# U.S. ethanol production down, but holds above a million barrels a day - Brownfield Ag News

> US ethanol production fell slightly to an average of 1.028 million barrels a day in the week ending December 23, down 8,000 barrels on the week and 12,000 below the record set December 9. Ethanol stocks dropped 377,000 barrels to 18.683 million, the first dip below 19 million since early December.

- Date: 2016-12-29 · published 2016-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73456-u-s-ethanol-production-down-but-holds-above-a-million-barrels-a-day-brownfield
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Production holding above one million barrels a day keeps corn grind and DDGS output strong, while falling stocks signal firm demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-02-07 | [U.S. ethanol production, supply up on week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31670-u-s-ethanol-production-supply-up-on-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Ethanol production, stocks down on week, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30719-ethanol-production-stocks-down-on-week-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-05-15 | [Ethanol production, stocks creep higher - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30242-ethanol-production-stocks-creep-higher-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [Ethanol production improves, stocks tighten - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25563-ethanol-production-improves-stocks-tighten-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-02 | [Mixed week for ethanol production, stocks, exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17457-mixed-week-for-ethanol-production-stocks-exports-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/u-s-ethanol-production-holds-million-barrels-day-2/

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