Agricultural anger: the FNSEA announces a national mobilization “from Monday”

“We are going to hit the road again from next Monday,” November 18th, announced this Wednesday Arnaud Rousseau, the president of the FNSEA, in the context where “the G20 will open in Brazil”. The main French farmers' union is therefore launching a call for national mobilization to the entire profession from November 18, although actions are planned in advance.

No targeted highways

The objective is to continue the movement started last winter, but also and above all to influence the negotiations aimed at concluding the signing of Mercosur, the free trade treaty between Brazil and the European Union which would have “dramatic consequences for agriculture”according to Arnaud Rousseau: “What are we talking about? Beef with hormones, growth accelerator chickens”.

But then what form will the mobilization take? “We are not targeting highways. We are not here to annoy the French, we are here to tell them that we are proud to feed them and that continuing to produce in France makes sense,” underlined the president of the FNSEA. A press conference is to take place this Wednesday afternoon, during which the agricultural union intends to detail its actions.

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