Overview
- Visiting Toulouse, Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard kicked off an enlarged campaign to vaccinate between 600,000 and 1 million bovines in the South-West.
- Authorities reported a new outbreak in Pomas (Aude) with ten cattle euthanized, while reiterating that active cases have been eradicated and citing 111 detected premises nationwide since late June.
- Farmer protests persisted with highway blockades including long stretches of the A64 and actions on the A63, as the Interior Ministry counted 27 operations involving just over 1,000 participants on Sunday.
- The state’s protocol continues to combine whole-herd culling in affected premises, movement restrictions and ring vaccination, with the minister saying talks are open on potential adjustments to abatement rules.
- FNSEA leaders urged adherence to scientific consensus, whereas Coordination Rurale and Confédération paysanne pressed to end total culls and extend vaccination more broadly, with industry groups warning a generalized campaign could jeopardize export status.