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| The Grain Prices graph shows the cost of soybeans, the main biodiesel feedstock, and corn, the main ethanol feedstock. The tables show actual grain prices, indicators which may affect gasoline prices, and the production of ethanol. Fuel prices come from OPIS Ethanol and Biodiesel Report. Ethanol and RBOB Unl New York spot prices and SME Biodiesel Rack, Chicago, March 2006. |
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| Grain Prices |
May 2005 |
May 2006 |
% Change |
| Corn |
1.99 |
2.17
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9% |
| Soybean |
6.20 |
5.62 |
-9% | |
| Fuel Supply |
May 2005 |
May 2006 |
% Change |
| Percent Refinery Utilization |
94.2 |
90.3 |
-4.12% |
| Production by Product - Finished Motor Gasoline (Million Barrels) |
8,997.5 |
9,124.8 |
1.41% |
| Stocks - Finished Motor Gasoline (Million Barrels) |
142.7 |
116.6 |
-18.30% |
| Imports - Total Motor Gasoline (Million Barrels) |
1,048.5 |
1,569.3 |
49.67% | |
| Oxygenate Production |
March 2005 |
March 2006 |
% Change |
Ethanol Production
(Million Barrels) |
243 |
301 |
19.27% |
MTBE Production
(Million Barrels) |
129 |
98 |
-31.63% | |
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Data Sources:
U.S. DOE-Energy Information Administration, "Weekly Petroleum Status Report", "Monthly Oxygenate Report"
USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service, "Agricultural Prices," "Grain Stocks" |
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