Mourning by the deaths of a breeder and her daughter during an accident at a blockage point in Pamiers (Ariège) yesterday, the mobilization of farmers increased this Wednesday in France.
Roadblocks are organized across the four corners of France to put pressure on the government.
French farmers and breeders are calling in particular for administrative simplifications and better remuneration.
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The movement is set to continue and strengthen.
Actions in “nearly 85 departments” are planned by Friday, announced the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, this morning on France 2. Le Parisien takes stock of the situation this Wednesday morning.
Hauts-de-France
The blocking of the A16 at Beauvais (Oise), which began on Tuesday, continues this morning.
According to the demonstrators, this mobilization will strengthen during the day.
The boss of the PCF Fabien Roussel, and the president of the Oise department, planned to come to the blockade to discuss with farmers.
From 1 p.m., the tractors will advance “around 15/20 km” towards the capital.
“The blockage will get closer to Paris, we want to increase the pressure to have rapid announcements,” announced Régis Desrumaux, president of the Oise agricultural union, the FDSEA.
Elsewhere in the region, the A29 is blocked in both directions at Amiens, the A2 is partially cut at Valenciennes and blockages are noted on the A16 at Calais.
A convoy is also on its way to block the Setques toll, according to information from La Voix du Nord.
Great East
The A4 is partially blocked in the Meuse between Verdun and Metz.
It must also be blocked around Strasbourg from midday while the Young Farmers plan to cover the radars in Moselle (excluding the motorway).
Brittany
Blockages are taking place on the N12 in Morlaix, where 200 farmers spent the night, and on the N165 near Quimper, Vannes and Brest.
Center-Val de Loire
In the Cher, farmers met at 10 a.m. at the A71 motorway roundabout.
A snail operation is planned in the Loiret by the Young Farmers and the FNSEA 45.
Pays de la Loire
An action is planned for the end of the morning at the Herbiers (A87) and Sainte-Hermine (A83) tolls, in Vendée.
New Aquitaine
The blockage of the A20 is still in effect this Wednesday, traffic is interrupted between interchanges 22 and 25, according to France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Early this morning, farmers on board at least 200 tractors also invaded the Bordeaux ring road, a nerve center between Paris and Spain.
Traffic is still blocked there, only one of the three lanes has been left free.
Traffic was interrupted near exits 26 and 27 towards Artigues-près-Bordeaux, causing delays on the N89 and the N230.
At dawn, the Creuse prefecture indicated on the social network secondary to get to Limoges.
A snail operation is planned on this road in the middle of the afternoon.
⚠️ Due to agricultural demonstrations today, heavy goods vehicles and light vehicles are advised not to take the RN 145 to go towards Limoges but to use secondary roads.
— Prefect of Creuse (@Prefet23) January 24, 2024
A convoy of farmers is also heading towards Périgueux, escorted by the gendarmes, according to France 3 Périgord.
He is followed by cars traveling at 30 km/h until the entrance to the city.
Farmers spent all night on the A89 at the Bachellerie tollbooth where they are carrying out a “free toll” operation.
In Agen, the Rural Coordination continues to block the A62 and threatens to “fall” the prefecture gates, which they have already sprayed with slurry on Tuesday.
Hundreds of taxis joined the movement, according to journalists on site.
Hundreds of #taxis join the #AngryFarmers movement in #Agen.
“Hard” actions are planned in particular at the prefecture which is now barricaded by the CRS.
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— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) January 24, 2024
Difficulties are also noted on the A63 near Bayonne, on the A837 and the A10 near Saintes.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes
Farmers set up overnight on the A7 motorway between Drome and Isère.
It is closed towards Lyon after exit 23 Avignon-Nord, according to Vinci Autoroute.
The prefecture plans “snail operations and new additional blockages” during the day.
The Drôme prefecture has banned traffic on a portion of the highway for 6 hours.
She asked users to “defer any travel”.
🛣️❌ Road users invited to postpone any travel, tomorrow, Wednesday January 24, on the roads in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/vzXG09SNbw
— Prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Rhône region (@prefetrhone) January 23, 2024
The Isère prefecture also announced on X a “lower speed of 20 km/h across the entire motorway network” in the department.
Between Clermont and Montpellier, the A75 is blocked at Saint-Flour.
Farmers are also mobilized on the A75, in Cantal.
The prefecture announced on X that it prohibits the circulation of all vehicles at Saint-Flour, in both directions of traffic.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Disturbances on the A7 between Orange and Avignon lead to “traffic difficulties on the Carpentras-Avignon axis, particularly from Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue”, indicated the Vaucluse prefecture on avoid the Avignon sector and the D942 between Carpentras-Avignon.
A snail operation started on the A7 near Orange in the south-north direction around 7 a.m., with the objective of reaching Montélimar.
#OperationEscargot #Farmers
The disruptions on the A7 are causing traffic difficulties on the Carpentras-Avignon axis, particularly from Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue.
➡️ Avoid the Avignon sector and the D942 between Carpentras-Avignon
➡️ gendarmerie on site pic.twitter.com/HguneOeGLt
— Prefect of Vaucluse (@Prefet84) January 24, 2024
Occitanie
The A64 blockade near Carbonne continues, almost a week after it started.
Farmers are also taking action on the A61 near Villefranche-de-Lauragais.
Disruptions have also been recorded on the A20 in Montauban and Caussade, as well as on the A9 between Nîmes and Orange.
Four motorway exits are also blocked in Pau and Tarbes on the A64.
Managers @FNSEA33 and @JA_Gironde called on demonstrators to observe a minute of silence in tribute to their fellow farmer and her daughter who died on a dam in Occitanie.
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— FNSEA de la Gironde (@FNSEA33) January 24, 2024
Demonstrators at a roadblock observed a minute of silence this morning in tribute to Alexandre and his daughter Camille, killed yesterday in an accident at the blockade of Pamiers (Ariège).