# Ethanol production reaches nine-month high

> U.S. ethanol production averaged 1.143 million barrels per day in the week ending October 30, up from 1.118 million the prior week and the highest level since January 9. Ethanol inventories fell to 24.434 million barrels from 24.523 million, while most of the production increase came from Midwestern plants.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:12:38.155Z
- Category: report · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91097-ethanol-production-reaches-nine-month-high
- Commodities: [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher output and falling inventories indicate active ethanol processing and continued corn use, strengthening near-term corn demand. The increase is a supportive demand signal, though it is a weekly data point rather than a major supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- ETHANOL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-06 | [US ethanol production, exports reach new highs in 2025 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20163-us-ethanol-production-exports-reach-new-highs-in-2025-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| 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 | 2017-03-12 | [Analysis of ethanol production - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71982-analysis-of-ethanol-production-morning-ag-clips.md) | +2.4% | +0.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- kfgo.com: https://kfgo.com/2026/11/09/ethanol-production-reaches-nine-month-high/

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