BATANGAS CITY (March 13, 2025)—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the inauguration and turnover of the P278.3-million grains terminal and trading station in Batangas City, a key development aimed at consolidating the supply of corn to help reduce the cost of animal feeds and, in turn, lower the prices of poultry and livestock products within the Southern Tagalog Region.

The project, funded by a loan from the World Bank with counterpart funding from the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) and the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC), enhances the existing feed mill of SIDC by integrating a silo operation with a capacity of 12,000 metric tons. The facility, which began construction on June 17 of last year, is expected to significantly impact the agricultural sector.

This new grains terminal is set to become a central hub for the yellow corn used predominantly in the production of animal feeds. With the ability to scale up national corn production, the project is poised to temper rising input costs, benefiting hog and poultry farmers as well as corn producers. In total, it is estimated that 567 yellow corn farmers, hog raisers, and poultry farmers will directly benefit from the project. ### (photos by Jay Morales, DA-OSEC)