This caused major traffic jams in the area, added to the heavy traffic on this portion of the Bordeaux ring road, on this first day of the Christmas holidays. When they left, they left two bins of slurry on site.
Three CR33 tractors block access to Leclerc de Sainte-Eulalie.
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A strategic road junction. 110,000 cars pass every day at exit 41. And the Grand Tour commercial zone (20 restaurants, a cinema, a bowling alley and 140 commercial outlets) is the largest on the right bank of the Bordeaux metropolis, with 4.5 million customer entries per year.
The traffic jams stretched over several hundred meters, several kilometers even on the Bordeaux ring road alone. But no aggression was noted. On the contrary, we heard a few honks of encouragement and shouts like “We are with you” or “Hold on”.
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The blocking of the commercial zone in Sainte-Eulalie.
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The tractors of the farmers of the Rural Coordination of Gironde (CR33).
The target of the farmers, who are continuing the movement of anger that began in November, is obvious: the Leclerc hypermarket north of Bordeaux. “We try to reach all sectors of the department,” explains Jean-Paul Ayres, one of the leaders of CR33. This allows colleagues from Médoc and Libourne to participate in the movement without having to cross the entire Gironde by tractor. »
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The blocking of the Langon shopping center by CR 33 lasted one hour on Saturday December 21.
The margins
This time, the demands relate less to Mercosur than to the margins practiced by certain major retail brands: mainly Leclerc, Lidl but also Aldi. “These brands are not playing the game. Leclerc buys French wines at prices that are not profitable for us, and imports Spanish wines at unbeatable prices. Lidl sells salads from the Netherlands at lower prices than French salads. It is a disaster for us, small producers, in addition to being aberrant in terms of carbon footprint. »
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Tires and bales of straw were placed in the early morning to prevent customers from passing through Langon.
“We will come back”
The blockade of Leclerc de Langon did not last forever this Saturday, December 21. “It was only a warning,” warns Jean-Paul Ayres, one of the leaders of the Gironde Rural Coordination (CR33). The farmer from Entre-deux-Mers was accompanied by around fifteen colleagues. They placed tires and bales of straw on the access road to the hypermarket.
Customers were not able to enter the store at opening time (8:30 a.m.), which created some tension between the yellow hats and store managers in the shopping mall. The gendarmes ended up convincing the demonstrators to clear the way at 9:15 a.m. The farmers left the area around 10 a.m. after speaking with members of the store's management. “We left after having certain commitments from management. »
