French Heatwave Threatens Food Inflation as Agriculture Sector Suffers
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This comes unexpectedly: Inflation in Germany continues to decline. Experts also stick to the relaxation in the Iran war.
French heatwave threatens food inflation as agriculture sector suffers
Tomatoes cook on the vine and cereal crops get scorched – climate change is hitting French agriculture, and shoppers are poised to bear the brunt of it. Also, the EU and China set an October deadline to make progress on trade disputes, while the ECB Chief Christine Lagarde says the Eurozone economy is resilient enough to withstand an end to exceptional monetary policy measures.
Prices in France are rising at a slower rate than expected, a trend that could continue in Germany as well. Relaxation in Iran in particular provides relief.
As part of its consideration of the agricultural emergency bill, the Senate approved the derogatory reintroduction of two plant protection products, acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, which are now banned in France but are authorized elsewhere in Europe.
One year after the mobilization against the Duplomb law, the Senate passed on the night of 29-30 June, against the advice of the government, derogations for the use of two neonicotinoids, despite the warnings of the scientists.
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