Pascal Deshayes, President of Coordination Rurale 54 (Photo CR54)

Pascal Deshayes, President of Coordination Rurale 54 (Photo CR54)

The president of Coordination Rurale 54: “They have nothing left to lose”.

Pascal Deshayes, President of the Coordination Rurale de Meurthe-et-Moselle, explains the reasons behind French farmers’ bloodbath: drought, floods, crop failures, epizootic diseases, unfair competition from foreign producers, and insane middlemen’s margins. “60% of farms have no cash flow”, he says. Interview.