Rennes in the west is particularly badly affected, with the city's ring road to be blocked from 11am on Wednesday. Newspaper Oeust-France reported that around 1,000 tractors were expected to circle the city until 5pm.
Protests are also taking place in Toulouse, across Brittany, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi- Pyrenees and Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, and follow Monday's protests in northern France.
Prudence sur les routes de #Bretagne, les tracteurs montent à #Rennes !https://t.co/RJbLmuswf3 pic.twitter.com/eMKePUSrpP
— Le Télégramme (@LeTelegramme) February 17, 2016
“Take care on the roads of Brittany, the tractors are piling up at Rennes!” says this tweet from local newspaper Le Télégramme.
#manifestationagricole Direct. Les tracteurs en route pour encercler Rennes https://t.co/TxyRZwSUAQ pic.twitter.com/1GkZDR4SYO
— Ouest-France (@OuestFrance) February 17, 2016
Crise agricole : Rennes cernée par les tracteurs en attendant les annonces du gouvernement https://t.co/jtj9WEoC42 pic.twitter.com/3gwF7VGGDC
— Le Parisien (@le_Parisien) February 17, 2016
[Direct] Le convoi des #agriculteurs à Saint-Brieuc : 7 km de ralentissements sur la RN12 https://t.co/TxyRZwSUAQ pic.twitter.com/jXZarwQ5iL
— Ouest-France (@OuestFrance) February 17, 2016
“The convoy of farmers at Saint-Brieuc – 7km of slow down on the RN12”
Farmers also demonstrated in front of the headquarters of the ASP (Services and Payment Agency), in Montreuil, outside Paris.
Photo: AFP
Below, a sculpture of a lamb is covered in stickers demanding a 'stop to agricultural norms'.
A banner below reads: “The administration kills farmers”, while the sign on the tractor reads “Fed up with standards”.
Photos: AFP
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