Anger of farmers: entrances and exits to the port of Bordeaux blocked in Bassens

The agricultural union Rural Coordination (CR) accuses distributors of practicing “abusive margins” and targeted large-scale distribution this Wednesday. In the evening, a procession of tractors began to block the Bordeaux commercial port at Bassens. After eight hours journey from Agenseveral dozen tractors and trailers from the CR47 dumped large quantities of tires and waste at two roundabouts to close the road which provides access to the facilities of the Grand Maritime Port, the 7th largest port in the country for cargo traffic. goods. “There is no longer anything coming in and nothing coming out”launched one of the many farmers present, while a union official, Karine Duc, indicated that “this blockage is planned for the whole night at least”. “It is in these ports that we import cereals which are not subject to the same standards as ours, and this is something that we want to denounce”she adds.

“They buy foreign products even though we are right next door”

During the day, farmers from Rural Coordination had blocked access to a purchasing center of the Leclerc brand in Beychac-et-Caillau on the RN 89. “They buy foreign products even though we are right next door, we saw another Lithuanian truck just now”denounced Hippolyte, a 22-year-old non-union breeder who prefers not to give his name.

On the road to Bordeaux, the other procession leaving Lot-et-Garonne, historic stronghold of the CR, dumped waste in front of the entrances of a Leclerc store in Marmande, reproaching the brand “exorbitant prices”. “Today, the consumer is being robbed and so are we, these abusive margins from mass distribution, that’s enough!”estimates José Pérez, co-president of CR47. He and his counterpart Karine Duc, expelled from the Agen prefecture by the police on Tuesday eveningcalled the Prime Minister on Wednesday morning.