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: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
