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Friday, March 4, 2011

2010 ETHANOL PRODUCTION UP 23% OVER PRIOR YEAR

AgriMarketing
Mar. 1, 2011
Source: Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) news release

2010 was another record year for American ethanol producers. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), daily ethanol production in 2010 averaged nearly 863,000 barrels per day (b/d).

That represents 36.24 million gallons of daily production and nearly 13.23 billion gallons of production for calendar year 2010. 2009 ethanol production was 10.75 billion gallons.

Imports for 2010 stood at slightly more than 9.7 million gallons, down from 193 million gallons in 2009.

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