French farmers block a highway near Paris Jan. 30 with their tractors, hay bales and tents during a protest over price pressures, taxes and environmental regulation, grievances shared by producers across Europe.  |  Reuters/Abdul Saboor photo

French farmers press government for action

Highways blocked and hay bales set on fire as producers demand more support as well as restrictions on cheap imports

JOSSIGNY, France (Reuters) — Farmers set bales of hay ablaze to partly block access to Toulouse airport in southwestern France Jan. 30 and parked tractors across highways near Paris as they lobbied the government for help to make a living from their work. Farmers, who also want measures against cheap imports, are looking for more […] Read more