Stocks in the most recent report for PADD I were 39.5 million barrels.

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Ethanol production in PADD 2 has grown from 1.6 billion gallons in 2000 to 3.9 billion gallons in 2005 to almost 12.5 billion gallons in 2010.

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The Midwestern states are contained within PADD 2.

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The states in PADD 2 are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. (See this PADD map for a full breakdown of all five districts).

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