The mobilization of farmers continues this Wednesday in Occitanie and extends to additional regions in France. “The actions will increase,” promised Tuesday evening on TF1 the president of the FNSEA Arnaud Rousseau.
Details of blockages in Tarn-et-Garonne
The situation remains “unchanged” since Monday on the roads of Tarn-et-Garonne, indicates the prefecture, which published this Wednesday morning a detailed summary of all the blockages in the department.
Fire on the Lamagistère suspension bridge near Valence-d’Agen
In Tarn-et-Garonne, the highlight of the night was the straw fire that occurred around midnight on the Lamagistère suspension bridge, near Valence-d’Agen. Since the blockade of the Golfech power station on Monday morning, resulting in the cutting of the RD813 across the commune towards Agen, this bridge was used as a diversion route to reach the left bank of the Garonne. The work, owned by the departmental council, must be inspected this Wednesday morning by a technician. For the moment, the bridge is closed to traffic, which makes daily life a little more complicated for users in this sector of Tarn-et-Garonne.
Farmers’ demonstrations: the Lamagistère suspension bridge closed after a fire last night
Socamil still blocked in Castelnaudary
Farmers are maintaining pressure while discussions are underway with Socamil management in Castelnaudary, where more than 70 trucks are waiting to unload on the logistics platform, according to our journalists on site.
New blockage near Toulouse
The Haute-Garonne prefecture confirmed this Wednesday morning the presence of farmers at the Leroy-Merlin roundabout in Balma, east of Toulouse. Follow the evolution of the situation live via our map ⬇️
MAP. Anger of farmers: A61, A62, A64, A20… Which roads are blocked by the mobilizations this Wednesday?
Farmers in Lot-et-Garonne intend to make themselves heard
Known for their spectacular actions, the farmers of Lot-et-Garonne did not fail in their reputation on Tuesday by being at the origin of significant operations in particular against the prefecture in Agen, watered with slurry and covered with tires.
“We may come to bring down the prefecture gates”: Farmers in Lot-et-Garonne maintain pressure on the State
“More than forty” measures will be proposed
Arnaud Rousseau intends to pass a list this Wednesday afternoon containing more than forty measures “which have been bothering us for 20 years”.
Arnaud Rousseau “upset” by the death of Alexandra Sonac in Ariège
The head of the FNSEA explained on France 2 that the deaths of the farmer and her daughter were all the more forcing the agricultural world to continue its actions “to obtain results”.
Actions in 85 departments by Friday, according to the boss of the FNSEA
Arnaud Rousseau confirmed this Wednesday morning on Télématin on France 2 that farmers’ actions would multiply throughout the country by the end of the week, with ultimately 85 departments concerned.
Gabriel Attal receives the Peasant Confederation this Wednesday morning
The Prime Minister is due to receive the third most representative union in the profession at 8:30 a.m., after having discussed Monday evening with the FNSEA and the JA, then Tuesday evening with the Rural Coordination. The new head of government gave Parliament on Tuesday some ideas on the announcements that could be made to calm the discontent of the agricultural world, while earlier in the day, Emmanuel Macron indicated that he had asked his ministers to quickly provide answers. concrete benefits to farmers.
The emotion of farmers yesterday after the deaths of a mother and her daughter
Tears flowed at several hotspots of farmers’ mobilizations in the region on Tuesday, after the deaths in quick succession of a farmer and her daughter, mowed down by a car on the RN20 in Ariège, near Pamiers. In Carbonne, the epicenter of the anger, as in Lot-et-Garonne, emotion took hold of the demonstrators.
Crucial vote this Wednesday in the European Parliament
MEPs are voting today on relaxed rules for genetic biotechnologies, a subject which deeply divides the Twenty-Seven: promises of more resistant seeds for some, “new GMOs” for others. A vote which could have consequences on the anger of farmers throughout the Continent, and therefore in France.
Still numerous blockages in the Occitanie region
Most of the main roads around Toulouse are disrupted or cut off to traffic, as the farmers’ unrest spreads. Check out our live updated map.