On Europe 1, Joël Cillac, cattle breeder from the South-West, reacted to the cancellation of the Agricultural Show due to the coronavirus epidemic.
And particularly regrets not being able to be in contact with consumers and colleagues, while professionals in the sector "are more and more isolated".
The aisles of the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center will remain silent, far from the usual bustle.
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the 2021 edition of the Agricultural Show, which was to be held in Paris from February 27 to March 7, is canceled, its organizers announced on Tuesday.
A hard blow for professionals in the sector, such as Joël Cillac, cattle breeder from the South-West.
"It is an event that will be missed", he confides at the microphone of Europe 1.
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"We are not surprised, but of course we are unhappy", reacts the breeder, faithful to the Parisian event.
"Every year, we prepare to go to the Show. Beyond the importance of showing our best animals, it is a meeting place".
"It's the place where we meet our consumers"
"We are in a profession where we are more and more isolated, continues Joël Cillac. We are all alone in our tractor or in our stables".
And to regret: "This contact will not exist in 2021".
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For this professional, the Salon de l'Agriculture, "it is also Paris. It is the place where we meet our consumers, people who appreciate us, come to us".