Weekly U.S. Ethanol Production Unchanged But Stocks Increase. Gasoline Consumption Up This Week and 7% More Than a Year Ago.

Summary: US ethanol production was unchanged whereas the trade had expected reduction of 1.3%.  Ethanol stocks grew by 3%, much more than the trade’s estimate of a 0.6% increase. Gasoline consumption was up 4.6% this week and 7% greater than a year ago.  Ethanol margins declined and were at or near breakeven.  +++++++++++++++ US ethanol…

U.S. Weekly Soybean Inspections Could Be 700,000 MT (26 MBU). December Census Exports Could Be 5.25 MMT (193 MBU).

Summary:  Next week’s soybean export inspections could be 700,000 MMT (58 MBU).  That would be down 37% from the previous week. This week’s U.S. soybean ship lineup is 1.173 MMT (43 MBU), up 6% from the previous week. There were 7 vessels to-be-nominated (TBN), unchanged from the previous week.  USDA left their projection for 2023/24 US exports unchanged at…