After Anne Hidalgo, Fabien Roussel and Valérie Pécresse, the candidate of the national gathering is, in turn, to say his concern at the Fair of Agriculture, Wednesday, that the conflict aggravates the increases already ongoing raw materials and energies .
Le Monde with AFP
You need a “whatever it costs” and emergency measures for the agricultural world, “said Marine Le Pen, Wednesday, March 2, at the Fair of Agriculture, because he risks, according to her, To be particularly victim of price increases related to the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
Farmers are “faced, even before the repercussions of the war in Ukraine, a very important increase in raw materials, fuel, oil, gas, gas, electricity,” heavy “Consequences on production, prices and their ability to release margins,” said the national gathering candidate in the presidential election. And “of course their anxiety is lively to see that this increase, this inflation, could worsen” with the war in Ukraine, she added.
Macron “owes a balance sheet to the French”
The price of Meunier wheat fenced on Tuesday to a new record on the European market, at 351.25 euros per tonne. The course of corn is nearby, and that of rapeseed is also returned to the rise. The increase in courses is favorable for the major French cereals, which export, but the breeders are very worried about the rise in the cost of animal feed. The rise of energies and fertilizers also causes fears.
Despite this war that dominates the news, the far-right candidate wished to “campaign”, explaining that this conflict “put light on the problems of energy sovereignty and food sovereignty”. She felt that there was “nothing abnormal” to what Emmanuel Macron expresses himself tonight on Ukraine, “but it will take his other candidate cap for the presidential. that he owes a balance sheet to the French “.
“The French are very moved” by the war in Ukraine “but it remains unless they have a daily life” and that they “want answers about the price explosion” Fuels and energy, as well as insecurity, immigration or employment, has developed.
Protective measures
Monday, at the Fair of Agriculture, three competitors of M me Le Pen in the race at the Elysée, Anne Hidalgo, Valérie Pécresse and Fabien Roussel, had already called for measures of Protection of agricultural sectors. The Communist candidate, Mr. Roussel, asked for a “national conference” on the cereal sector, to ensure “price safety”.
Valérie Pécresse (Republicans) proposed to set up a “shield” within the European Union to protect farmers from the risk of pricing. The Socialist Anne Hidalgo called for the blocking of energy prices for individuals and farmers, and to organize “a European discussion” to avoid possible shortages.