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]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c9bd0a6a-eedf-4c98-8e2d-8deffd851761</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c9bd0a6a-eedf-4c98-8e2d-8deffd851761</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commodities giant ADM exploits green fuel loophole, UK producers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[US company benefits from double subsidy on biofuels as surge in imports threatens to wipe UK ethanol industry]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d72a9869-f23a-4ff0-99d2-788f18af96d4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d72a9869-f23a-4ff0-99d2-788f18af96d4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation-weary Americans queue for toilet paper and cheap Bordeaux  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumers endure long lines and sparse help as warehouse club stores heap pressure on traditional retailers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f9b8f04d-5257-4de3-891e-c597ba279d5f</link><guid 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