(NAFB.com) – The Energy Information Administration says ethanol output fell from a record high while inventories increased in the seven days ending on November 29. Production declined to an average of 1.073 million barrels a day last week. The agency says that’s down from a record 1.119 million the previous week and was the lowest level since October 11. In the Midwest, output averaged 1.014 million barrels a day, down from 1.048 million the week prior and the lowest in the region since October 18. Gulf Coast production plunged to an average of 22,000 barrels a day from 34,000 barrels the prior week. East Coast output held steady during the week at 12,000 barrels a day, and Rocky Mountain production was steady at 15,000 barrels a day. The only rising output was on the West Coast, averaging 10,000 barrels a day, up from 9,000 the previous week. Inventories rose to 23.003 million barrels.