據道瓊斯4月9日消息，美國乙醇產量因疫情暴發和乙醇生產商利潤率下降而大幅下降，美國能源情報署(EIA)本周發布的乙醇產量和供應數據就證明了這一點。EIA稱，截至4月3日當周美國乙醇產量僅為672,000桶/天，創下自2010年EIA開始跟蹤乙醇產量數據以來的最低水平。與此同時，乙醇庫存增加137萬桶，至2710萬桶，創歷史新高。國際期貨公司（Futures International）的特里.賴利表示：“乙醇產量降至70萬桶以下，表明該行業的困境比想象的更嚴重。”

張春曉 摘譯自 道瓊斯

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US Ethanol Production Hits Record Low

Production of ethanol in the US has been decimated by the coronavirus outbreak and the degradation of ethanol producer margins, as evidenced by this weeks' ethanol production and supply data from the EIA. The EIA says that ethanol production for the week ending April 3 totaled only 672,000 barrels per day, the lowest ever since the EIA started tracking production in 2010. Meanwhile, ethanol stockpiles rose 1.37 million barrels to 27.1 million barrels, a record high. "The decline in ethanol production below 700,000 barrels signals the distress in the industry is larger than thought," says Terry Reilly of Futures International.