![]() ![]() It urged clients not to rush to petrol stations to fill their tanks, which could spark panic buying and shortages. Monday, Christiane Lambert, president of the FNSEA said in an interview with France Info television.įrench oil and gas major Total, which operates five refineries and nine petrol depots in France, said late on Sunday that farmers have gathered at two depots and it had taken measures together with authorities, to limit disruptions. The Vatry fuel depot in the Marne region of northeastern France was the first to be blocked on Sunday evening as about 100 farmers set up barricades with tractors and mounds of rubble, a spokesman from the FNSEA farmers union told Reuters.Īt least five sites will be blocked on Sunday evening, with a total of 13 sites blocked from 9 a.m. ![]() PARIS, June 10 (Reuters) - French farmers began a blockade of oil refineries and fuel depots on Sunday evening over plans by Total to use imported palm oil at a biofuel plant, which have fanned farmer discontent over unfair competition. ![]()
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