--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20240129-french-farmers-besiege-paris-over-pay-dispute/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # French farmers ‘besiege’ Paris over pay dispute Publication Date: 2024-01-29T16:00:40-05:00 Last Updated: 2024-02-03T01:59:58-05:00 Author: Editors (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/fertilizereditors/) Categories: [Markets](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/markets/), [Trade & Policy](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/trade-and-policy/) ![Paris, France - September 29, 2017: roadblock on eiffel tower background. Police officers and patrol transport. Police car and motorbike. Security road block. Traffic checkpoint. City on lockdown.](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/paris-france-september-29-2017-roadblock-on-eiffel-tower-background-police-officers-and-patrol-transport-police-car-and-motorbike-security-road-block-traffic-checkpoint-city-on-lockdown-stockpack-istock-scaled-e1706542776301.jpg) French agricultural workers said on Monday that they will block all major roads into Paris. French farmers have pledged to ‘besiege’ the capital, Paris, as their protest campaign over low pay, high taxes, and burdensome environmental regulations intensifies. Farming unions said on Monday that all major roads into the city will be blocked by agricultural vehicles until the government agrees to render greater support to the sector. There are also fears that demonstrators may attempt to impede access to the fresh food market at Rungis, which is the largest of its kind in Europe and supplies 60% of Paris’s fresh food. The worsening dispute has prompted President Macron to call a crisis meeting with cabin ministers. Meanwhile, 15,000 police and gendarmes have been mobilised to safeguard the capital. Monday’s action follows a week of escalating protests. Farmers have been obstructing roads nationwide and, in some places, dumping straw, tyres, and manure in front of government buildings. The French authorities had offered a number of concessions on Friday in an attempt to assuage protesters’ anger, but farmers have dismissed their proposals as inadequate. Tags: [farmers' protests](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/farmers-protests/), [France](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/france/), [Macron](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/macron/), [Paris siege](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/paris-siege/), [Rungis](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/rungis/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.