# West Leyte Weekly Express: Leyte Agri stops producing bio-fuel

> Leyte Agri Corp. has temporarily halted bio-ethanol production in the Philippines because molasses costs rose and imported ethanol competes with local output. Two other ethanol plants in Negros Occidental have also stopped production, and planters are shifting cane to sugar.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T23:46:35.461Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74286-west-leyte-weekly-express-leyte-agri-stops-producing-bio-fuel
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Halting domestic ethanol output reduces local molasses demand and shifts cane toward sugar, with little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-31 | [Biofuel forecast may prop up prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56664-biofuel-forecast-may-prop-up-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-12-01 | [EIA: US biodiesel production still increasing despite expiration of tax credit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67361-eia-us-biodiesel-production-still-increasing-despite-expiration-of-tax-credit.md) | +0.4% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2025-06-13 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, soyoil soars daily limit on US biofuel proposal \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8580-u-s-grains-soybeans-climb-soyoil-soars-daily-limit-on-us-biofuel-proposal-the.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Agricultural Law Weekly Review - Week Ending May 28, 2021 - Center for Agricultural and Shale Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46589-agricultural-law-weekly-review-week-ending-may-28-2021-center-for-agricultural.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-14 | [How Does the Farm Bill Funding Process Work? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35474-how-does-the-farm-bill-funding-process-work-agweb.md) | +1.7% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- wlwe.blogspot.com: http://wlwe.blogspot.com/2011/02/leyte-agri-stops-producing-bio-fuel.html

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