# UK biofuel industry faces existential threat | Fuel Oil News

> UK bioethanol producers Vivergo and Ensus have shut or signalled closure after the UK-US trade deal removed import duties on American bioethanol. Ensus has mothballed its Teesside plant citing a severe market imbalance. Industry groups say the government will not provide a bailout.

- Date: 2025-09-26 · published 2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22864-uk-biofuel-industry-faces-existential-threat-fuel-oil-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Closure of UK bioethanol plants removes a domestic outlet for UK wheat and feedstock, which is bearish for UK grain demand. Cheaper US ethanol imports also shift trade flows toward the US.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-27 | [Wheat Industry News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36447-wheat-industry-news.md) | +1.1% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-14 | [Grains And Oilseeds News In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68818-grains-and-oilseeds-news-in-brief.md) | +0.9% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-21 | [Australia, Argentina wheat harvest have high potential to impact U.S. wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28851-australia-argentina-wheat-harvest-have-high-potential-to-impact-u-s-wheat-prices.md) | -1.4% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-23 | [News In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72079-news-in-brief.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-14 | [News In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72444-news-in-brief.md) | -0.8% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- fueloilnews.co.uk: https://fueloilnews.co.uk/2025/09/uk-biofuel-industry-faces-existential-threat/

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