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This visit was planned as a follow up to National Apprenticeship Week. The Secretary of State wanted to meet young people beginning careers in the food production chain. In Birmingham he walked the production line on the factory floor with Mondelez apprentices, discussing with them and the Director of Manufacturing how a recent injection of £75 million is turning Bourneville into a world class manufacturing site. Mondelez is taking part in the Strategic Relationship Management (SRM) initiative, which is a government commitment to help companies overcome barriers to growth and investment.<\/p>
Defra leads on the relationship with Mondelez, which has been chosen for SRM because it makes a significant contribution to the economy. The visit timing also coincided with the Big Bang Science and Technology Fair; the Secretary of State visited the Food and Drink Federation's stand and discussed how the food and drink industry, the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, is inspiring youngsters to seek careers in the sector. The Secretary of State concluded the day with a speech to the Harper Adams Forum, a student run body at Harper Adams University. His speech highlighted the opportunities in the agriculture sector, including agri-technology following the launch of \u2018UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies'.<\/p>
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There is no specific published data on the amount of wheat grown in the UK that is used for bioethanol. However it is possible to provide an estimate. Defra's statistics on \u2018The Area of Crops Grown For Bioenergy in England and the UK: 2008 \u2013 2012' published in December 2013 include data reported under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) on the volume of bioethanol supplied to the UK road transport market with information on the feedstock and the country of origin of the feedstock. By applying appropriate conversion factors, it is possible to derive an estimate of the equivalent tonnage and crop area of wheat grown and used to produce bioethanol. These figures are outlined in the table below.<\/p>
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<\/strong><\/p> UK wheat areas used to produce bioethanol supplied to the UK road transport market 2008/9 - 2012/13 <\/strong>Wheat (RTFO Year: 15 April n-1 to 14 April n) <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> Volume of bioethanol (million litres)<\/strong>(b) <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> Tonnage of crop implied ('000 tonnes)<\/strong>(c) <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> wheat yield (t/ha)<\/strong>(d)(e) <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p> Area implied (thousand ha) and % of UK total wheat area<\/strong>(e) <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year 1: 15 April 2008 - 14 April 2009<\/p><\/td> 0.0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 8.3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year 2: 15 April 2009 - 14 April 2010<\/p><\/td> 0.9<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 7.9<\/p><\/td> 0.3 (0%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year 3: 15 April 2010 - 14 April 2011(a)<\/p><\/td> 211.9<\/p><\/td> 581<\/p><\/td> 7.7<\/p><\/td> 75.4 (4%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year 4: 15 April 2011 - 14 April 2012<\/p><\/td> 17.9<\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 7.7<\/p><\/td> 6.3 (0%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year 5: 15 April 2012 - 14 April 2013 (provisional)(f)<\/p><\/td> 48.2<\/p><\/td> 132<\/p><\/td> 6.7<\/p><\/td> 19.6 (1%)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> (a) This includes an estimated 92 million tonnes of bioethanol produced from wheat used for markets other than for UK Road Transport.<\/p> <\/p> (b) All wheat volumes above were grown on previously cropped land.<\/p> <\/p> (c) Conversion: 365 litres bioethanol = 1 tonne wheat grain (at 15% moisture). Source: Department for Transport commissioned research.<\/p> <\/p> (d) Source: Defra annual Cereal and Oilseed Rape Production Survey (In 2012 the Cereal Production Survey and Oilseed Rape Production Survey were brought together to reduce costs Cereal Production Survey) UK yield at year n-1. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry<\/a><\/p> <\/p> |