Milk crisis: no agreement between producers and Lactalis, the Laval blocking continues – The World

negotiations between representatives of milk producers and the food group Lactalis failed in the night of Thursday 25 to Friday 26 August. Conducted in Paris in the presence of the mediator, Francis Amand, they lasted ten hours. On the agenda: the price per tonne proposed by the number one sector in its Great West breeders

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“I am very disappointed about the method, I had the impression that the representatives of producer organizations were not able to take positions and they were dictated to them from Laval. We start from scratch, there are no more possible mediation in that context “, said Mr Amand after the meeting.

The spokesman Lactalis Nalet Michel denounced, for its part, the role of farmers’ union FNSEA, which, according to him, “pushed a number of producer organizations not to take decisions. It will have to take the consequences “. He did not elaborate, saying only that the group will gather Friday to discuss

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More optimistic Sebastien Amand, vice president of the organization of dairy farmers Channel, said that there is “still a space for discussion possible in the hours or days” .

“Proposal for a last chance”

for a month, the discontent goes indeed from the producers to the sum poposée Lactalis per tonne . Slightly below 257 euros, it is indexed to world market prices but does not meet the farmers who considers too low. The mediator Francis Amand said Friday he had made a “proposal last chance to EUR 280 thousand liters” for the last five months of 2016, had accepted an offer Lactalis. “But the producers’ representatives considered that it was not enough. “

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Since Monday, hundreds of farmers and officials departmental federations of farmers’ unions (FDSEA) the great West take turns at the headquarters of the dairy group in Laval, blocking the access roundabout in Mayenne factory of the group. After the announcement of the failure of negotiations, the president of the FDSEA Mayenne, Philippe Jehan, said the movement continued. “We will come out with a win,” he began. Guard towers are already scheduled until Monday before the Lactalis plant.