Written questions

Fertilisers and Red Diesel: Prices

2026-06-07 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 7903 · Official question

Rebecca Paul

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has in place to support farm businesses in the event of prolonged increases in red diesel and fertiliser prices.

Answer

The Government has direct lines open with domestic fertiliser suppliers, commodity traders and farming stakeholders and is closely monitoring market conditions feeding intelligence into our contingency planning. New tools have been produced to support far...