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French farmers block border routes in row over 'cheap' imports

2015-07-27 1 Dailymotion

French farmers fighting what they call unfair competition have mounted blockades at the country’s borders – targeting lorries bringing in foreign fruit and vegetables.<br /><br /> “German product, French packaging – no label giving the origin. You couldn’t make it up!” said one angry farmer in Alsace, denouncing a lack of transparency about what is and is not ‘grown in France’.<br /><br /> “Today, when customers go to buy parsley, they think they are getting a local product from Brittany, and they end up with a product that could be from anywhere,” complained winemaker Didier Pettermann.<br /><br /> French farmers angry over low prices turn back trucks with meat, cheese at German border http://t.co/7nCMBMxUmv pic.twitter.com/MGtNxYtNSo— Metro News Canada (@MetroNewsCanada) 27 Juillet 2015<br /><br /> Farmers in Alsace agreed to lift their blockades at the German border on Monday afternoon after getting guarantees that Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll would meet them.<br /><br /> Lorries coming in from Spain have also been targete

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