Anger is not subsiding on the side of the farmers who continue to put pressure on the government by paralyzing the country. Several types of actions are being deployed: the siege of Paris and the Rungis market, and the tightening of Lyon. Many mobilizations are also taking place in the regions where farmers are carrying out operations to identify the origin of the goods.
Follow the situation live on this Wednesday, January 31.
08h22.Marc Fesneau expected in Brussels this afternoon
The Minister of Agriculture is heading to Brussels this afternoon “for a series of meetings aimed at accelerating the treatment of European emergencies,” his office explained. Meetings “related to the Prime Minister’s announcements” and “the expectations expressed by agricultural professional organizations.”
08h16.”Do not enter Paris, Rungis or Paris airports” warns Darmanin
Gérald Darmanin was a guest on Télématin this Wednesday. He indicated that there are currently “100 blockades and 10,000 protesters.” “Farmers are not criminals,” he emphasized. He also reiterated the “red lines” not to be crossed: “do not enter Paris, Rungis or Paris airports.” “If they should do so, we will not let it happen,” he warns. This rule also applies to other major cities, Lyon and Toulouse.
07h58.Several highways closed in Ile-de-France
Highways A1, A4, A5, A6, and A10, from or to Paris, are closed to traffic. The A13 is also blocked.
07h49.Marc Fesneau to make announcements on viticulture
The Minister of Agriculture is a guest of Jean-Jacques Bourdin at 8:30 am on Sud Radio. He is expected to detail the announcements for viticulture. Indeed, Gabriel Attal spoke yesterday during his speech of general policy about an “emergency fund before the end of the week to support our winemakers, particularly in Occitanie.” A statement that may have reassured professionals in the region, but which may have annoyed winemakers in other regions according to Vitisphère, a winemaker even speaking of a “blunder” by the Prime Minister given the incidents in Aude with the MSA fire last Friday in Narbonne and the operation carried out by CAV in Carcassonne.
07h47.Nearly 120 blockades
12,000 farmers are mobilized on nearly 120 blockades, according to territorial intelligence.
07h40.Difficulties around Toulouse
The Young Farmers (JA) of Haute-Garonne and Tarn are blocking highway A68 on all lanes at Garidech (Haute-Garonne) between Albi and Toulouse, according to La Dépêche du Midi. Motorists are forced to exit to take the national road. The Confederation Paysanne, which wanted to block the major market in Toulouse, has set course for the Carrefour logistics platform in Colomiers (Haute-Garonne).
07h37.The Confederation Paysanne calls for blocking purchasing centers
The Confederation Paysanne launched a slogan on Tuesday evening after Gabriel Attal’s general policy speech “to target predators of farmers’ income.”
07h24.Tractors are approaching Paris and Rungis, tanks deployed on the A6
Farmers are determined to reach the gates of Paris and are continuing their progress. Tanks were deployed at Chilly-Mazarin in Essonne on the A6 since last night. Several companies of CRS are also present on the roads around the capital.
