10 h 55. The farmers refuse to lift their dams despite the Minister’s invitation to Paris
The breeders that block access to Caen refuse to lift their barriers and continue to seek coming of Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll who proposed to receive Thursday in Paris.
“It remains our position, we want a field minister “ that brings together all industry players, producers, industrial slaughterhouses and dairies and central purchasing distributors, said Jean-Yves Heurtin, president of the FDSEA Calvados and Bidert Samuel, head of Youth Farmers (JA).
10 h 45. Slaughterhouses and supermarkets blocked Eure
Several dozen farmers block slaughterhouses Neubourg (Eure) and three large stores to protest against the low prices of beef.
“We are between 80 and 100 and have blocked from 04 h 00 am slaughterhouses of Neuburg, the only department” said Pierre Lebaillif, president of Young Farmers (JA) of Haute-Normandie. “The trucks can not enter or leave but we missed the employees’ , he added. “With the agreement of 17 June (between farmers, slaughterers, wholesalers, and representatives of mass distribution, ie) the prices of beef were to increase by 5 cents a week. But for three weeks it is not even 3 cents “, he lamented. The action of farmers has also spread to three supermarkets in the same area. “Like many of us, we took the opportunity to block three supermarkets” is still Lebaillif said, citing a particular Leclerc and Intermarché center.
According to him, action should continue until 12 h 00. The President of Upper Normandy JA also suggested that farmers angry could join their colleagues Lower Normandy that block peripheral of Caen (Calvados), or take other actions in Normandy.
9 am 50. Stéphane Le Foll proposed to receive the Norman breeders, according to a report on prices
The Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll proposed to the Norman farmers protesting against Caen at the low price of their products receive in Paris on Thursday.
In the meantime, the Minister will be aware prices mediator’s report on Prices of agricultural productions, he had himself appointed. This report must be delivered to him Wednesday at 17 h 00.
The mediator shall determine which industrial or distributors holding back price increases agreed in the sector.
One representatives of retail, Jacques Creyssel, general delegate of the Federation of Commerce and Distribution (FCD), assured that supermarkets had fulfilled its commitments.
9 am 15. 9 km of stoppers between Caen and Falaise, the protected Prefecture, Lisieux also blocked
Caen Device Blocking since the dawn continues to disrupt traffic. There is currently about 9 km from cap between Caen and Falaise and also on the RN 13 between Carpiquet and Rots.
For the Prefecture of Caen, the CRS have invested the scene to protect the building.
Lisieux, blockages also continue. All commercial centers of the city are blocked and the slaughterhouse Beuvilliers. A hundred tractors are currently around the city. Some Caen rallied overnight.
8 h 15. spills on the device, two accidents
The caps increases on the device of Caen, since the dawn blocked by angry farmers. We note and 1.5 km to the South Ifs device with products that were dumped on the floor. In addition to these blocks, two accidents occurred on the device: the first to the exit door from England to Ouistreham on the external device, the second in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe.
Several hundred pig farmers, Calvados milk producers and cattle showed Sunday near Caen against the low prices of their products.
This event occurs just after “call” President Francois Hollande “to retail” to improve the remuneration of breeders.
“Angry Farmers’ ” You let us die “ «Le Foll you’re where? “ Sunday could be read on banners hung on the tractors.
The farmers, who protest throughout France for several weeks, and again Saturday Brittany consider that too low price of meat, pork as beef, do not allow them to cover their production costs.
On Monday morning, the actions continue after blockages that lasted all night.
7 pm 00. Access to Caen device blocked
Dozens of angry farmers began blocking access to the four main Caen device to protest against low prices of their products, requiring a visit to the Minister of Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, before lifting the blockades, according to the president of the FDSEA of Calvados, Jean-Yves Heurtin.
“We have about 25 tractors each of the sticking points” said Mr Heurtin AFP. “We need Stéphane Le Foll come hang his boots on farms (…) and to enforce the agreements of 17 June” with supermarkets, he launched. “People are very angry, there is no question that we are moving” , said the head of the departmental farmers’ union.
According to Heurtin, the four main Caen access device are blocked, towards Rennes, Paris, Cherbourg and Falaise.
The union, which is output to Cliff, south of the town, said the vehicles were redirected to the city center, which may “to it quickly clogged” .
6 h 15. Blocking the A84 towards Rennes
At the junction of the A84, towards Rennes, an AFP photographer observed the establishment of the dam by about twenty tractors 6 am 15. The dam is not filtering, no vehicle passes, he said.
A first heavyweight from Bosnia , and has been stuck in the exit ramp, before other trucks coming quickly form a plug behind.
The security forces were not present.
The actions of Calvados farmers began Sunday afternoon with spills of rubble and waste to several symbolic targets in the sector, such as slaughterhouses and supermarkets, as well as with operations snail on roads .
A branch of Credit Agricole in Bretteville-sur-Odon, on the outskirts of Caen, was again under attack during the night, found a photographer from AFP.
According to Heurtin, between 20 and 30 points have been targeted, tractors dump before unloading their access. “The retail has had its share as well as intermediaries and providers of catering, which still supply foreign matter” , has he said.
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