2024-01-30 13:32:36
French farmers continue to block key highways around Paris for the second day in a row and They threaten to disrupt the Rungis wholesale market, waiting for the “new measures” promised by the government. The first Minister, Gabriel Attalis scheduled to deliver his general policy statement this afternoon, where announcements are expected to calm the indignation of farmers, who represent the third agricultural power in Europe and the sixth worldwide.
French farmers blockade the capital: “When you are far from Paris, the message does not reach”
Yohan François, of the FDSEA union, expressed skepticism about the possible solutions that the speech may offer, although he highlighted the determination of farmers to resist in the long term. Since Monday, farmers have surrounded the capital with tractors, responding to the call of the FNSEA, the main agricultural center, and its allies from Young Farmers (JA), after 11 days of protests.
Samuel Vandaele, a farmer under a bridge on the A4 highway, about thirty kilometers east of Paris, expressed his willingness to continue resisting, despite the short night. Other farmers, prepared with tents, braziers, generators, beer taps and coffee thermoses, joined their colleagues from northwest France.
From the south of the country, too A convoy of 200 tractors that left Agen the day before moves towards the Rungis wholesale marketone of the largest in the world, with the aim of blocking it at the call of the Rural Coordination union.
Despite the significant presence of security forces, the authorities seek to avoid disrupting the market, since not all agricultural sectors support this action. Arnaud Rousseau, leader of the FNSEA, emphasized that the goal is not to deprive the French of food.
The agricultural sector is calling for measures to address declining incomes, insufficient pensions, administrative complexity, inflation of environmental standards and foreign competition, especially the agreement under negotiation between the EU and Mercosur countries.
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