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French Farmers Blockade Paris to Protest EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

French farmers blockaded Paris on January 8, 2026, opposing an EU-Mercosur trade deal. They fear it will harm agriculture by introducing cheap imports and demand an end to cattle culling.

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French farmers from the Coordination Rurale union staged a significant blockade in Paris on January 8, 2026, to protest the impending EU-Mercosur trade deal. Farmers used tractors to obstruct key sites, including the Seine bank below the Eiffel Tower and major city access points such as Porte d'Auteuil, despite strict police bans.
A placard stating "Mercosur is certainly dead" is displayed on a tractor in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a protest by French farmers against the government's approach to the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and the lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
A placard stating "Mercosur is certainly dead" is displayed on a tractor in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a protest by French farmers against the government's approach to the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement and the lumpy skin disease outbreak, in Paris, France, on January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
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