EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2009 (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify in their capacities as Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, respectively, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to their knowledge:
 
1.           the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2.           the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
   
Dated:  May 18, 2009
By: /S/ NEIL M. KOEHLER                                     
 
Neil M. Koehler
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
Dated:  May 18, 2009
By: /S/ BRYON T. MCGREGOR                              
 
Bryon T. McGregor
 
Interim Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signatures that appear in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.