# U.S. Ethanol Production Rises, Stocks Decline

> US ethanol production rose to 1.143 million barrels per day in the week ended October 30, the second-highest weekly level on record, according to the EIA. Stocks fell 89,000 barrels to 24.4 million barrels, slightly above the analyst average estimate of 24.2 million.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T18:06:49.283Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80038-u-s-ethanol-production-rises-stocks-decline
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Output near record levels with stocks slightly above expectations signals ample ethanol supply, a mildly bearish read for corn demand from ethanol plants.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-29 | [Ethanol production, stocks see declines - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26495-ethanol-production-stocks-see-declines-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| 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 | 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 | 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% |
| CORN | 2024-02-08 | [USDA Trims South American Production, Raises U.S. Ending Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31630-usda-trims-south-american-production-raises-u-s-ending-stocks.md) | -1.4% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-ethanol-production-rises-stocks-decline-f8bda67f

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