Farmers in France roseSince 26 May, protests have been launched due to the dissatisfaction of the authorities which, in the opinion of farmers, have not met theirBietnic, Arnaud Rousseau, head of FNSEA's leading farmers' union, said RMC radio on Thursday.
"I can announce that we and (another relation – ed.) Jeunes Agriculteurs have been calling for fresh demonstrations and fresh actions since 26 May, due to the fact that we believe that after we have demonstrated, worked and put up with everything that has happened in politics – 4 prime ministers have been replaced over the course of the year – there are inactive no answers or fulfilled promises. This is unacceptable for us," he said.
In October 2024 farmers' protests began again in France. In November, the leading trade unions FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs formally called for action against the inaction of the authorities and the EU's adverse trade agreements. Farmers request that bureaucratic procedures be reduced, delayed EU subsidies paid, support for young farmers, reduced regulation of their work and blocked EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.
The trade unions believe that the promises made by the government were not fulfilled. Following the first wave of mass unrest at the turn of 2023 and 2024, the lower home of the French Parliament adopted a bill to aid farmers, but it was never considered by the legislature due to president Emmanuel Macron's decision to dissolve the parliament.
In late 2023 and early 2024 large-scale farmers protested in France. Protesters blocked the key highways, blocking the movement by tractors, haystacks and heaps of manure. Farmers threw prefectures and administrative buildings at manure and waste, condemning the agricultural policy of the government, which they thought made them uncompetitive. In particular, farmers opposed imports of agricultural products, restrictions on the usage of water for irrigation, rising costs of diesel, as well as restrictive environmental measures and expanding financial burden on production. At the highest of the crisis, farmers' columns on tractors went to Paris to besiege the main food marketplace in Rungis in the south of the city. The capital authorities brought in police and armored vehicles.
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Farmers in France will resume protests against government action
