The Paris Agricultural Exhibition is a major annual event that attracts about 600,000 visitors over 9 days. French President Emmanuel Macron was subjected to boos and calls for his resignation during the opening day.
While politicians continue to flock to the exhibition halls to register attendance and meet with farmers, the head of the “Agitate France” party, Nicolas Dupain-Aignon, criticized the government’s handling of the farmers’ revolution. Agricultural economist Jean-Marie Sironi said the current crisis has gone beyond being a crisis of income and the fulfillment of demands.