French farmers fighting what they call unfair competition have mounted blockades at the country’s borders – targeting lorries bringing in foreign fruit and vegetables.
“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’.
“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.
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
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.
Lorries coming in from Spain have also been targete
