French farmers use tractors to blockade Champs-Elysees in Paris to protest against 'agri-bashing'

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Farmers across France have joined together to protest on the Champs-Élysées against 'agri-bashing' on Wednesday (November 27), arguing that government policies threaten their livelihood.

The video shows a tractor lifting hay barrels to blockade the Champs-Élysées and a large group of police officers lining the avenue.

Up to a thousand tractors rolled into the city clogging highways and blocking motorways.