FILE PHOTO: French farmers block a highway with their tractors during a protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France, January 30, 2024. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - France's main farmers' union said on Tuesday it would stage nationwide protests next month as a push to conclude a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur countries deepens discontent that fuelled a farming crisis earlier this year.
Anger at competition from cheaper imports, including from EU ally Ukraine, and a regulatory burden on EU producers led to large-scale protests across France and Europe.
