Farmers steering tractors take part in a national demonstration on the
Cours de Vincennes avenue near Place de la Nation in Paris to protest
against the falling prices that they say are endangering their
livelihoods
The protest comes after months of unrest as farmers in the dairy and meat industries become increasingly desperate in the face of plummeting food prices which they blame on foreign competition, as well as supermarkets and distributors
Seeking major changes from President Francois Hollande on multiple levels,the protesters asked for price controls for their products, whose market values have nosedived, as well as government aid and recognition
France’s Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll has estimated that nearly 10 percent of the country’s farms are on the brink of bankruptcy with a combined debt of around EUR one billion (USD 1.11 billion)
The protest comes after months of unrest as farmers in the dairy and meat industries become increasingly desperate in the face of plummeting food prices which they blame on foreign competition, as well as supermarkets and distributors
Seeking major changes from President Francois Hollande on multiple levels,the protesters asked for price controls for their products, whose market values have nosedived, as well as government aid and recognition
France’s Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll has estimated that nearly 10 percent of the country’s farms are on the brink of bankruptcy with a combined debt of around EUR one billion (USD 1.11 billion)
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