[Opinion] Agricultural Trade Fair 2026: Party, Above Ground Window or "Mascarade", the Opinions of the Agricultural Trade Unions on the Eve of the Opening

Mediapart

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The exhibition starts on Saturday 21 February, against the background of trade union tensions around the management of bovine dermatosis, the envelope of European aid or the reintroduction of pesticides. These topics announce thorny visits for political figures.

franceinfo.fr

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To go or not to go? Anger is far from falling back into the countryside where the situation remains critical in many farms. In the Centre-Val de Loire, the unions wonder about the opportunity of such a disconnected manifestation of realities.

contexte.com

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On the eve of the Agricultural Show, trade negotiations expose the fractures of the food chain. Distributors and industrialists accuse, the minister goes up to the niche and producers seek a new ally. Because behind the statements, a constant remains: agricultural income continues to absorb shocks.