U.S. ethanol production fell 1.4% to 863,000 barrels a day in the week
through Friday, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
showed Thursday.
Ethanol producers struggled with low margins for much of last
year and early this year, pushing output levels lower. But output has
recovered after a drop in corn prices in prior weeks, and some ethanol
plants that were idled have now resumed operation.
U.S. ethanol stocks last week fell 1.2% to 16.0 million
barrels from 16.2 million barrels the prior week, continuing a recent
decline.