From 20 hours on Monday, the producers of giant Lactalis milk will mobilize opposed to fifteen plants of the group in France to demand the resumption of negotiations on the purchase price. FNSEA agricultural union first announced this movement. “All regions are mobilized”, and the movement will only stop when discussions resume with Lactalis, said the general secretary of the FNSEA Dominique Barrau.
The actions before the plants will be accompanied by awareness campaign for consumers who begin in the afternoon, he said. The “tractor circulations” are for example provided near Lactalis sites in Haute-Saône, and a “sit-in” in Britain in Cesson-Sevigne, near Rennes. Locals FDSEA shall show in the afternoon the exact actions they provide.
Actions in supermarkets
Farmers will visit supermarkets in Britain, in the far east, the Hauts-de-France or Rhône-Alpes to raise consumer awareness, with such operations “stickage” (placement of stickers bearing anti-slogans Lactalis product group), explained Dominique Barrau. FNSEA announced Sunday that mobilization to try to force the world’s leading milk to raise its purchase price, after the failure of two negotiating sessions on Thursday and Friday in Paris to Laval.
by expanding the fight to the country, dairy farmers seek to increase pressure on Lactalis, remained silent since Friday. The dairy group had proposed an increase of 15 euros per tonne of milk as from 1 September, about 271 euros, a proposal seen as a real snub by farmers, who felt their cost of production to 300-320 euros minimum tonne.
a producer in five in France working for Lactalis, or 20% of the French collection, or 5 billion liters of milk collected from a total of 25 billion produced annually in France. The company sells such brands Lactel, Bridel, President, Lanquetot and Roquefort Company.
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