2024 French farmers' protests
| 2024 French farmers' protests | |
|---|---|
| Part of 2024 European farmers' protests | |
Tractors at Saint-Etienne-de-Fontbellon (Ardèche, Occitania) during the french farmers' protests in January 2024. | |
| Date | 16 January 2024 – ongoing (1 year and 5 months) |
| Location | France |
| Goals | End of the tax on diesel, payment of aid planned by the state, and end of free trade agreement negotiations |
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| Status | Ongoing |
| Casualties | |
| Death(s) | 2 |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Arrested | at least 91 |
The 2024 French farmers' protests are a series of protests and road blockages organized non unionized farmers and agricultural unions (FNSEA, Young Farmers, Rural Coordination, Confédération paysanne) since 18 January 2024. The farmers protested against low food prices, proposed reductions in state subsidies for farmers' diesel fuel, and a EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.
In response to the protests, Gabriel Attal's government scrapped proposed reductions in government subsidies for agricultural diesel and other measures to reduce financial and bureaucratic burdens for farmers, but the protests persisted.