Insight: Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
c/europe · u/schizoidman@lemmy.zip · 17 points
least 14% of pesticides used on EU fields today are illegal, up from around 10% in 2015, EU data show
The problem is likely even larger because so much smuggling goes undetected, said authorities in Greece and in several of Europe's main agricultural producers: France, Germany and Spain.