# EIA: US Ethanol Inventories Rise 2.1% on Year

> US ethanol output averaged 1.143 million barrels per day in the week ended October 30, up 25,000 bpd week-on-week and 4.6% year-on-year, according to the EIA. Domestic inventories ended at 24.434 million barrels, down 89,000 barrels on the week but 2.1% higher than a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T18:06:49.213Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80037-eia-us-ethanol-inventories-rise-2-1-on-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong production with inventories still above last year's level points to ample ethanol supply and limits upside in corn-based ethanol demand, a mildly bearish signal for corn grind demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [EIA: US Ethanol Stocks Steady on Week, Up 9.6% on Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/177-eia-us-ethanol-stocks-steady-on-week-up-9-6-on-year.md) | -0.5% | — |
| 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 | 2018-12-11 | [USDA Raises Corn Inventories Outlook Beyond Expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61507-usda-raises-corn-inventories-outlook-beyond-expectations.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-09-30 | [USDA Grain Stocks 'Surprise' With Larger Corn Inventories Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9842-usda-grain-stocks-surprise-with-larger-corn-inventories-than-expected.md) | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2017-04-04 | [USDA: high corn inventories, reduced maize crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71540-usda-high-corn-inventories-reduced-maize-crop.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/news/business-inputs/article/2026/11/04/eia-us-ethanol-inventories-rise-2-1

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