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A French deputy from the National Union party has raised concerns about the impact of Ukrainian sugar and sugar beet imports on the EU, particularly France. He criticized the use of harmful substances in Ukrainian agriculture, which are banned in the EU, and the significant increase in beet imports, leading to a drop in prices and affecting French producers. The deputy criticized the EU for allowing imports of beets that do not meet French standards, and suggested that French producers are being disadvantaged.
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A deputy from the right-wing populist party "National Union" demanded from the French government a comment on, in his opinion, the harmful impact of the import of Ukrainian sugar and sugar beets to the EU, in particular France. This is reported by European Truth. The question from Jordan Gitton was published on the website of the National Assembly in the corresponding section of written questions to the government. Gitton asks the Minister of Agriculture to comment on the impact of Ukrainian sugar imports on the situation of French producers and cites the statement of the association of sugar beet producers from the regions of Champagne and Burgundy. The deputy noted that 29 different insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, which are prohibited in the European Union, are allowed to be used in Ukraine. Gitton mentioned the safeguards already in place for Ukrainian imports of some types of agricultural products. The volume of beet imports from Ukraine increased from 20,000 tons to ...
Source: Agropolit
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