Quick Take — Europe defies Trump’s duties: illegal pesticides in the crosshairs

The EU is poised to armour its agricultural market with new import restrictions, hitting those food products made to looser standards. A move that echoes Donald Trump ‘s ‘reciprocal’ trade policy and could trigger new global tensions… Historically, the Commission has opposed requests by member states, such as France, to impose ‘reciprocal’ trade policies, arguing that this could violate rules set by the World Trade Organisation. Restrictions are only allowed on scientific grounds

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Giorgina Venosta and Bernardo Caprotti’s friends: Giulia Maria Crespi, Indro Montanelli, Marisa Spaini Rivolta

If Mario and Vittorio Crespi were partners of my father Bernardo and Uncle Guido in the foundation of Esselunga, their niece Giulia Maria, for some fundamental years in the management of 'Corriere della Sera' and later founder of FAI-Fondo Ambiente Italiano and agricultural entrepreneur, was a friend of Bernardo's ex-wife, my mother Giorgina...

Quick Take — USA: Thousands of tonnes of eggs will be imported from Turkey due to bird flu

According to the Department of Agriculture, about 18 million birds will be culled in December 2024 and 23 million in January 2025. In three years, the spread of the H5N1 virus has forced American farms to cull 158 million turkeys, chickens and, above all, laying hens (from FT: some retailers, including Walmart, are rationing egg sales to the public).

This disease will affect inflation in the US