Farmers wait Monday the results of ANSES's expertise to know if they can again market their milk, almost three weeks after the fire Lubrizol factory in Rouen. But the wait should continue for other productions such as beets or potatoes.

In Normandy, dairy farmers still do not know if their milk can be consumed again and marketed after the fire Lubrizol factory in Rouen, as announced a little fast Friday, the Minister of Agriculture. The publication, on Monday, the latest reports of the National Agency of Sanitary Security (ANSES) should put an end to their wait.

They showed their anger this weekend, pouring hundreds of liters of milk in front of the prefectures of Rouen (Seine Maritime) and Amiens (Somme). But beyond their case, many questions remain unanswered concerning other types of exploitation, soon three weeks after the disaster.

"The weekend was horrible, because it's been three days of extra milk that goes to the pit ..." Like all dairy colleagues, Aline Catoir hopes the end of the false hope: ANSES goes it allow the resumption of the marketing of milk? Didier Guillaume, the Ministry of Agriculture ensures that yes. "It is a hope that we have On the other hand, on farms, we always have a concern with fodder", says the producer. "All the crops that have taken place since September 26 are recorded, and we do not know the results of the analyzes, we do not know when we can use them.Producing milk without feeding the cows will become complicated."

"And there is a real shambles"

This additional expectation for fodder, but also beets or potatoes, could be explained by the expanded examinations to new substances, asked Friday by the Health Security Agency.

Another question: what about the 50 million euros "promised" to compensate farmers? Friday evening, the Lubrizol management has denied having stopped a specific amount. At this stage, it is the Interprofession, so in part the operators themselves come to help. "The operators are self-organizing, but also the dairies and recently the big distribution, because of a drama in which they are there for nothing at all.And there is a real fed up ", storm Jocelyn Pesqueux, of the dairy inter-branch of Haute-Normandie. Since the fire, 800,000 liters of milk are thrown away daily. That is a total loss of more than 5 million euros, says the Interprofession.