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French farmers block traffic around Paris's famed Arc de Triomphe monument with tractors and bales of hay. IMAGES
Tractors parade through the streets of Paris on the eve of the start of the Paris International Agricultural Show. The week-long fair, a major annual meeting for both the public and French politicians, opens in a climate of intense discontent, revived by President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for a large round table to which farmers refuse to participate. IMAGES
Oreillette, the Normande-breed cow chosen to be the mascot of the 2024 Paris International Agricultural Show arrives with owner François Foucault and gets settled on the eve of the official opening of the fair. IMAGES
A day after 91 people were arrested for trespassing, French police are checking vehicles at the entrance to Rungis wholesale food market, a vital distribution hub for the capital region's 12 million people. French farmers' anger continues unabated, and the crisis is taking centre stage at a European summit to be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
Tractors are blocking the A6 motorway to Paris at Chilly-Mazarin, about 20 kilometers from Paris and around ten kilometres from the Rungis international market that farmers want to disrupt. IMAGES
French Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, and Agriculture Minister, Marc Fesneau, chair a committee to monitor the trade negotiations between supermarkets and their suppliers, which are intended to protect producers' incomes, against a backdrop of strong mobilisation by farmers across France. IMAGES
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