French farmers causeway and roads to protest low prices for produce
Angry French farmers have blocked the famed Mont Saint-Michel causeway and roads leading to the Alps to denounce low milk and meat prices.
The farmers used tyres, tractors and tree trunks to block roads. Mont Saint-Michel, in the Normandy region, is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
The protests were prompted by alleged deception over the government offer to back loans to the farmers and delay tax payments as part of a €600m plan.
Farmers say their margins are being chipped away by cheap imports and pressure from retail chains.
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The main farmers' union, the FNSEA, warned that other protests "will probably happen in the next two to three days".
Low prices have left about 10% of livestock farms on the verge of bankruptcy, the government said.
