Paris (AFP) – French farmers protesting over falling food prices threatened to step up blockades of cities, roads and tourist sites on Wednesday, as the government prepared to unveil emergency aid for them.Farmers have dumped manure in cities, blocked access roads and motorways and hindered tourists from reaching Mont St-Michel in northern France, one of France’s most visited sites.Overnight Tuesday, farmers briefly blocked the A1 motorway, a key artery between Paris and northern France, with around 500 tractors.The head of the powerful FNSEA farmers’ union, Xavier Beulin, said he expected the protests to continue, adding they “could be extended to …read more
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