Ethanol and DDGS Supply Hit 3-Week Low, May Underpin DDGS Pricing in Near Term
Ethanol production declined for the first time in three weeks reaching a three week low. DDGS output fell as ethanol production dropped 34,000 barrels per day to a 941 thousand-barrel-per-day average during the week ending April 9, 2021. Weekly ethanol output was 3.5 percent below the prior week but 65 percent over levels seen at this time last year when the pandemic significantly reduced driving demand for gasoline. DDGS output was 3,234 MT per day below last week but 35,285 MT’s per day over production from a year ago.
Gasoline supply increased 1.9 percent and was 76 percent over 2020 levels for the same period. Ethanol stocks declined fractionally to 20.5 million barrels and were 25 percent lower than a year ago. Imports of sugarcane…
04.19.2024
Reduced March RIN production not leading to higher RIN Prices
Total March biofuel RIN production was 1.9 billion RINs, which was 6% below February and 15% below December’s RIN output of 2.25 billion. December had the largest monthly production...
04.19.2024
CWG, YG higher on week, UCO, DCO down again
The market was quiet heading into the weekend. Used cooking oil (UCO) traded in large volume into the Gulf at 40 cents per lb delivered in the truck market.
04.19.2024
Price pressure on ruminant and porcine items for the week
Sloppy markets were reported for porcine and ruminant items at the close of week ending Friday April 19.
Wide ranges were witnessed on porcine bloodmeal (BM), with a...