk Maltais

Average daily ethanol production in the U.S. exceeded the expectations of analysts surveyed by Dow Jones this week.

In its latest weekly report, the Energy Information Administration said average daily ethanol production for the week ended Aug. 7 was 1.117 million barrels a day. That's up 10,000 barrels a day from the prior week, and beats the high end of analyst forecasts by 2,000 barrels a day.

The EIA said that total ethanol stockpiles for the week were 24.8 million barrels. That's up 274,000 barrels from the prior week, and lands within analyst expectations, which ranged from 24.29 million barrels to as high as 25.22 million barrels.

Most-active corn futures trading on the CBOT are up 1.8% Wednesday, to roughly $4.69 a bushel. Crude oil prices are down in Wednesday's session, falling 0.3% to $82.95 a barrel.

To see related data, search "U.S. DOE Oil Data: PADD Breakdown" in Dow Jones NewsPlus.

Write to Kirk Maltais at kirk.maltais@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 12, 2026 11:07 ET (15:07 GMT)

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