Agri-Business
Carrefour Group issued a statement saying it is committed to "promoting sustainable and prosperous agriculture in both France and Brazil".
Brazil has rejected comments made by the CEO of French supermarket chain Carrefour, Alexandre Bompard, on meat from Mercosur.
French supermarket chain Carrefour has committed to not selling any meat from Mercosur countries, CEO Alexandre Bompard has announced.
Agri Politics
The French government has unveiled new measures to support the country's farmers and strengthen French food sovereignty.
French farmers have spilled manure and attempted to surround French president Emmanuel Macron at an agricultural fair taking place in Paris.
French farmers converged in the heart of Paris today to highlight the "continued difficulties" facing agriculture in France.
The French Prime Minister has told French farmers that their "heartfelt cry" has been heard as he unveiled a new agricultural law.
Farmers have blocked major roads outside of Paris and access to Toulouse-Blagnac airport in France as farmer-led protests continue.
Rural Life
Farm organisations in France have recently had farmers protesting policies of the French government over issues on glyphosate and fallow land
Dairy
The decline is largely due to massive increases in labour and input costs combined with lower farm gate prices for milk.
Thousands of French farmers held protests across France earlier this week in a number of the country's largest cities, seeking better prices.
Crowds of French farmers took to the roads to protest against the "disrepute of agriculture" and distortion of competition.
Protesting French farmers brought the Tour de France to a temporary standstill earlier today, with bales of hay thrown onto the route.
Wine producers in France are at war with Spain over what the French say are 'cheap' imports of Spanish wine undermining local French wines.
The depth of the farm crisis was brought to the fore this week, as one French MEP recalled that 600 French farmers had died by suicide.
French farmers have taken to the streets of France to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their produce.
Today (September 3) over 1,000 French farmers have converged on Paris in their tractors to protest.
Beef
The ongoing pressure of french protests for french retailers to stock only french produce is escalating, according to a spokesperson for ABP.
Belgian farmers have blocked roads, dumped manure and emptied tankers of milk in protest against the low prices they are receiving for their produce.
Over the past week French farmers have blockaded roads, set pyres of tyres on fire and set pigs lose in supermarkets in protest of the low prices they are receiving for their produce.
Irish meat exports to France are coming under increasing pressure as French farmer protests over 'foreign' meat escalate.
