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Ethanol output rose slightly week-to-week while inventories slipped, according to the Energy Information Administration. Production of the biofuel increased to an average of 935,000 barrels in the seven days that ended on Jan 1, the EIA said in a report. That’s up from 934,000 barrels a day, on average, the previous week. In the Midwest, by far the biggest producing region, output averaged 889,000 barrels a day, down slightly from 891,000 barrels a week earlier. That’s the lowest total for the region since the seven days that ended on Oct. 16, government data show. Gulf Coast production rose to an average of 16,000 barrels a day from 13,000 barrels the prior week.