“We haven't had anyone since Monday,” muttered the owner of a café this Thursday morning, in the heart of the Rungis
National Interest Market
(MIN) .
Turnover fell by 50%.
» However, this Thursday early in the morning, a stone's throw from the fruit and vegetable markets, the stream of trucks and vans continues, with its incessant loading and unloading.
Transactions are made, employees return to work.
Near warehouses, forklifts push pallets into trailers.
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A normal activity, even if the place has taken on the appearance of an entrenched camp with police officers stationed in front of all the entrances.
The breakthrough of several dozen farmers within the MIN on Wednesday does not seem to have made an impression on the minds of employees and customers.
“It’s clearly calmer, office staff have to telework more and we see them less,” adds Émilie, a waitress, before laughing nervously.
It feels a bit like we’ve returned to the Covid period.
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