US fuel ethanol inventories fell marginally by 89,000 barrels to 24.3 million barrels in the week ended November 6, according to the latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Despite the weekly decline, inventories were 2.126 million barrels, or 9.6%, higher than the 22.17 million barrels recorded during the corresponding week last year.
Fuel ethanol exports averaged 140,000 barrels per day during the week, down 7,000 barrels per day, or nearly 5%, from 147,000 barrels per day in the previous week. Exports were also 17,000 barrels per day lower than the 157,000 barrels per day recorded during the same week last year.
Regional ethanol inventories
The Midwest, which holds the largest share of US fuel ethanol stocks, recorded inventories of 9.9 million barrels, up from 9.7 million barrels a week earlier. Stocks in the region were 10% higher than a year ago and 20% above the level recorded two years earlier.
Inventories along the Gulf Coast increased by 100,000 barrels to 5 million barrels. This was 28.2% higher than the 3.9 million barrels recorded during the corresponding week last year.
East Coast inventories remained unchanged at 7 million barrels but were 5.5% higher than a year earlier.
In contrast, fuel ethanol stocks on the West Coast declined by 400,000 barrels to 2.1 million barrels, marking a 9.1% decrease from the year-ago level. Inventories in the Rocky Mountain region remained unchanged at 300,000 barrels and were 4.8% lower than a year earlier.
Meanwhile, total US motor gasoline inventories increased by 1.8 million barrels to 210.8 million barrels during the week. The stock level was 2.8% higher than the 205.1 million barrels recorded during the corresponding week in 2025.
