The four presidents of the departmental Breton federations FDSEA refuse that the government can backtrack on the application of measures from the law Food. This, they assure, that "the disgust of farmers is at its height".
"The rebellion that is raging in our country is not a coincidence.Power purchasing at half-mast and too heavy burdens on companies, a misunderstanding of the citizens that creates a break point.The farmers recognize themselves in some claims of Yellow Vests and in the movement of construction companies.It is not for lack of having alerted.But, the disrepute of the President of the Republic for the intermediate bodies brings us today to an explosive situation.
"By refusing to see where the real problems are, France is locked in a vicious circle: farmers do not earn a decent living, their products are sold below the cost of production. as offering the most sustainable food in the world (1). "
The red price cloth
"The States General Foods claim to answer this question.But now that texts on the framing of promotions and raising the resale threshold at a loss are ready to be applied, some are already shaking the red rag of a significant increase in prices in stores as of January 2019, when the context is not favorable.It is not acceptable.We can not give up implementing a better distribution between producers, processors and distributors. prerequisite to meet the ever-increasing demand for high quality products. "
"On the other hand, there is of course the question of the purchasing power of citizens, which must be regulated to match consumer wishes and actual acts of purchase. produce only for the richest segment of consumers and condemn the majority of them to eat imported products at low prices that do not meet their expectations. "
American food aid?
"The role of the state and elected officials is therefore both to support farmers to best respond to all markets and solve the problem of purchasing power.It may be time to take inspiration of the United States, which has created a food aid system, which allows both to support national agricultural production and the less affluent citizens? "
"For the past few days, associations and journalists have been hounding farmers and their practices, which are supposedly not respectful of our environment and our health, to believe that everyone has come together to throw the peasants into pasture for the popular ransom! "
The Pandora's box of the den
"After the acts of intrusion into the farms, we open the Pandora's box of the denouncement.The disgust of the farmers is at its height.The duty of the elected officials and the government is to put an end to slanderous acts and to appease this Their role is to reassure citizens, to make them aware that we have, in France, the most sustainable food in the world (1), because farmers produce and provide products of proximity and quality in conformity with Highest standards Social peace and the socio-economic balance of our rural territories depend on it, and so collectively we will give meaning to our democracy. "
Didier Lucas, President of the FDSEA of Côtes d'Armor
Thierry Merret, President of FDSEA Finistère
Loïc Guines, President of the FDSEA of Ille et Vilaine
Frank Guéhennec, President of the FDSEA of Morbihan
1) According to the ranking published November 27 by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN).