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French farmers drive their tractors on a highway as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Europe needs to ‘profoundly’ change its farming rules, says Macron

French farmers' union call for end of blockades

By Reuters February 1, 2024

Europe's farming sector is facing a major crisis and needs to 'profoundly' change its rules, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Brussels, reaffirming Paris is against striking the Mercosur free-trade agreement with Latin American countries.

An effigy and a placard reading “Our end will be your hunger” are attached to a tractor as farm vehicles are lined up during a blockade by farmers on the A4 highway to protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances that are shared by farmers across Europe, in Jossigny, near Paris, France, January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

EU plans curbs on Ukraine farm imports to calm angry farmers

Measures possible for other farm produce if markets disrupted

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters January 31, 2024

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures to limit agricultural imports from Ukraine and offer greater flexibility on rules for fallow land in a bid to quell protests by angry farmers in France and other EU members.

News

Belgian farmers block roads to Zeebrugge port as French protests spill over

Spanish farmers plan February protests as anger spreads across Europe

By Reuters January 30, 2024

Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies and cheap food imports blocked access roads to the Zeebrugge container port on Tuesday.

Angry French farmers block highways in bid to step up pressure on government

Belgian farmers also protesting in Brussels

By Marco Trujillo, Reuters, Sarah Meyssonnier January 29, 2024

Long lines of tractors blocked highways near Paris and across France on Monday, as angry farmers sought to put pressure on the government to do more to help them weather inflation, compete with cheap imports and make a living.

File photo of sunset over port facilities at Odesa. (Mixarde/iStock/Getty Images)

Ukraine to punish firms for violating farm exports rules to Eastern Europe

Cheap Ukrainian exports have sparked protests in neighbouring countries

By Reuters January 29, 2024

Ukraine on Monday said it has tightened rules related to certain food exports, imposing a six-month trading ban for any companies violating the regulations, to ease tensions with bordering countries.

Livestock

CCA disappointed, not surprised by breakdown in trade talks

Yesterday, federal officials said bilateral negotiations with the UK had been paused amid unhappiness on both sides

By Geralyn Wichers January 26, 2024

The Canadian Cattle Association says it's disappointed but not surprised by the UK's decision to pause talks on its free trade deal with Canada. “CCA has been following the bilateral negotiations closely and has been concerned at the lack of ambition and cooperation from the UK in these negotiations," said Nathan Phinney, the CCA's president, in a news release late yesterday.

A woman, with her child, pushes a shopping trolley past a supermarket blocked by French farmers who dump tires and slurry as part of their protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Bon-Encontre near Agen, south of France, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

French farmers block roads, dump produce as protest edges closer to Paris

Farming union handed French government a list of demands late Wednesday

By Reuters January 25, 2024

French farmers blocked highways and dumped crates of imported produce on Thursday, demanding urgent action on low farmgate prices, green regulation and free-trade policies as swelling protests moved closer to Paris.

Farmers protesting in Toulouse, France, on January 16, 2024, with tractors bearing placards that read ‘Macron still an effort, soon all farmers will be dead’. Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Reuters

Explainer: Why are French farmers protesting?

Many farmers feeling pinched by costs, imports, environmental regulations and disregarded by French society

By Gus Trompiz, Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide January 24, 2024

French farmers are blocking roads across the country to demand government action to address numerous grievances, as protests in the European Union's agricultural sector spread. Here are some of the issues that have prompted the growing protest movement and how the government could respond.

A hay bale is moved by a tractor over a pile to block a road, as French farmers protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, near Castelnaudary, in the south of France, January 23, 2024. The text on the hay bales reads: “JA” referring to “Jeunes Agriculteurs” (Young Farmers) and “We just want to feed, not die”. Photo: Reuters/Nacho Doce

One dead, two injured as French farmer protests spread

Farmers union says road blocks won't be lifted until government action on economic, regulatory concerns

By Reuters January 23, 2024

Protesting farmers blocked roads across France on Tuesday and there was one fatal accident, as their unions urged the government to ease its drive for lower consumer prices and reduce environmental regulations.

France’s farmer lobby turns up heat on government before talks

French farmers have a long history of disruptive protests

By Nicolas Delame, Reuters, Tassilo Hummel January 22, 2024

French farmers' representatives threatened to expand protests on Monday before a meeting with government to address anger over price pressures, taxes and green regulation - grievances that are shared by farmers across Europe.