UK Releases Crop Area Statistics for Biofuels
February 27, 2013DEFRA Report: http://www.defra.gov.uk/statistics/files/defra-stats-foodfarm-landuselivestock-nonfoodcrops-latestrelease-130125.pdf
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According to recent farm statistics in the United Kingdom, approximately 109,000 hectares of arable land planted in 2010 was grown for biofuel feedstocks. This represents approximately 1.8 percent of farmland within the region. The detailed experimental statistics on UK crop area devoted to bioenergy from 2008 through 2011 was published by the U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Overall, total area used to produce biofuel feedstocks increased from 22,000 hectares in 2008, to 27,000 hectares in 2009 and 97,000 hectares in 2010. This includes feedstock production for both ethanol and biodiesel.
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