DIRECT. Farmers’ blockades: incursion of demonstrators at the Rungis market, 79 arrests after “degradations”

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19h58.

The 79 demonstrators arrested this Wednesday late afternoon were placed in police custody

19h57.

End of negotiations between manufacturers and distributors, in a flammable context

Commercial negotiations between large retailers and their agro-industrial suppliers on shelf prices ended Wednesday evening in an atmosphere still tense by the angry movement of farmers, worried about their income. The agricultural crisis is pushing the State to be particularly attentive to these discussions between manufacturers and traders of consumer products. During his general policy speech to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Gabriel Attal mentioned the General Directorate of Competition, Consumption and Fraud Repression (DGCCRF), whose inspectors ensure that the contracts that must be signed before Wednesday midnight, large retailers and their agro-industrial suppliers respect the legal framework.

18h33.

A call to block purchasing centers

Thomas Gibert, national secretary of the Confédération Paysanne, called this Wednesday to block purchasing centers.

18h09.

Incursion of farmers on the Rungis market: the authorities announce 79 arrests this Wednesday

Farmers entered the Rungis market. According to the latest information, the police have made at least 79 arrests. According to the police, questioned by BFMTV demonstrators entered the site on foot and caused damage.

18h07.

Ukrainian imports, fallow land… Brussels “responded to France’s requests” says the Élysée

The European Commission has “responded to France’s requests” concerning the relaxation of fallow obligations and the limitation of Ukrainian agricultural imports, two points of tension among French farmers, the Elysée said on Wednesday. Brussels proposed on Wednesday to grant a partial exemption from fallow obligations in the EU and to limit any uncontrollable increase in Ukrainian agricultural imports, offering guarantees to farmers protesting across Europe.

18:00.

Karine Duc and a group of farmers arrived at the gates of the Rungis market, arrested and directed to the Créteil police station

Supervised upon their arrival at the gates of the international market, the small group of CR 47 awaits the director for a visit described as “symbolic”.

17h00.

Young Farmers stuff the House of my Region in Rodez

Announced in the morning, the operation took place shortly before 4 p.m. in front of the Maison de ma Région, rue Béteille.

16h30.

“We even talked to him about the evil bug”, the leaders of CR 47 told Gabriel Attal everything

The leaders of CR 47 met for two hours with the Prime Minister who, they say, must make announcements Thursday morning. They spoke to him “truly”, they assure.

16h20.

Gabriel Attal refuses to “put burdens on farmers”

The Prime Minister went to the Senate this Wednesday to deliver his general policy declaration. “We cannot ourselves put bullets at the feet of farmers. We hear the call of farmers, we hear it like 68 million French people who want a stronger, more sovereign France.” And the head of government continued: “I cannot imagine France without its agriculture and France would not be France without its farmers. All middle-class French people recognize themselves in them, those who can only count on their work”.

16h19.

Fallow land: a concession from the European Union that is too “limited”

The partial exemption on the fallow obligation, proposed Wednesday by Brussels for 2024, comes “late” in the agricultural calendar and remains “limited”, regretted Copa-Cogeca, the organization of the majority agricultural unions in the EU. In addition to fallow land, the powerful organization had demanded exemptions from other obligations of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), such as crop rotation. “We hope that member states will further strengthen this proposal,” says Copa-Cogeca.

16h12.

Around thirty tractors belonging to the convoy that left Agen arrived in Essonne

The convoy of farmers leaving the South-West at the call of the Rural Coordination, which had taken the road towards the wholesale market of Rungis (Val-de-Marne) on Wednesday morning, was partly blocked in the Loiret in end of the mornng. In Sully-sur-Loire, around twenty tractors were stopped before the bridge which spans the Loire by a cordon of mobile gendarmes. The bridges of Jargeau, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Sully-sur-Loire and Gien are blocked, the gendarmerie told AFP, adding that around thirty tractors were heading back towards Pithiviers after having forced passage to Gien in the morning.

15h01.

News from Lot-et-Garonne farmers on their way to Rungis

14h12.

Update on blockages at 2 p.m. in the South-West

The A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse is still closed between Montauban (interchange no. 10) and Agen (interchange no. 7) for more than 70 km in both directions. The La Réole interchange (Gironde) is closed in both directions of traffic.

The A20 on the Montauban ring road is still closed in Aussonne for 15 km. In the direction of Paris, compulsory exit at ZI Nord (interchange no. 61) and in the direction of Toulouse at Caussade (interchange no. 59). The Cahors-sud (n°58) and Souillac (n°55) interchanges are closed in both directions. The A20/A62 junction at Montauban towards Bordeaux is impossible.

On the A68 Albi-Toulouse , the exit is obligatory at Montastruc in Haute-Garonne (interchange no. 3) due to the farmers’ blockage. Motorists from Tarn must reach Toulouse via departmental roads.

The A64 Toulouse-Bayonne is finally reopened to motorists between Soumoulou in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Montréjeau in Haute-Garonne. Several motorway interchanges nevertheless remain closed in the Hautes-Pyrénées.

The A63 Bordeaux-Bayonne is cut 20 km south of the Bordeaux ring road at Marcheprime (interchange no. 23) in both directions. It is recommended to take the Saint-Jean-d’Illac exit (interchange no. 24) towards Bayonne and Salles (interchange no. 21) towards Bordeaux. The secondary network is saturated around Barp in particular.

The A9 Orange-Spain remains partially closed between Gallargues (interchange no. 26) and Orange-center (interchange no. 21) towards Lyon. In the direction of Barcelona, ​​the A9 is closed between Nîmes-est (interchange no. 24) and Gallargues (interchange no. 26).

The A54 Nîmes-Salon-de-Provence is closed between Nîmes-Garrons (interchange no. 2) and the A54/A9 junction towards Montpellier. In the direction of Arles, the A54 is closed between the A9/A54 junction. In Arles, on the RN113 towards Nîmes, a major traffic jam is reported at the Trinquetaille roundabout.

The A7 Lyon-Marseille is closed between Avignon and Sénas in Provence in both directions due to an agricultural dam in Cavaillon. In the direction of Lyon, compulsory exit at Sénas (interchange no. 26). In the direction of Marseille, compulsory exit at Avignon-le Pontet (interchange no. 23).

13h53.

The city center of Rodez is invaded… by 400 tractors

1:47 p.m.

Blocking the A68: “We’ve been breeding for four generations, I don’t want to be the last”

This morning at dawn, around ten tractors entered the A68 motorway in the north-east of Haute-Garonne. These farmers are blocking traffic in the Albi-Toulouse direction. For them, it is a “question of survival”. Testimonials

1:46 p.m.

“Today the goal of going to Rodez is to show that the pressure is still there”

This Wednesday, the prefectural capital is the scene of a major mobilization of farmers under the slogan “No country without peasants”.

1:21 p.m.

Brussels’ response: European Commission recommends delaying rules on fallow land

The European Commission is recommending that EU leaders delay the introduction of rules requiring farmers to keep a certain amount of land fallow or unproductive. Under the proposal, the rule would only apply next year. “The Commission’s proposal – sent today to Member States who will vote on it at a Commission meeting – provides a first concrete policy response to address farmers’ income concerns. It also follows requests made by several Member States during meetings of the Agricultural Council.”

12h28.

Gabriel Attal received the Peasant Confederation and Rural Coordination this morning

Gabriel Attal received representatives of the Confédération Paysanne, the third agricultural union, and the Rural Coordination, the second union, on Wednesday morning in Matignon, while the mobilization of farmers continues, according to a source within the executive. The Prime Minister “continues the dialogue” with the unions, he received at 10 a.m. the spokesperson for the Peasant Confederation, Laurence Marandola, then at 11:30 a.m. the president of Rural Coordination, Véronique Le Floc’h, after having exchanged at length with the majority union FNSEA Monday evening and Tuesday evening. “The rest of the announcements will be played out at the European level,” said this source, while Emmanuel Macron is due to participate in a European summit on Thursday.

12h15.

Waste dumped at the entrances to Figeac (Lot)

11:52 a.m.

Brussels proposes “safeguard measures” to limit imports from Ukraine

The European Commission proposed this Wednesday to renew from June the exemption from customs duties enjoyed by agricultural products entering the EU, combining it with “safeguard measures” to limit the volumes of the most sensitive products. . These “reinforced mechanisms” will make it possible to adopt “rapid corrective measures” in the event of significant disruptions on the European market, including if they are localized. For certain products – poultry, eggs and sugar – an “emergency brake” is planned to “stabilize” imports at average volumes imported in 2022 and 2023 – levels beyond which customs duties would be reimposed, said the European executive.

11:51 a.m.

18 people arrested near Rungis

18 people were arrested for “impeding traffic” this Wednesday morning near the Rungis wholesale market which angry farmers, gathered in a convoy, are threatening to take over. There are in France this Wednesday “more than 100 blocking points” and 10,000 demonstrators, estimated the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin early Wednesday morning. “They do not attack the police, they do not enter Rungis (…) But if they ever had to do it, obviously I repeat, we would not let it happen,” he said. -he adds.

11:36 a.m.

The leaders of CR 47 are received at Matignon

10h53.

Images of the blockages of Carrefour logistics platforms in Haute-Garonne

10h04.

Traffic open on the A64 in the Hautes-Pyrénées, the interchanges are still closed

10h03.

Images of the blocking of the A68 by Young Farmers

09h47.

Mobilization and blockade in progress in Montastruc (Haute-Garonne)

09h45.

Some drivers manage to pass the filter barrier

Some drivers manage to pass the filter barrier, like a professional transporting salad from Loire Atlantique. “We’ll let it pass,” the farmers smile before drawing a smiling face on the truck.

09h27.

The convoy of farmers from Agen to Rungis blocked again

The convoy of farmers from Lot-et-Garonne, which left Agen on Monday morning to block Rungis, is blocked again by the gendarmerie, indicates BFMTV .

09h26.

80 million euros in aid for wine growers

The Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau announced this Wednesday that the government was putting an additional 80 million euros on the table to support “all wine regions which are in crisis”. In the midst of an agricultural crisis, the minister also explained on Sud Radio that the State would cover “loan interest for the year 2024” to relieve the cash flow of winegrowers in difficulty.

09h16.

Blockage of the A68: farmers will set up a camp

Since this morning, it has been impossible to go from Albi to Toulouse by motorway. The A68 is closed near Garidech. All vehicles must exit at interchange no. 3 and take the RD888 towards Toulouse. About ten farmers are present and want to set up a camp on site.

09h08.

Farmers are mobilizing in Rodez today

09h00.

The convoy of Lot-et-Garonne farmers hits the road again

The farmers of the Rural Coordination, who left Agen on Monday morning, took the road towards Paris. The convoy had spent the night in Loir-et-Cher with an agricultural sympathizer between Vierzon and Orléans in Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre. 200 to 300 tractors set off around 8 a.m. Objective: the Rungis wholesale market in Val-de-Marne.

08h55.

Update on blockages at 9 a.m. in the South-West

The A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse is still closed between Montauban (interchange no. 10) and Agen (interchange no. 7) for more than 70 km in both directions. The La Réole interchange (Gironde) is closed in both directions of traffic.

The A20 on the Montauban ring road is still closed in Aussonne. In the direction of Paris, compulsory exit at ZI Nord (interchange no. 61) and in the direction of Toulouse at Caussade (interchange no. 59). The Cahors-sud (n°58) and Gourdon (n°56) interchanges are closed in both directions. The A20/A62 junction at Montauban towards Bordeaux is impossible.

On the A68 Albi-Toulouse the exit is compulsory at Montastruc in Haute-Garonne (interchange no. 3) due to action by farmers.

The A64 Toulouse-Bayonne is closed for 75 km between Soumoulou in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (interchange no. 11) and Montréjeau in Haute-Garonne (interchange no. 17). In the direction of Toulouse, compulsory exit at Soumoulou. In the direction of Bayonne, compulsory exit at Montréjeau.

The A9 Orange-Spain remains partially closed between Gallargues in Gard (interchange no. 26) and Orange-center (interchange no. 21) towards Lyon. In the direction of Barcelona, ​​the A9 is closed between Nîmes-est (interchange no. 24) and Gallargues (interchange no. 26).

The A54 Nîmes-Salon-de-Provence is closed in both directions between Nîmes-Garrons (interchange no. 2) and the A54/A9 junction.

The A7 Lyon-Marseille is closed between Condrieu (interchange no. 10) and Bollène (interchange no. 19) towards Marseille and between Avignon-le Pontet (interchange no. 23) and Chanas (interchange no. 12) towards Lyon.

08h40.

“I threw away a quarter of my production”

At the Carrefour freight platform in Plaisance-du-Touch, farmers intercept a goods truck and inspect the origin of the products. Here, garlic from Spain. “We only check the origin to inform the consumer. We don’t damage anything,” recalls a farmer. “We are in markets that are saturated. There, it’s conventional garlic, I produce organic garlic but it remains the same pattern. We have to align ourselves with the price of the least expensive commodity. expensive. However, cheaper goods do not require the same social conditions in terms of labor”, explains Laurent Perdereau, garlic farmer in Revel. “I threw away a quarter of my production because of this pressure. This year, put together, it’s 100,000 euros of loss of operating margins,” he emphasizes.

08:34.

The A68 blocked between Albi and Toulouse

Farmers block the A68 between Albi and Toulouse. They are installed near Montastruc (Haute-Garonne) where exit no. 3 is obligatory towards the Pink City. More than 4 km of traffic jams are currently reported by Bison Futé. A diversion has been set up to Toulouse via the RD 888.

08h20.

The mobilization of farmers at the Plaisance-du-Touch logistics platform in images

Farmers went early this morning to the fresh produce platform of the Carrefour hypermarkets in Plaisance-du-Touch. They searched the trucks. “We are doing communications operations to show people the aberration of our food system,” explains Hélène Delmas, spokesperson for the Farmers’ Confederation. “It’s unfair. Why do we import products that we produce in France? We should give national priority to agricultural products,” she continues. “We import 40% of our chicken. I find that absurd.”

08:10.

Gérald Darmanin: “Farmers are not delinquents, there is no question of evacuating them”

Guest of “Télématin” on France 2, Gérald Darmanin affirmed this morning that there was no question of evacuating angry farmers. But he recalled “the red lines” not to be crossed: do not enter Paris, do not enter Rungis and do not block Parisian airports.

08h00.

Farmers are no longer planning any action this Wednesday at Toulouse-Blagnac airport

07:50.

“They refused to let us go to Orléans”

Summary of a tough day of travel for the convoy of farmers who left Agen on Monday morning towards Rungis with José Perez, the co-president of the Lot-et-Garonne Rural Coordination. The convoy is this morning in Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre, in Loir-et-Cher, and will resume its journey to Paris.

07h41.

The Minister of Agriculture in Brussels this afternoon

The Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau is expected this Wednesday afternoon in Brussels “for a series of interviews aimed at accelerating the treatment of European emergencies”, indicated his office.

07h25.

Action at the Toulouse MIN canceled, Carrefour logistics platforms targeted

This morning, around 4 a.m., the farmers wanted to invest in the Toulouse MIN. After half an hour, the police forced them to leave. The farmers then went to Colomiers and Plaisance-du-Touch, to the Carrefour platforms to check the origin of the products. “We denounce the absence of national or community preference on agricultural products, as in Japan, Switzerland or Norway. Why would Europe and France not do it?”, underlines Michel des Rochettes, farmer in Pechbonnieu. “We carry out these actions without violence, with respect for the platform staff and the drivers,” he emphasizes to The Dispatch . “They checked my load,” explains a driver. The farmers then take a photo of the products of foreign origin. They would stay the morning on the platform, at 1 rue du Dr Charcot in Plaisance-du-Touch.

07h20.

Farmers are moving towards Lyon

In addition to the Paris region, farmers also continue their progress towards Lyon, with the aim of blockading France’s second city. Tractors blocked the A89, which links Lyon to Clermont-Ferrand, at the end of the day.

07h10.

The A68 blocked between Albi and Toulouse

The Young Farmers (JA) of Haute-Garonne and Tarn are blocking the A68 motorway on all lanes at Garidech (Haute-Garonne) between Albi and Toulouse. Motorists are forced to exit to take the national road. Around thirty farmers from the Confédération paysanne who were initially supposed to join the market of national interest (MIN) in Toulouse finally headed to the Carrefour logistics platform in Colomiers (Haute-Garonne).

07h02.

12,000 farmers mobilized throughout France

At the national level, 12,000 farmers are mobilized, with more than 6,000 tractors, at nearly 120 blockade points, according to intelligence services.

06h52.

What farmers are planning in Toulouse and Haute-Garonne today

06h45.

Update on blockages at 7 a.m. in the South-West

The A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse is still closed between Montauban (interchange no. 10) and Agen (interchange no. 7) for more than 70 km in both directions. The La Réole interchange (Gironde) is closed in both directions of traffic.

The A20 on the Montauban ring road is still closed in Aussonne. In the direction of Paris, compulsory exit at ZI Nord (interchange no. 61) and in the direction of Toulouse at Caussade (interchange no. 59). The Cahors-sud (n°58) and Gourdon (n°56) interchanges are closed in both directions. The A20/A62 junction at Montauban towards Bordeaux is impossible.

The A64 Toulouse-Bayonne is closed for 75 km between Soumoulou in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (interchange no. 11) and Montréjeau in Haute-Garonne (interchange no. 17). In the direction of Toulouse, compulsory exit at Soumoulou. In the direction of Bayonne, compulsory exit at Montréjeau.

The A9 Orange-Spain remains partially closed between Gallargues in Gard (interchange no. 26) and Orange-center (interchange no. 21) towards Lyon. In the direction of Barcelona, ​​the A7 is closed between Nîmes-est (interchange no. 24) and Gallargues (interchange no. 26).

The A54 Nîmes-Salon-de-Provence is closed in both directions between Nîmes-Garrons (interchange no. 2) and the A54/A9 junction.

The A7 Lyon-Marseille is closed between Condrieu (interchange no. 10) and Bollène (interchange no. 19) towards Marseille and between Avignon-le Pontet (interchange no. 23) and Chanas (interchange no. 12) towards Lyon.

06h40.

Is it possible to take a plane at Toulouse-Blagnac airport?

Access to Toulouse-Blagnac airport is severely disrupted by the south and main entrance to the airport. Access is easiest via the northern entrance to the airport via the E.Leclerc shopping center. There is no disruption to air traffic. The flights take off from Toulouse and land in Toulouse as planned. The airport advises travelers to arrive at the airport as early as possible. The terminus of the Tisséo Airport Shuttle has been moved to car parks P5-P6.

06h35.

CRS companies on the highways around Paris

Several CRS companies were deployed Tuesday evening on several highways around Paris: the A1, the A6, the A10 and the A13. On the A6, in the evening, armored vehicles were deployed near Chilly-Mazarin in Essonne to prevent tractors from progressing towards Paris. No incidents were reported as of Tuesday evening.

06h32.

The Peasant Confederation calls for “blocking purchasing centers”

The agricultural union of the Confédération Paysanne calls for “blocking the purchasing centers” of large-scale distribution and “targeting predators of peasant income”. The Peasant Confederation made this announcement a few hours after Gabriel Attal’s speech which, according to it, offered “no long-term perspective” to the peasant world.

06h31.

Gabriel Attal received the FNSEA Tuesday evening

A few hours after his general policy declaration to the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, Gabriel Attal received the president of the FNSEA for the second time in 24 hours. Arnaud Rousseau went to Matignon on Tuesday evening. Young Farmers were also there. Nothing has filtered out of the exchanges between the three men.

06:30.

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New day of mobilization of farmers, this Wednesday January 30, 2024, in Occitanie, in the Paris region and throughout France. Follow it all day live on ladepeche.fr.