Breeders: “We must act on prices,” said Holland – Les Echos

“We must act on prices. Distributors are accountable for prices that pay farmers ” François Hollande launched Thursday in Dijon at the end of a meeting with representatives of farmers who lasted much longer than expected.

The Head of State first recalled that the necessary measures had been taken on Wednesday to help the farmers. He added that distributors, slaughterhouses and processors will be held accountable if they do not need to make the prices of products allow farmers to pay. “The farmers are great entrepreneurs. We must help in the long term , “said the president before making this observation:” There are still in canteens, two-thirds of the supplies that do not come from France “.

But beyond this new call for large retailers to better compensate farmers and the assertion that farmers were facing “red tape” unbearable présidentiele the word has not accompanied by concrete announcement, while breeders require sustained action on pricing mechanisms.

Hence the reaction of Jean-Pierre Fleury, president of the National Federation and beef farmer in Côte d’Or, which held at the end of the meeting _ to which also attended participated Jean-Pierre Fleury, Bernard Lacour, president of the FDSEA of Saône-et-Loire and Samuel Legrand, President of Young Farmers Burgundy _ that the conditions for the lifting of blockades were not met (see his tweet) “

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Valls for an increase Beef prices

For the Prime Minister, the anger of farmers who are raising their discontent since the beginning of the week, is legitimate. “They do not ask the moon they simply want to reap the rewards of their work. “Then why some breeders they manifest again? ” The farmers want higher prices in relation cattle. This was possible with pork, beef for the industry, it’s harder , said Manuel Valls Thursday morning on RTL (see video below) . But let prices rise in the beef sector and that everyone take responsibility, including slaughterers and industrial . “

In its report published Wednesday, The Ombudsman found, in fact, that in this sector, the account is not there: the average quotation of beef increased by 10 cents per kilogram from the Roundtable June 17, when the commitments were to lead an increase of 20 cents in the last month

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Manuel Valls, called RTL, July 23, 2015 by joe-en

The government also “ decided to extend in the canteens of state local procurement “continued the Prime Minister adding that ” the service of state purchases will renegotiate all supply contracts because it must consume meat French . “

But “anger does not allow all “, he added. On the eve of a new departures on holiday weekend, the head of government “hope the dam will be raised ” so that tourism and leisure are not “penalized”. A wish that has been met with a fin of inadmissibility by the president of the main agricultural organization of France, the FNSEA. Its president, Xavier Beulin, said Thursday morning that new movements to predict “ within two or three days to come (…) n e will put some pressure on industrial and some brands that are struggling to implement rate increases “, has he warned Thursday to micro Europe 1.” Let us stop this liar poker game we face for quite some months. “

Dams around Lyon

In the field indeed, if the dams installed by breeders around Caen since Monday morning began to be lifted Wednesday, the movement has spread to other regions. Thus, the main access to Lyon they were blocked Thursday morning by the Rhône-Alpes farmers (see video below), which require government action on prices in the wake of the announcement of a plan aid “does not give concrete answers.”

According to the Regional Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FRSEA), about 150 tractors North blocking access on the A6 up to Limonest in the Rhone. To the east, the A42 was cut (in one direction this time) by about 60 tractors up to Beynost Ain, while a hundred others were blocking access to the second South metropolitan France, on the A7 up to Solaize

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Gérard Gallot, the president of the FDSEA of Loire, “the goal is to block up Thursday night, not to disturb the holiday departures (Friday and the weekend, Editor’s note) because we are responsible, but some of our guys are to end and want to fight. ” “Next we will see the ads that will be made today on prices,” said Sébastien Mazallon, president of Young Farmers of the Rhone, the other union that called for action.

In the South, about 200 breeders were first targeted a Sodiaal dairy in Vienna early Thursday morning, before which they spilled manure and tire” It was more than expected, especially in tractors, some have not hesitated to over 80 km, it shows their determination, “said Laurent Pégoud, director of the FNSEA Isère. The tractors were then headed to Lyon on the A7, where, joined by colleagues from the Ardèche and the Loire, they blocked the access of South Lyon up to Solaize.

In Seine-Maritime, the Tancarville Bridge is blocked and filter dams are in place on the Normandy Bridge and the Brotonne, downstream of Rouen on the Seine. In Finistère, blockages persist north of Quimper and the RN12 around Morlaix and Landerneau. In Loire-Atlantique, breeders targeted three dairies Bouvron Herbignac and Retz. Pork producers also blocked between 4:00 ET 6:00 of a deli in Nozay Charal / Bigard group, according to the FDSEA.

Other actions are planned Thursday in the Central East, including Clermont-Ferrand where breeders must also block the main entry points of the city.