Hundreds sign up to bioethanol wheat contract

More than 500 farmers have signed up to supply wheat into the new Vivergo bioethanol plant near Hull.

The supply contract, called Humber Gold, was launched by Frontier Agriculture last November and features a range of payment terms. Frontier is the exclusive supplier of grain to the site, which will require 1.1m tonnes of wheat annually when it becomes operational later this year.

Humber Gold club manager, Mike Ayers, expected 1000 members to have signed up by the time the plant comes on stream and was confident the firm could supply the 130 lorry loads of grain required daily when production begins.

To be eligible to join the Humber Gold club growers must commit to supply Frontier with a minimum of 120 tonnes of wheat. For more information call 01482 420311 or email humbergold@frontierag.co.uk