A few months after a major mobilization, farmers will resume their actions. The president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, announced on France inter that a new mobilization is planned from Monday November 18, 2024. “We are going to hit the road again next Monday because the G20 will open in Brazil,” he explained on public radio. “We are not targeting highways […] We're not here to annoy the French.” he added. The FNSEA will hold a press conference this Wednesday afternoon to detail the actions.
“The emergency is the farms’ treasuries,” warns Arnaud Rousseau
The G20 could be an opportunity for political leaders to reach an agreement on the Mercosur treaty. This could eliminate the majority of customs duties between Latin American countries and the European Union. “This Mercosur risks having dramatic consequences for agriculture. What are we talking about? Beef with hormones, growth accelerator chicken…” denounces Arnaud Rousseau.
Another major concern: farmers’ income. “The emergency is the farm treasuries, underlines the president of the FNSEA. How do a certain number of operators manage to get through the winter after a disastrous summer? » Arnaud Rousseau recalls that France has experienced “the lowest wheat harvest in forty years, harvests of around -25% […]health diseases such as blue tongue.
Before the dissolution of the National Assembly in June, “we were promised an agricultural orientation law, recalls the president of the FNSEA. The farmers are waiting for it. » As for the announcements made at the start of 2024, “concretely, many things are not implemented”, he emphasizes.
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