Less than a year after the wave of mobilization of farmers, the FNSEA and the Young Farmers have planned new blockages, from November 15. They wish to oppose the signing of a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
The month of November promises to be eventful. After the SNCF railway workers and the airline pilots, it is the turn of the farmers to prepare major mobilizations. Since the end of October, the FNSEA and the Young Farmers have resumed actions.
In question, the possibility of a trade agreement between the European Union and the Common Market of South America (Mercosur). This trade treaty would establish a free trade zone between the countries of the European Union and several countries in South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia), allowing massive imports.
Several local mobilizations
“The Mercosur agreement is 190,000 tonnes of sugar imported into Europe, coming from countries using phytosanitary products banned in France!” denounced the FNSEA in a post 'equivalent production of one of the twenty sugar factories in our territory'.
Here and there, several actions are organized at the local level. In Cantal, FDSEA 15 plans to modify the signage, replacing the municipalities with the names of South American cities. In Pas-de-Calais, several farmers removed the signs from around sixty entrances or exits to municipalities to place them on the steps of the Montreuil sub-prefecture. In Corrèze, farmers have already carried out “strike” operations, including a rally in front of the prefecture in Tulle.
The protest should intensify from November 15
The latest announcements from the Minister of Agriculture, Annie Genevard, on November 5, on cash flow aid for farmers in difficulty were not enough to calm their anger.
Health crisis on livestock farms, poor wheat harvests, weight of administrative standards… Less than a year after the wave of mobilization which hit the country last January, farmers are not letting up. The protest should intensify on November 15, at the call of the FNSEA and Young Farmers unions.
