# EIA: US Ethanol Stocks Steady on Week, Up 9.6% on Year

> EIA data showed US ethanol stocks steady on the week, up 24,000 bpd week-on-week and about 9.6% higher than a year earlier. Four-week average output of 1.083 million bpd was 4,000 bpd below the same period last year.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:45.887Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/177-eia-us-ethanol-stocks-steady-on-week-up-9-6-on-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Ample ethanol stocks and slightly lower output suggest limited near-term corn demand from ethanol, a mildly bearish signal for corn and DDGS prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-06 | [Ethanol production, stocks up on week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56051-ethanol-production-stocks-up-on-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [EIA: US Ethanol Supply Build Leaves Stocks at Near 5-Year High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26162-eia-us-ethanol-supply-build-leaves-stocks-at-near-5-year-high.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-04-09 | [Wheat stocks hit 5-year high as USDA holds export outlook steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19666-wheat-stocks-hit-5-year-high-as-usda-holds-export-outlook-steady.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-12-05 | [EIA: Ethanol production down 4%, stocks up 1%, exports down 20% \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26947-eia-ethanol-production-down-4-stocks-up-1-exports-down-20-ethanol-producer.md) | +4.3% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-25 | [EIA: Ethanol production down 22%, stocks up slightly, exports up 27% \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32115-eia-ethanol-production-down-22-stocks-up-slightly-exports-up-27-ethanol.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/news/business-inputs/article/2026/10/28/eia-us-ethanol-stocks-steady-week-9

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