For a surprise, it was a surprise. It was only in the morning that the Young Farmers of the Moselle, grouped behind their general secretary, Jean-Baptiste Kaiser, warned of their action. Namely to go in a convoy of tractors in front of the Leclerc and Carrefour supermarkets before ending their journey at the sub-prefecture. Reason for their anger: non-compliance with the Egalim 2 law, which came into force on January 1, 2022, and is supposed to strengthen the income of farmers by distributing the added value more fairly in the agricultural sector.
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“The Egalim law obliges large retailers to sign contracts with farmers who take into account their cost of production”, insists Jean-Baptiste Kaiser. “Large and medium-sized stores must change their behavior. On our farms, we have production costs that are exploding and we cannot stand idly by when faced with distributors who favor the lowest possible selling price for the consumer, while on the producer side, the price of fillers does not stops increasing. We must strengthen controls and apply sanctions for unfair practices or even abusively low prices, ”he believes, taking as an example the 29 centime baguette distributed by Leclerc, but also taking, kindly, to task. , the director of the Thionvilloise brand, Gilles Beconcini.
The sub-prefect less well off
“I can understand them, it’s a difficult job,” admits the latter. “But we also work all year round with them. 90% of our beef and pork comes from Lorraine. Their action today is more symbolic than anything else. And good kid. Nevertheless, the twenty or so farmers still scattered a bale of straw in front of the entrance to the hypermarket before leaving the premises. Same thing a little lower, in front of entrance 2 of the Carrefour. Then head for the sub-prefecture where the “gift” will prove to be more fragrant. 5 tonnes of manure will thus be dumped in front of the gates of the building. However, the farmers were received by the State representative who promised to “raise their claims”.
