In California, Pacific Ethanol reported that first quarter ethanol sales were up 63 percent to $161 million, year over year, and the company earned 6 cents per share compared to analyst expectations of a 9 cent loss. Ethanol sales were up 57 percent to 37.5 million gallons. The news sent shares of other ethanol companies up as much as 41 percent.
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