Commodities
EU Sugar Crop at Risk After Ruling Against Pesticide Exemptions
- Top court rules against derogations for neonicotinoids use
- Decision threatens entire sector, French farming group says
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A European Union court ruling reinforcing a ban on neonicotinoids — a type of pesticide considered harmful to bees — threatens to worsen Europe’s sugar deficit.
The EU’s top court on Thursday ruled that derogations — approved by some of the bloc’s member states — allowing the use of neonicotinoids were not in compliance with a 2018 ban on the controversial insecticides.