US Ethanol Production Rises While Stocks Decline. Gasoline Consumption Jumps but is Down 13% from Last Year.

Summary: US ethanol production rose 3%.  Ethanol stocks were down fractionally 3%.  Gasoline consumption surged 5.7% but was 13% lower than a year ago.  Ethanol producer cash-based margins were down slightly from the previous week. ++++++++++++++++ US ethanol production totaled 304 Mil Gal, up 9  Mil from the previous week and up 1% from a…