Written questions

Biofuels: Imports

Commons · Question 80846 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of US bioethanol imports on (a) animal feed prices and (b) UK producers.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 20 Oct 2025

Defra continue to monitor potential impacts on feed prices and the wider food sector from the recent changes. By-products of the bioethanol process are used in the agri-food sector. These include Distillers’ Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) which is used...