Almost No Increase in Ethanol Stocks. Gasoline Consumption Approaching Pre-Covid Levels.
Summary: US ethanol production was up about 5% this past week. Ethanol stocks rose fractionally but remain at the lowest since Winter 2016 . Gasoline consumption jumped 4.8% and is down just 2% from 2019. Blender demand was up 5%. Futures-based ethanol producer margins on May 17 were 19.6 cents/gln, up 89 cents from the previous week. …