French farmers gather with their tractors in front of the Haute-Vienne Prefecture to protest against the prospect of a trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Latin American countries united within Mercosur, and demand more social aid amid a rain-hit harvests and disease outbreaks, in Limoges, France, November 19, 2024. The slogan reads "Mercosur, if it passes, there will be trouble". REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
PARIS (Reuters) - French farmers held a second day of protests on Tuesday over EU-Mercosur trade talks, with the hardline Coordination Rurale union dumping Spanish wine and blocking official buildings as a prelude to threatened disruption to food supply chains.
A push to conclude a trade deal between the European Union and South American nations within Mercosur has reignited rural discontent over unfair competition, burdensome regulations and low farm income.
