According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. ethanol production began 2010 on a record pace that’s 23% higher than in 2009. According to information from the EIA, January 2010 ethanol production averaged more than 818,000 barrels per day (b/d). That’s an increase of 188,000 b/d over January 2009.
Ethanol demand, as calculated by the Renewable Fuels Assn., also reached an all time high at 784,000 b/d in January, up 22% (644,000 b/d ) from a year ago. The EIA also reported fuel ethanol imports of 1.4 million gallons in January.
Tags: EIA, ethanol, RFA
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