Ethanol stocks, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), are at their highest level since March, and they are also up 8.8 percent versus the same time last year and 3.6 percent above the previous week’s total.. Despite the stock build, weekly ethanol production is down to its lowest point since April after dropping more than 7 percent in the past four weeks. For the year, however, production is 2.2 percent ahead of last year’s pace.
Supply-burdened low ethanol prices have not helped spur demand. Meanwhile, blending lags last year’s pace by 1.4 percent. That is due in part to lower gasoline demand, which is down overall by 1.5 percent but returning to more normal patterns after the interruptions fro...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
