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9 h 30. The procession is preparing to leave Blois. The return is planned for the afternoon. It will be done on the motorway, under the same conditions as on the way out, with the supervision of police officers, on one of the three traffic lanes.
Loir-et-Chériens farmers deplore the excessive controls.
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9 h 20. Also within the procession, Julien Chesnel of Choussy (Loir-et-Cher), near Contres. He is a producer of red label chickens, with two buildings of 4,400 chickens. “The agreement between Mercosur and the EU does not suit me. This will create unfair competition. It's already hard right now. I have to sell a game directly to get by. »
We are fed up with regulations that change every three or four mornings. We are constantly changing the rules of the game
Mikelis Gislot, farmer Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
9 h 10. Some come from far away like Mikelis Gislot, from Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine (Indre-et-Loire). “We must show that all the departments in the region are there. We are fed up with regulations that change every three or four mornings. We are constantly changing the rules of the game. »
9 h. Around thirty tractors belonging to farmers unionized with the Rural Coordination are being assembled at the toll booth of Blois. They will reach Orléans supervised on a road by around thirty gendarmes. Arrival scheduled around 11 a.m.
They will participate in a regional demonstration organized by the CR to denounce the excessive number of controls to which they are subjected each year, according to them. They will go to the premises of the Draaf (Regional Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Forestry).
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