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A report by an independent mediator, highly anticipated by meat producers, was presented Tuesday to the Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll but will be made public Wednesday.
Minister s’ refused to allocate responsibilities in the current low prices, well below production costs, between industrial slaughter and processing and distributors.
“There was a detailed presentation was moves the lines it is already that “he has just released.
The mediator had been appointed by the Minister at the end of a round table in the beef sector on June 17th, to shed light on the exact role of industry and distribution.
– The pressure remains –
In anticipation of the ads, the FNSEA refused to call for the lifting of roadblocks and even warned that they “could extend to Wednesday other regions, “told AFP the president Xavier Beulin.
” What the mediator reports is that the situation remains the territory rather heterogeneous “he reported, promising ‘pressure’ on ‘industrial cooperatives, packers and distributors will continue to exercise. “Even
disappointment in Jean-Pierre Fleury, president of the Cattle Breeders’ Federation (ETF) that prevents, pending the measures that will be presented Wednesday that “farmers do not just let go because they are playing their skin”. In order to now, he regrets, “we are on treatment situation when we are in a structural evil, with difficulties of competitiveness in the market. “Mr.
Le Foll recently estimated that 10% of farms, or 22,000 farms, were at the brink. Their debt reached one billion euros accumulated by the FNSEA.
Yet the government has worked hard to the summit of the state.
Tuesday afternoon, the Minister of Agriculture went unexpectedly to Caen to meet with milk producers in Normandy, first dairy basin, which claimed the since Sunday.
Not concerned by the report of the Ombudsman, they are also fighting for a revaluation of the price of their work from March to April cents per liter, up to 330 or 340 euros per tonne.
“Clearly,” ruled Mr Le Foll to producers of major dairy region of France, the sector is in crisis, “302 to 304 euros per tonne, that is not enough.” He reassured that dairy farming was not forgotten by the authorities and announced “a reframing of aid to the most disadvantaged farms”.
At noon, Prime Minister Manuel Valls brought together the ministers concerned at Matignon (Agriculture, Economy, Budget and Foreign Trade) and called for “everyone’s responsibility”, calling it “industrial” and “retail” to influence prices to relieve producers.
– Save farming –
But farmers expect more: the boss of Young Farmers (JA), Thomas Diemer, wants “strong ads on debt and not an update industry players who refused to commit to price increases. “
” Urgent action is not what will save the farm “, had also warned Samuel Bidert, Deputy Secretary General of the FDSEA of Calvados.
procrastination Minister (who initially had refused to go to Caen) fueled heavy fire of criticism from the opposition, as Bruno Le Maire (The Republicans) who it saw a sign of “contempt”.
And on the front of the dams, they have intensified in the west of Caen and St Malo are extended to other regions in the southwest to the Lascaux 2 particular and north towards Picardy.
Rhône-Alpes breeders were about to turn to join the movement and proclaiming the filter dams in the Loire. For Jean-Pierre Royannez, President of the Rhône-Alpes FRSEA, drought has further added to meat prices downward das region.
“The farms have reached such a level that the fragility Farmers can no longer cope. Before we had a bit of cash to help us get these shots then, but not now because we have more good years, “he said.
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