The United States Department of Agriculture, Global Agricultural Information Network (USDA-GAIN) recently released its annual biofuels report (2010) for the Philippines. There are some problems reported on the compliance with the ethanol mandate in the country (presently pegged at E5 or 5% ethanol blend in gasoline). This is attributed to issues related to supply availability and price volatility. A combined production from three ethanol production facilities total 69 million liters. Main feedstocks are molasses and sugar cane. Local ethanol production is expected be below the mandate demand, despite the projected operation of a 30-million-liter-capacity plant in 2011. The GAIN report says that "before 2011, the National Biofuels Board (NBB) will likely not endorse a 10 percent mandated ethanol blend. Instead, The NBB may recommend that the mandate stay at the current 5 percent, or recommend a lower level that will approximate what local production can supply". On the biodiesel side, compliance with the mandated biodiesel blends (B1) are reported to be going smoothly. The main biodiesel feedstock, coconut, is said to be "sufficient for the adequate number of refineries/capacities". On the policy side, the Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) concluded its consultations on the proposed Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) 2009-2030. The full country report can be accessed at the USDA-GAIN website (URL above).