Corn Production

The RTRS Standard for Responsible Corn Production is complementary to the RTRS Standard for Soy Production, and can be implemented for RTRS certified soybean producers. It provides for compliance of 14 more indicators additional to the 108 mandatory and progressive compliance indicators of the RTRS Soybean Production Standard.

RTRS Certification for Responsible Soy Production is valid for 5 years with mandatory annual surveillance audits

As of December 2021, producers will be able to certify corn under the Standard for Responsible Corn Production.

RTRS Standard for Responsible Corn Production V.1

Biofuels for producers

Producers certified against the RTRS Standard for Responsible Soy Production have the possibility to be certified under EU RED scope according to the requirements established in RTRS EU RED Compliance Requirements for Producers in order to access the European biofuel market. RTRS scheme is recognized by the European Commission – Renewable Energy Directive

RTRS EU RED Compliance Requirements for Producers

Non-GMO for producers

RTRS offers non-GMO soy certification since 2011. To certify non-GMO soy, producers must certify against the RTRS Standard for Responsible Soy Production and, additionally, in compliance with Module D of the RTRS Chain of Custody Standard for non-GMO soy.

At the same time, since 2018, RTRS certified producers can access non-GMO RTRS Credits, also certifying their soy production against non-GMO RTRS Standard for Producers. This model enables the market to support production of non-GMO soy through the purchase of RTRS non-GMO credits without obtaining any physical non-GMO soy.

Module D - Chain of Custody for physical non-GMO soy

RTRS Non-GMO Module- Requirements for Producers V1.0

Chain of Custody for producers

The Chain of Custody Requirements for Producers module is an annex to the RTRS production Standard, which enables producers to sell their certified product through the physical flow (Country Material Balance, Mass Balance or Segregation systems).

By 2020 it mandatory for all RTRS certified producers to include in the audit the Chain of Custody Requirements for Producers.

Annex 1 of the RTRS Standard for Responsible Soy Production V3.1