U.S. biofuels operable manufacturing capability was up barely in August, with a small achieve for ethanol, in accordance with information launched by the U.S. Vitality Data Administration on Oct. 31. Feedstock consumption was down barely from the earlier month.
Whole operable biofuels capability within the U.S. reached 23.503 billion gallons per 12 months in August, up 10 MMgy when in comparison with the earlier month and up 2.017 billion gallons per 12 months when in comparison with August of final 12 months.
Ethanol capability reached 17.719 billion gallons in August, up 10 MMgy when in comparison with July and up 544 MMgy when in comparison with August 2022.
Biodiesel capability was at 2.08 billion gallons per 12 months in August, a capability degree maintained from the earlier month. When in comparison with August 2022, biodiesel capability was down 12 MMgy.
Capability for renewable diesel and related fuels, together with renewable heating oil, renewable jet gas, renewable naphtha, renewable gasoline and different biofuels and biointermediates, held regular at 3.704 billion gallons per 12 months in August. When in comparison with the identical month of final 12 months, capability for these fuels was up 1.485 billion gallons per 12 months.
Whole feedstock consumption for August reached 28.054 billion kilos, down 587 million kilos when in comparison with the 28.641 billion kilos of feedstock consumed in July, however up 1.316 billion kilos when in comparison with the 26.738 billion kilos of feedstock consumed in August 2022.
U.S. biofuel producers consumed 24.735 billion kilos of corn in August, down from 25.494 billion kilos consumed the earlier month, however up barely from the 24.114 billion kilos consumed in August of final 12 months. Biofuel producers additionally consumed 275 million kilos of grain sorghum in August, up from 255 million kilos the earlier month, however down from 442 million kilos in August 2022.
Roughly 1.197 billion kilos of soybean oil went to biofuel manufacturing in August, together with 618 million kilos consumed by biodiesel vegetation and 580 million kilos consumed by renewable diesel services. Soybean oil consumption was at 1.273 billion kilos the earlier month, together with 679 million kilos consumed by biodiesel producers and 594 million kilos consumed by renewable diesel services, and at 925 million kilos in August 2022, together with 643 million kilos consumed by biodiesel vegetation and 282 million kilos consumed by renewable diesel producers.
U.S. biofuel producers additionally consumed 360 million kilos of corn oil in August, up from 355 million kilos in July and 342 million kilos in August of final 12 months. Canola oil consumption was at 278 million kilos, down from 286 million kilos in July, however up from 133 million kilos in August 2022. The EIA in its October biofuels feedstock consumption report started to interrupt out canola oil and corn oil consumption by producer kind, with biodiesel vegetation consuming 81 million kilos of corn oil and 174 million kilos of canola oil in August and renewable diesel producers consuming 279 million kilos of corn oil and 104 million kilos of canola oil throughout the month.
As well as, biofuel producers consumed 607 million kilos of yellow grease, 451 million kilos of beef tallow, 60 million kilos of white grease and 16 million kilos of poultry fats in August. Consumption was at 479 million kilos, 252 million kilos, 65 million kilos and 9 million kilos, respectively, in July, and at 384 million kilos, 184 million kilos, 64 million kilos and 12 million kilos, respectively, in August 2022. Biofuel producers additionally consumed 14 million kilos of different kinds of waste oils, fat and greases in August. The EIA withheld the quantity of these feedstocks consumed the earlier month, however reported consumption was at 62 million kilos in August of final 12 months.
Consumption of different recycled feeds and waste reached 61 million kilos in August, down from 63 million kilos the earlier month and 76 million kilos in August of final 12 months.
The EIA withheld information on different vegetable oil feedstock and feedstocks not elsewhere specified or recognized in its report back to keep away from disclosure of particular person firm information. Further data is out there on the EIA web site.
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