WASHINGTON — Monthly ethanol production data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows American ethanol producers supplied a record 13.948 billion gallons (332.11 million barrels) in calendar year 2011. That is an increase from 13.231 billion gallons in 2010, the Renewable Fuel Association (RFA) reports.
Strong production in the ending months of 2011 helped push domestic ethanol production to these record levels and outpace the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirement for renewable fuel of 13.2 billion gallons for 2011. December production was a new monthly record of 29.772 million barrels. As the RFA previously. . .