In a Parisian market, Moroccan clementines and Polish mushrooms are approximately 50% cheaper than their French equivalents. Many people empathizes with the difficulties French farmers face and desire to support them. However, very often it is simply unfeasible to purchase locally produced food.
France's crisis is gradually subsiding following governmental commitments to financial aid and relaxed regulations. Still, protests across Europe underscore the current difficulties faced by farmers and households alike. Factors such as persistent inflation, high interest rates, and fluctuating energy prices pose challenges for all.
Cheaper imports are a big concern for farmers around Europe. In France, a big focus of the farmers' anger was the massive Rungis trading centre, Europe's biggest food market. It provides food to many Paris restaurants and supermarkets but is also seen as a symbol of globalized food chains.
Source: euronews.com