The first decree will allow farmers to request a 50% advance on the partial reimbursement of the excise on energy products. The second decree was eagerly awaited by cattle breeders, affected for several months by epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EMD) The FNSEA and the Young Farmers, who had joined the blockade movement initiated in the South-West, called for the lifting of the blockades.
Farmers have given the government until the Agricultural Show (February 24-March 3, in Paris) to implement its announcements.