US Corn Ship Lineup Has Been Stuck At Lows For Several Weeks. Monday’s Inspections Expected to Be 440,000 MT (20 MBU).

Summary:  The lineup of ships waiting or scheduled to load US corn is 163,000 MT (6.4 MBU).  That is down 29% from the previous week.  Monday’s export inspections could be 440,000 MT (17.3 MBU).  That would be up 2% from the previous week. There were 33 vessels to-be-nominated (TBN). That’s down 1 from the previous week.  We estimate that…

US Ethanol Production Surges for 2nd Week in a Row But Gasoline Consumption Still Down 10% YoY.

Summary: US ethanol production surged 9.1%, well above the range of trade estimates. Ethanol stocks declined fractionally, whereas the trade was looking for stocks to be up fractionally.  Gasoline consumption rose nearly 5% but is down 10% from a year ago.  Despite the announcement that OPEC+ would cut production, crude oil futures have slipped nearly…