US Ethanol Production and Stocks Down. Gasoline Consumption Jumps 12% This Week and Is Up 9% From a Year Ago.

Summary: US ethanol production was down 5.6%, more than twice the decline that the trade had anticipated. Ethanol stocks were 3.9% lower than the previous week.  The trade had expected stocks to be unchanged. Gasoline consumption surged and was up 9% year-over-year.  Ethanol margins are improving as ethanol prices are unchanged while corn prices have declined.…

US Soybean Export Inspections Could Be 625,000 MT (23 MBU). April Census Exports Could Be 2.70 MMT (99 MBU).

Summary:  This week’s soybean export inspections could be 625,000 MT (23 MBU).  That would be up 19% from the previous week. This week’s US soybean ship lineup is  263,000 MT (10 MBU), down 56% from the previous week. There were 29 vessels to-be-nominated (TBN), up 9  from the previous week.  USDA left their projection for 2022/23 US exports unchanged…