Anger of farmers: a small group of winegrowers sets fire in front of Auchan Béziers

A boat hull, straw, among other things, burned in front of Auchan Béziers. Free Midi – Antonia Jimenez

A boat hull, straw, among other things, burned in front of Auchan Béziers. Free Midi – Antonia Jimenez

Une coque de bateau, de la paille, entre autres, ont brûlé devant Auchan Béziers. Midi Libre – Antonia Jimenez

This Thursday, January 25, all day long, farmers, and in particular wine growers, increased blockages and fires of tires, straw and others on various roads in Béziers, in an itinerant manner, outside the framework of the demonstration legal scheduled for this Friday. They arrived in front of the Auchan store at the end of the afternoon.

The hundred tractors and other trailer vehicles that paraded on the major roads of Béziers and blocked the highway entrances are not arrival in front of the Auchan Béziers store, this Thursday, January 25. But at the end of the day, a small group of winegrowers showed their anger. In front of the entrance to the store, they lit a huge fire from various materials, boat hulls, straw… 

Colère des viticulteurs : devant Auchan ce jeudi soir. L’accès au magasin n’est plus possible pic.twitter.com/TMhkcrVRIj

— Midi Libre Béziers (@MLBeziers) January 25, 2024

All under the surveillance of the National Police. And while security officers prevented anyone from entering.