Head of French farmers union says protests could resume

FNSEA (National Federation of Farmers Union) first vice-president Arnaud Rousseau poses on the inauguration day of the 59th edition of the Agriculture fair in Paris, France February 25, 2023. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - The head of France's biggest farming union - the FNSEA - said on Tuesday that protests that hit the sector last month could resume if the government does not do more to meet their demands for better pay and working conditions.

The government is in talks with farmers over getting them higher selling prices to supermarkets and over loosening regulation and bureaucracy which farmers have said was a burden on their businesses.