EU renews approval for UK’s Red Tractor for biofuels certification

In the UK, Brexit and subsequent (European Union) EU rule changes to its Renewable Energy Directive (RED) had threatened to remove all UK farm assured growers from the EU biofuels market at the end of 2023. Red Tractor initiated a UK-wide industry effort to avert this negative outcome.

Following two years of detailed submissions with the EC, Red Tractor’s positive assessment result from the EC means that Red Tractor farmers will see ongoing benefits including: avoiding additional audit requests; and preventing grain being displaced within the UK, by imported RED certified grain.