Tractors in Paris: Hundreds of farmers block roads in French capital, demanding ‘fair prices’

Thursday, September 3, 2015
By Paul Martin

RT.com
3 Sep, 2015

Hundreds of farmers from all over France have driven their tractors to Paris protesting against what they see as unfair pricing. They are seeking tax breaks and EU action to raise farm products’ prices in Europe.

The organizer of the protests, France’s largest farming union FNSEA, say as many as 1,733 tractors, from Brittany, Normandy, Aquitania, Burgundy and Pays D’Oc, headed to the capital on Thursday morning. The vehicles were set to gather on the Place de la Nation in eastern Paris, with some of them planning to move on to Parliament later.

“Milk has dropped to €320 per tonne from €340 last year, and it’s still falling,” said Christian Ribet from Brittany, the Local reported. “We sell at a loss even though it’s supposed to be against the law.”

About 5,000 protesters were expected to rally on foot.

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