Farmers with tractors bearing the slogan “If the farmer dies, the land dies” take part in a demonstration organized by the German Farmers’ Association under the slogan “Too much is too much! Now it’s over!” in front of the Brandenburg Gate. This was prompted by the German government’s plans to abolish the agricultural diesel tax and the motor vehicle tax exemption for agriculture and forestry. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa via Reuters Connect.

German government dilutes 2024 subsidy cuts after farmer backlash

Farmers protested in Berlin's streets after the announced end of tax breaks last month

Germany's coalition government has agreed to change its 2024 budget plans, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, after subsidy cuts proposed to bring spending in line with debt rules angered farmers.







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Commodity prices to remain high in 2024, drop in 2025 – HSBC

Most agricultural products expected to outperform energy, industrial metals amid supply constraints, dry weather

Squeezed supply, improved Chinese demand and the global energy transition will keep commodity prices elevated in 2024, before falling the following year, forecasted British banking group HSBC today.