Supermarket customers leave the store in front of which farmers are demonstrating to demand an increase in the prices of their productions, on February 4, 2022 in Rennes (AFP / Damien MEYER)
About fifty breeders and producers went to Rennes on Friday to a large retailer to ask for “a revaluation of prices” and a “taking into account of production costs” on the rise, noted an AFP journalist. .
The Departmental Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FDSEA) of Ille-et-Vilaine and the Young Farmers (JA), had called for mobilization when “all sectors are experiencing an increase in production costs”.
The procession took the direction of an Intermarché sign, located in a shopping center in Rennes. This sign is “one of the bad students behind Carrefour and Leclerc” said Cédric Henry, spokesperson for the FDSEA.
Producers and breeders have carried out price checks, particularly on milk and pork products.
“We ensure the application of the EGalim 2 law and raise awareness about the origin of our products”, underlined Florian Denais, spokesperson for the JA.
The EGalim 2 law aims to “protect the remuneration of farmers”, according to the law published on October 19, 2021 in the Official Journal.
A member of the FNSEA agricultural union checks the prices charged by a supermarket chain in Rennes, February 4, 2022 (AFP / Damien MEYER)
Producers questioned the director of the hypermarket, Julien Niel, on the lack of data on the origin of certain products on the shelves.
Mr. Niel explained “that he will undertake to send the information to the national level” but “that he is not in the negotiating box”.
The farmers then went to the rectorate before ending their “rally” with a meeting with Emmanuel Berthier, prefect of the Brittany region.
Earlier this week, the government announced an “emergency plan” of 270 million euros for the pork industry to support the cash flow of pig farmers.
© 2022 AFP
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