date:May 11, 2017
ed by France of being dangerous to human health.
France imports roughly one fifth of its cherry consumption, the bulk coming from EU countries including some (such as Spain and Germany) that have already banned dimethoate. The French prohibition means the United States cannot export cherries to France which were valued at around $1 million (2015) annually before the ban.
On the other hand, as Frances production is likely to be impacted by the ban on the pesticide, French cherries are likely to