# Ethanol Production Jumps To Highest Level Since January

> U.S. ethanol production increased 2.2% in the final week of October to 1.14 million barrels per day, its highest level since early January and 1.8% above the year-earlier level. Ethanol exports rose 26.7% to a four-week high, while inventories edged down but remained above year-earlier and five-year-average levels.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T18:10:13.584Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84451-ethanol-production-jumps-to-highest-level-since-january
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol output and exports support U.S. corn demand, although ample ethanol stocks and below-average gasoline consumption temper the demand signal. The net effect is modestly supportive for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [US ethanol production at fresh record high, exports highest in over a year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21504-us-ethanol-production-at-fresh-record-high-exports-highest-in-over-a-year.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-07-26 | [Ethanol production shoots higher, stocks up - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35032-ethanol-production-shoots-higher-stocks-up-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -13.9% | -17.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [U.S. ethanol production notches another all-time high - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21498-u-s-ethanol-production-notches-another-all-time-high-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [USDA: Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol Production Up in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34207-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-up-in-july.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-26 | [Ethanol production soars thanks to increased exports and margins  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64023-ethanol-production-soars-thanks-to-increased-exports-and-margins-the-daily.md) | +1.0% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/ethanol-production-jumps-to-highest-level-since-january

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