Farmers block the roads of France - Protests, because of a possible agreement with Mercosur countries
French farmers blocked a road near Paris as the prospect of a trade deal between European countries and the Mercosur states underscores the resentment over foreign competition that fueled a farming crisis earlier this year. Mercosur countries include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
A line of tractors appeared on the streets overnight, behind a large police convoy, until they stopped in Velizy-Villacoublay to set up a temporary camp.
A push by the European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc to end long-running trade negotiations by the end of the year has reignited anger in France over cheaper agricultural imports that are not held to the same standards as domestic produce.
Similar frustration was expressed by farmers across Europe last winter following a spike in imports from Ukraine following Russia's invasion.
The situation in France, however, has worsened further as crops were hit hard by rain, disease broke out among livestock and snap elections delayed promised measures to quell earlier protests, which saw farmers block highways for weeks. the whole.
As farms face cheaper imports, heavy regulations and low incomes, a Mercosur deal represents "the icing on the cake", said the head of France's main farmers' union.
He said that by his calculations, tens of thousands of farms are in financial difficulties and only about a third of the measures announced by the previous government have been implemented.
French farmers are concerned that a deal with Mercosur countries will bring more beef, chicken, sugar and corn from Brazil and Argentina, countries they say use pesticides on crops and antibiotics to raise animals that are illegal in Europe. .
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