June 2, 2009 - WASHINGTON, DC – According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), American ethanol facilities produced 640,000 barrels per day (b/d) in March 2009. That is an increase of 79,000 b/d from March 2008.

Ethanol demand, as calculated by the Renewable Fuels Association, saw a resurgence from February 2009 levels. According to RFA calculations, demand was 644,000 b/d, up from 595,000 b/d in February.

EIA shows fuel ethanol imports of 3.28 million gallons in March.

The RFA released the following statistics:

March 2009 Statistics
(mg = million gallons; b/d = barrels per day)

Fuel Ethanol Production      833.2 mg    640,000 b/d
Fuel Ethanol Use                837.9 mg     644,000 b/d
Fuel Ethanol Stocks            657.4 mg     24.3 days of reserve
Fuel Ethanol Exports           0.0 mg        n/a
Fuel Ethanol Imports           3.28 mg
Source: Energy Information Administration, Renewable Fuels Association