**Please Note – Bob Lane was out of the office today and will return on December 23.**

**The Jacobsen will not publish a Biodiesel Bulletin on Friday, December 24 in observance of the Christmas holiday. We will resume our normal publication schedule on Monday, December 27.**

EIA: U.S. Ethanol Production, Stockpiles Decline on Week

Total U.S. ethanol production and stocks declined during the week ending December 17, data released on December 22 by the U.S. EIA showed. Ethanol output fell three percent to 1.05 million barrels per day, down from 1.087 million b/d the week prior. Ethanol production in the Midwest was down to 991,000 b/d, from 1.03…