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plus prizes easing in many parts of the world. so is the fight against inflation. turning the corner and we'll central pines come interest rate soon. the welcome became income boys have tracked as loaded with fruits and vegetables. thousands of farm is around the world. the field i took to the streets in recent weeks from italy to india. that grievance is uh, re by country. but there's one common concern pharmacy. they called make ends meet, they blaming red tape, climate change policies, cheap impulse of high cost, and that putting pressure on their respective governments to improve than livelihoods. actually, i'm of it triples. the farmers across europe are protesting, demanding better prices for the prod, use, and restrictions on cheaper imported goods in the middle get. the 1st thing the government has to do is eliminate the bureaucracy,

give us facilities and control form products. so they have the same health conditions as those from here, you may not be. the unrest began in germany after cuts through agriculture of diesel subsidies, impacting the sector employees under a 1000000 people, a similar demonstrations in spain, poland, and france. coal for improved living conditions and protection against unfair competition. despite the allocation of up to $240000000000.00 for supporting farmers, many say existing regulations don't benefit growers. they also criticize the ease environmental regulations and the blocks common agricultural policy or cap or favoring large corporations. i can get that in one of the c a p that we have now has so many bureaucratic steps that we cannot manage to comply. we need an agricultural policy, the truly adapts to the fall of his needs and allows for profitability. protests

extend beyond europe with farmers in india, the u. s. and brazil expressing grievances over issues like that. price volatility as climate change impacts hello did. if the government fulfills or demands, we will go home, we have no intention of living here on the road. we've been living, eating, and sleeping on the road. you know that it's not easy to get out of our homes, especially for women. lawmakers have attempted to address farmers concerns by offering concessions, but they have the deep, insufficient many se, financial aid alone and complex regulations. they have to address the deeper challenges, faced by farmers axles. i'm gonna reach out to 0 for counting the cost. scroll, joining us, some type of agent in denmark is allan matthews. he's a professor of european agricultural policy and the department of economic at trinity college in dublin. mr. matthews, welcome to counting the cost. i mean,

fob is across the europe have historically been unhappy with legislation, the impacts on their ability to produce enough for them to make a decent living. why is the same with discontent across certainly the european continent right now. as your report highlighted, and very often the spark of these products in different countries is quite different. but there is this common theme of dissatisfaction with low prices and low incomes. and to some extent, that's not a new issue. i think one of the added products to the protests on this occasion is this growing sense of insecurity and vulnerability because of the, at the very, very but weather conditions we've also experienced in europe. so at this great feeling of insecurity, will there be a harvest at the end of the season or not? i think that is also driving some of the fears behind the farmer protests was it until about climate change in the basement? can just talk about the politics of it to start with because for example,

um the u. k. election is pending in 2024 as are you elections in june? a late to this year solve a seems to be getting better organized in making that protest loud and visible. how important are they in terms of organizing all they getting quite savvy about is i think you're right and to highlight the fact that the seats and the election year and in many and, and the obviously for the up in the parliament, in the, in the number of the individual you are being companies, but also in other countries in india for example, later this year. so clearly if you have a grievance at now, is the time to raise your voice because you have the opportunity to influence the composition of the incoming at parliament and potentially government. so i do think the fact that there are elections is an issue behind the, at the convergence of protests in many different countries. do you think it also doesn't look at that doing that because without sob as you and i and billions of

others around the world, don't eat it. is of a trust deficit right now between fathers and legislates is what i, i think the products instead of demonstrate that both it's, it's hard to sometimes see the rationale for the protests. if you actually look at the figures as for example in europe at the last 2 to 3 years and have actually been years of record higher incomes for farmers despite and the impact of the russian invasion in ukraine and high energy prices, high fertilizer prices actually produce surprises increased even more. now that's not to say that the farmers looking ahead are not facing into a period of the following prices and an entire costs. but just at this point in time, actually incomes, at least in europe, have been quite bland. and so you then look at some of the other issues that have

been raised to the environment to uh, conditions that are sometimes attached to payments and the increased regulation. the rising from, you know, with a very serious environmental challenges which we become increasingly aware of in europe. so it's not just income. and these, as you at highlighted in your report also at to do with the regulatory environment in which farmers must operate some government. so saying that they all making concessions to make the livelihoods of farmers more amenable. yet, there are policies that are put in place and constantly blamed by families who then adopt. it feels like both sides are moving their own set of goal posts, but those goal posts on to aligned. why don't we have seen and in response, student protests is some role in the back of some of the environmental conditions, which is eastern europe have recently been introduced. we just had

a reform of that coming. that regards to the policy that you mentioned in your report and, and that is just being ad and introduced in fact at that earlier last year. so we're, we're now in the 2nd year of this reform period, but already a number of the in the, the innovations, the number of the changes in the farmers were asked to adopt to being, being rolled back as, as, as a response to the protest. and some of the regulatory initiatives which um and your team commission had proposed to address, for example, at the use of pesticides in the agriculture it to set aside an increased area of plans for, for nature to ensure that we restore some of the by diversity which we are losing and that these, these budgets have also be neither withdrawn or, or water down. so there are indeed has been a response. on the regulatory side,

i would say that in europe a particular problem is that and the combination comes with the policy is funded from the european budget. and your vin budget is very at restrictive in its ability to, to increase those transfers. the budget is set on a relatively don't at period for 7 years and it's, it's actually brother, inflexible. so the possibility to address some of the farmers concerns and by, you know, increasing the transfers which are already quite significant. this course is very limited at the present time, so this is why i think we see the, the focus being push on a rolling back. some of these environmental regulations in an attempt to show that the governments are aware of the, the concerns that are being express matthews from tennessee college in dublin, joining us from copenhagen. thanks so much for your time, sir. so some of the color is known as green gold in mexico to coffee. the latin american nation is amongst the wills leading produces index,

voters of food products, much of its properties goes to the united states. the agriculture sector is one of its main drivers of economic growth, but found the space a range of challenges amongst them, folding great prices and threats from drug cartels. i spoke to the secretary of agriculture, victor villalobos. i am beula during his visit to go home and started by asking him how his government is tackling these concerns. a while, let me mention that you'll, you'll raise an initial related thing. cool. yeah. can what's on the sea level is uh, the most important mistake that are weeds that for the use. and i would say the highest proportion of the corn, which is this type of food for mexicans and, and so it's very important to the state. so they, they professor because of the price of corn, and of course they want to receive more support from next week on the federal government. so what we do, we provide assistance to the farmers,

particularly it is more fundamental, which is part of our policy. how we can enhance the productivity of the same time that the race is found that are leaving the particular the presence of this motor farmers. and of course, you know, so it just crow price that says that that's that problem in a place like send a low in the state. extortion gains drug cartels also not the problem but they face and the day to day lives and trying to end the living and trying to get through life itself. yeah, well that's about, that's the best part of the information they used to be in public on the yes, we have some problems. the insecurity in particular with the farmers on the, when they are trying to sell their products. but then, you know, in terms it's located in some regions, particularly domains on seeing a low, i guess, but uh, but the, you know, the terms, uh, how many countries growing, uh, the production of these, increasing the roles of mexico plays. uh no. just wanted to sustain the foot

security of mexican society, but also we export products to a $191.00 countries products before i get the card. sure, so it does. um, and this for that is, um, i mean formation that these, the localized but the, but this is not affecting the dental. uh, because for per box, i mean you do explore it as you say, but you also impose as well. and there's a big debate going on, we will have your largest trading partners to the knolls, and that's the us. and this will leave the genetically modified seed. and in this particular case, cold wherever it's like conversation right now with the us. we um, i'm so sufficient for the white corn for human consumption. we'd reliability much on the importation of dell upon, but telephone in, in united states is the genetically modified last year with the discussion in the discussion. because we have to think in terms of mexico, us a sense of,

of forwarding and of course, and center of the genetic value to which vacation. so there is a lot of social interest to keep a mexican quan, a free of genetic modified. um oregon is most particularly cool and so we import and we will continue important because is not the is it no longer an issue? it is something that we continue the composite of the import export. so the concern is that the, there is no it for mission to eat, bored. why going for human consumption? but things next week, we're so sufficient, though, so this is not the nature of this field is still very sub. finally, we uh, we anticipate that there's going to be sold there. let's talk about impulse and export because you know they was the north american free trade agreement originates what 1994 is replaced under president trump in the 2018 the us and ca with

you and canada are involved. how is that going? well, it is going very well, let me just mention that particular i didn't have any codes from now we are the for the 1st provider of foot. so united states in terms of particularly perhaps food groups and title the needs. so it, we enjoy the need to but i appreciate very much or as little industry on and we are somehow gradually integrated on north america markets in which a kind of the united states or mexico. i mean, the great the, the in the order to guarantee for production for north american countries. but also it's very interesting to say that we are gradually, is like, playing more the more important role as a foot provided for the rest of the, of the, of the war. yes, you are a minister, you a part of the mexican government that obviously sees what's going on around the

world. mm hm. and you wouldn't be blind to what's going on in europe right now. farm is on the streets, whether it be in the united kingdom and france and germany complaining about the price, the getting for that products. yes. as you had the government heads in mexico to a presidential election late to this. yeah. yes. how important is it to understand the problems of the fob is in mexico because as i said at the beginning of this interview, they were a huge vote bank on the boat bank, the mexican politicians consulting? no. yes. well that's a good point. uh well, since um, as a 2nd satisfied the culture of mexico, of course we weren't very close with the army because from pharmacy in new mexico. and we have the one on the dissipate and the problem as long as we can guarantee adequate prices. we can continue providing assistance, we can help them with the different services that we have already in place.

and that's something that the, even the in the new administration that eventually we, we will take over the forks of solver. we don't anticipate any, any problems. so we will continue in the way that we are being doing on um, as, as, as i would like to say that the now, nowadays mexico is there is enjoying a very important position worldwide. as a foot provider, us, we are the 12 of country that produce the foot for, as i mentioned, we guarantee is sales proficiency for, for makes, it comes on scifi. but also we are enjoying the, the, the exportation on many agriculture products. so i don't, i don't see any, any problem with the new administration. we continue with the same path. we shall see what happens that administer victor approval from next. okay, thank you so much when to start the place or 3 here. thank you very much. from

new 0 to a 23. yeah. hard us. federal reserve has raised interest rates at the most rapid pace and move in for decades to team inflation and symbols. in 2 years. central banks around the world have done the same. the price is an easing, and most major economies investors in buying is asking when central banks might start to reduce those rates. we'll get to that with, i'll get, show the but 1st, how the interest rates work. and why did they match the as well when central banks increase interest rates, borrowing becomes more expensive. people start to save more and spend less on demand for goods goes down, eventually causing prices to drop. but not hurts burrell is as credit like credit loans, call loans, mortgages and credit cards become costs via, for example, credit cards rates in the us as an old time high with americans. owing more than one trillion dollars. high interest rates also worried governments because they

slow economies. central banks have been trading a very fine line between raising rates and not pushing the nations into a recession. like many of the central banks, the us of the reserve is aiming to keep inflation at 2 percent. can see the price of social play from the peak of 9 point one percent in 2022, but a still above the target. now, inflation is slowed. federal officials have cut rates study at between 5.25 and 5.5 percent since july. the european central bank interest rates have records of full percent and september and hasn't been changed since then. the bank of england also held rates of 5.2 percent. so when will central bank start cutting rates? to discuss that, while i'm joined now from london by greg swenson, he's a founding partner at the match and thank break because i'm ready to be here. thanks for having a good time for you with us, greg. it's, it's a difficult one. is it? for 2024. 1. 1 does. central millions of others to around the world. what interest

rates are going to fall if they fall in the tool? it's, it's a really difficult challenge for these central banks because the inflation while it's come down, the rate of inflation has come down significantly. it's, you know, inflation is sticky and it's still above the targets in those places. and so they have a real challenge here. they don't want to, they made mistakes, a significant mistakes in the last few years by waiting too long to raise rates. so they have a bunch of which is the market right now. looks like it's indicating that the european central bank will, will cut rates in june as well as the said in the us in june and the bank of england a little later and markets indicating that they'll cut in august. so i think that's too late. i think they're being too cautious. again, they were stung by the mistakes of 2021. so now they're being really, they're, they're really afraid to, to raise rates to cut rates too quickly for fear of increasing inflation. again,

i think they probably jump in the kinds of doing that because it's government all spinning that line that hey, wait, wait, wait, find thing, inflation in a way when it gets and you'll, as you said, you know, banks of being very cautious about the inflation rates and the very reluctant to declare victory. what to the signs we're looking for from the banks, at least of the woods, the statements. but we need to keep an eye on foot to realize that maybe inflation is being beaten at last. well i, i think, you know, obviously it's a c principal look you know, at or below 2 percent. you saw that in switzerland that came in at 1.3 percent. and so you'll see the swiss national bank probably cut rates in march. so that's what they're looking for, but i think that's in many ways they're ignoring some of us challenges, which is basically a name economic, economic growth. so i think at some point they should pay less attention to inflation and think about economic growth you're seeing really in,

in the growth in europe. you saw a decent economic growth in the us and the 4th quarter. and then most of last year . but most of that was due to government spending, which is inflationary by nature. so, you know, government spending is, is really a problem. it created a sugar high in g d p growth. but you've got this bad combination of artificial g d, p growth in the us as well as other places due to government spending, which is unsustainable. and then you've got this real regular tory birds. i'm subtle, which, you know, you mentioned in the, in this, in the segment about agriculture. but that's one of the real challenges is the supply side is, is the government hostility to the private sector is, is making whatever the central banks do. somewhat irrelevant if and, and so i think that the central banks will have little choice but to cut rates because their fate facing economic, the stagnation is always supplies. is it less than that? if that is the case, i would know that this works in isolation. does it correct?

great, because we go to also look at the politics, the banks can say whatever they want, the government's gonna say whatever they want. but we've got 2 major complex going on right now. you were in ukraine and we've got the war and gone. so in the contents of the world, cause we've seen how trade read so hot to veer away from the red sea and go around the confidence of africa. this all impacts on those long term decisions about inflation, about investment and about reducing rates. so it's, it's a great point and i think we were all concerned about the inflationary possibilities coming out of the red sea and, and that as actually turned out to be okay. so, you know, perhaps we have to wait a little longer to see, to see if that's uh, you know, consistent. but at so far that has really had a ripple effect on supply changing, but enough to, to, to create more inflation. but i think these governments are going to have to reduce the regulatory burden, you know, they've got this investment in the us was very weak. and i think that that's due to,

you know, a lot of regulatory burden. so expectations and us for 2024 or 1.4 percent g d p growth in 1.8 in 2025. that's pretty anemic. so that i think gives the fed some room to, to run and, and lower rates. okay. good, just finding a very quick question, really, i suppose really for all consumers that are a lot to me, i'm sure the many millions of them around the world. so got gas prices in various countries, something in the u. k. gas prices are about to be reduced. come to spring, how we supposed to read and analyze this with this on getting conflict in ukraine. yeah, i wouldn't read too much into the part of the problem in the, in the u. k. is they have price caps? they have subsidies, and when you, you know, when you have both of those things, it ends up being inflationary by nature. so it is the gas prices, yes. are coming down. i think that gives, again, gives the central bank a little more leeway to con us. but you know, electricity prices in the u. k are still up for 100 percent or more over the last

few years. housing is up to 150 percent child care up to 100 percent. these are all sectors with excess government regulation and excess subsidies. so when you regulate and when you subsidized prices go up. so i think it's gonna, it's going to require a lot more than the central bags dish or, you know, the central banks easing an interest rates. what we'll have to see what does happen for the name and take great expense, and that from break mcadam joining us from london. thanks so much. thank you. you know, the world's largest clip to come and see by market value bitcoin has reached mold in $60000.00. last week's the 1st time in more than 2 years. that helped lift the combined value of the trip to come and see markets around 2 trillion dollars. but digital covered, so you has risen around 28 percent since the start of the search comes after the us approved the 1st bit quaint spot to exchange traded fund e t f allows investors to gain exposure to the price movements of the digital coin

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