After the failure of negotiations started on Thursday in the House of Milk in Paris, despite 11 hours of discussions, a new meeting began at the Prefecture of Mayenne, found an AFP photographer. The goal is to try to find a way out of the conflict on the price that opposes milk giant French producers, and blocking the site Lactalis of Laval-long Monday night.
This meeting will be “ the same format as the Paris meeting, but without the mediator ” Francis Amand, did was learned from the prefecture.
The Lactalis group announced Friday morning increased the milk price of 15 euros to 1 September, or about 271 euros per tonne, despite the failure of negotiations, a step deemed insufficient by organizations union, who continue their blockade in Laval.
“ Despite the irresponsible attitude of the FNSEA, the Lactalis group increases, from 1 September, the price of milk “, Lactalis announced in a statement.
When contacted by AFP on Friday morning, the spokesman of the group, Nalet Michel, stressed that the proposal was intended to Lactalis “ show that continues to move the front and bargain . ”
“ We have been the interlocutors who would not negotiate yesterday (Thursday), I hope we will move the lines “, he added.
The proposal was coldly received by agricultural unions that block since Monday evening Lactalis factory near Laval.
The Departmental Federation of Farmers ‘Unions (FDSEA) Mayenne said on Twitter: “ Do not be fooled this is only the com +’ + Lactalis is.. a pro com . ”
Friday noon forty farmers continued to occupy the roundabout giving access to the factory, renamed the roundabout the “ shame milk .”
“ To go is to win, if allowed access to the company, she won forever “, told AFP Pascal Clement, President of the dairy section of the regional Federation of agricultural unions (FRSEA) the great West.
As for 15 euros more proposed by Lactalis, “ It is clear that supply can be significantly improved ,” said he said.
– minimum 300 euros –
Franck Guéhennec, president of the FDSEA of Morbihan, “ the price must be above 300 euros by the end of the year . ”
At Lactalis factory, guard towers are already planned until Monday. The president of the FDSEA Mayenne, Philippe Jehan, the regional federations of Normandy, Brittany and the Loire have also received in the morning a summons to appear Friday in court in Laval. Originally scheduled at 14:00, consideration of this assignment was ultimately postponed in late afternoon.
After the first negotiations, the mediator had said he had made a “ proposal last chance to 280 euros for 1,000 liters ” for the last five months 2016 compared to a current price of about 257, bringing the increase to 23 euros, had a Lactalis offer accepted but rejected by the producer representatives.
The Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll had Friday called stakeholders “ resume as soon as the negotiations .”
He also announced that he will present on Tuesday, the French plan to control milk production. The European Commission announced on July 18 a package of 500 million euros to support the agricultural world, including 150 million for incentives to reduce milk production.
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