Farmers' blockades: dozens of trucks from the four corners of Europe checked in Mende

Le contenu des camions vérifié. MIDI LIBRE – M. P

The Lozère Rural Coordination once again made headlines this Thursday, February 1, 2024, by establishing a filter dam at the southern entrance to the town at the beginning of the afternoon, in order to control the goods of foreign trucks. 

It's not easy for a French farmer to explain to a Polish driver that he wants to control his load… Yet that was the reason for the filter dam. installed by the Lozère Rural Coordination (CR48), around twenty volunteers, Thursday February 1, 2024 in the early afternoon, at the south entrance from the city. "Paper" (paper, in English) is enough, however, with the drivers willingly complying with this unofficial verification, handing over the delivery slip. took place under the surveillance of national and municipal police forces.  

Spanish cargoes targeted

Maria Baret, president of CR48, recalled the challenges of this blockage: "Today, we are taking stock of what is circulating, notably on Mende. There are a lot of Spanish trucks passing by." At the roundabout, the Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Dutch drivers comply with good grace as the doors open& ;nbsp;trailers: "We are just doing a visual check, to see the volume that irrigates France to the most remote corners", she insists. When the truck restarts, some demonstrators stick a sticker in the colors of the CR48, a sign that it has been checked. 

La coordination rurale bloque l’entrée sud de #Mende #Lozere ce jeudi 1er février 2024. Les agriculteurs vérifient la marchandise des camions espagnols pic.twitter.com/x9BVNbs5Td

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The filtering, which lasted almost two hours, caused some traffic jams. But still, it has been a constant since the start of the standoff with the government, in the good humor of public opinion. Motorists, truckers, honk their horns to their heart's content: "Come on, we're with you! ", shouts a convinced woman, who took the opportunity to take out her yellow vest, highlighted on the windshield. When the filtering was lifted, Maria Baret concluded: "Most of these trucks transit through France and some go  stop there. Fruits, dairy products, which will be on the shelves anyway. 

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