Farmers deliver last lorry load of wheat to Vivergo Fuels

NFU said it has issued an urgent plea to Gov on the future of UK bioethanol production

Chris Brayford
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NFU Combinable Crops Board chair Jamie Burrows said: "Not only are there huge implications for those growers that currently supply Vivergo in losing a vital market for their product, but this also has the potential to put further downward pressures on farmgate prices at a time when our arable farmers are already facing huge challenges including extreme weather and ongoing market volatility."
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NFU Combinable Crops Board chair Jamie Burrows said: "Not only are there huge implications for those growers that currently supply Vivergo in losing a vital market for their product, but this also has the potential to put further downward pressures on farmgate prices at a time when our arable farmers are already facing huge challenges including extreme weather and ongoing market volatility."

Vivergo Fuels has taken in its last lorry load of wheat with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the site and its implication on UK bioethanol production, a farming union has warned. On Friday (August...

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