Angry farmers in the western French city of Limoges on Tuesday (Nov 19) burned bags of hay and poured liquid manure in front of the local prefecture in protest of a trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc, which will further intensify competition for the French agriculture sector.
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00:00Angry French farmers in Limoges burned bags of hay and poured liquid manure outside the
00:10local prefecture on Tuesday in protest of a trade deal between the European Union and
00:15South America's Mercosur bloc.
00:18The trade deal will further intensify competition for the French agriculture sector.
00:23Farmers protested in tractors across the country as the EU and Mercosur members, Argentina,
00:29Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay aim to conclude trade talks by year-end.
00:34The recent protests follow large-scale actions last winter over cheap imports, strict regulations
00:40and low incomes.
00:42French farmers fear the Mercosur deal will bring in beef, chicken, sugar and maize from
00:47Brazil and Argentina, where banned pesticides and growth antibiotics are used.
00:53On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated his opposition to the proposed
00:58Mercosur deal.
00:59However, with few EU allies in the talks and deep rural grievances, authorities may struggle
01:05to appease the farmers.