Ethanol Production Continued Momentum

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) today announced that U.S. ethanol production and demand continue to set records as more Americans are looking to renewable fuels like ethanol to start America down the road of energy sustainability.  According to information from the Energy Information Administration and the RFA, production of ethanol in January 2007 averaged 375,000 barrels per day (b/d) while demand averaged 414,000 b/d.The increases in production and demand represent a rise of 87,000 b/d and 143,000 b/d respectively from January 2006.

 The RFA released the following statistics:

January 2007 Statistics  (mg = million gallons; b/d = barrels per day) 

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