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French Farmers Launch Two-Day Actions Targeting EU‑Mercosur Deal and ‘Aberrant’ Imports

The FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs argue the trade pact would undercut French producers through lower‑standard imports despite Brussels’ new safeguard clauses.

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La première alliance syndicale agricole FNSEA-Jeunes Agriculteurs appelle ses troupes à se mobiliser jeudi 25 et vendredi 26 septembre 2025, contre les importations "aberrantes" qui minent selon elle l’agriculture française.
A la veille de l'ouverture du salon de l'agriculture, des agriculteurs de la FNSEA mobilisés dans les rues de la capitale, le 23 février 2024.
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Overview

  • Symbolic protests began Thursday with a Buffalo Grill blockade near Vesoul and manure dumped at the Maison de l’Europe in Dijon, with broader actions scheduled Friday across France.
  • Friday’s plans include supermarket checks on imported goods, tractor convoys, roundabout slowdowns, and a regional gathering at Versailles’ Place d’Armes, with localized traffic disruptions expected.
  • The European Commission launched ratification this month and on 3 September proposed reinforced safeguard clauses, while aiming for member state and European Parliament approval by year‑end.
  • Union strategies diverge: FNSEA‑JA lead the 25–26 September push, Coordination rurale seeks a meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu before mobilizing later, and Confédération paysanne set a Paris protest for 14 October.
  • Organizers also denounce U.S. tariffs under President Trump and warn of unfair competition from duty‑free imports of beef, poultry, sugar, honey, and rice, as experts foresee possible escalation later in the year.