Farmers are planning a "siege" of the capital, without time limit. The Rungis international market has so far not been affected by the mobilization.
The Val-de-Marne prefecture decided to put in place a protocol to protect the site. “We are not here to starve the French since we want to have the honor of feeding them,” assured the president of the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FNSEA) “I have been working for 34 years and have never seen the market blocked,’ admits the head of fruit and vegetable wholesalers at the market.