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French Farmers Protest Food Prices
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by Barbara McPherson | October 17, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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Farmers in France protested the falling return on their efforts across France. Prices for food production have fallen below the cost of production since the world wide recession began.
The spokesperson for the farmers' union has appealed to the government to reduce taxes on farmers. The union has pointed to the aid given large industry players like banks and auto manufacturing.
The Paris protesters were among an estimated 50,000 people with 7,000 tractors who rallied in the streets, disrupting traffic for the demonstrations, FNSEA, France's main farmers' union said.
Outside of Paris, farmers on tractors clogged streets outside the southwestern city of Toulouse, while protesters threw soil in front of public buildings and released small farm animals in the western city of Poitiers
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Barbara McPherson
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at 13:17 on October 17th, 2009
I would support farmers in any country. They could use a French version of Farm Aid.
at 14:47 on October 17th, 2009
Aid, but not for over-production!
at 19:29 on October 17th, 2009
I thought the farmers were already subsidized. The government guarantees a minimum price on crops. I think that is mandated by the EU. Some of it might be direct payment, some might be price supports. Think there have been big arguments about the French being overly generous. Farmers there must think differently, tho.