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Loan Assurances Prompt Farmer Convoys to Leave Paris as A64 Blockades Resume

Overnight commitments on cash‑flow relief persuaded FNSEA convoys to end their Paris sit‑in.

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François-Xavier Bellamy, député européen et chef de file des Républicains au Parlement européen, sur franceinfo le 13 janvier 2026.
Farmers drive their tractors down the Champs-Elysees avenue as they protest over the Mercosur trade deal Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Paris. Banner reads: Mercosur, death for sure. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Farmers drive their tractors down the Champs-Elysees avenue as they protest over the Mercosur trade deal Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Paris. Poster reads: Macron traitor. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Overview

  • FNSEA and Young Farmers began withdrawing tractors before dawn after a midnight meeting where the agriculture minister pledged support on treasury and restructuring loans, with first departures around 4 a.m.
  • The government detailed a €300 million package and promised an emergency agriculture law to be presented in March and examined before summer, including a moratorium on water decisions until September and work on nitrates derogations.
  • Roughly 350 tractors entered Paris on Tuesday, about 250 reaching the Quai d’Orsay near the National Assembly after processing down the Champs‑Élysées under a police‑approved route.
  • Protesters dumped about 20 tonnes of potatoes by the Pont de la Concorde, inviting Parisians to take them as a symbolic action tied to their demands.
  • Regional mobilisations continued, with Vinci Autoroutes reporting the A64 south of Toulouse blocked again by tractors, as unions press grievances tied to costs, sanitary culls and opposition to the EU–Mercosur deal expected to be signed on January 17.