(NAFB.com) – The Energy Information Administration said U.S. ethanol output dropped during the week ending on September 26. Production fell to an average of 995,000 barrels per day from 1.024 million a week earlier. Agency data also said that’s down from the 1.015 million produced during the same week in 2024. In the Midwest, output averaged 940,000 barrels a day, down from 964,000 during the previous week and 961,000 at the same point a year ago. East Coast output was down by 3,000 barrels to an average of 10,000 barrels a day, and Rocky Mountain production declined by 2,000 barrels a day to 11,000 per day. Gulf Coast production was unchanged from the previous week, while the West Coast was the sole gainer, rising 1,000 barrels a day to an average of 10,000 barrels a day. Ethanol inventories through the week totaled 22.8 million barrels, down from 23.5 million during the prior week.