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In Pics: France Farmer Protests

The farmers in France blocked major motorways in the country using tractors over their demands that growing and rearing food should be made easier and more lucrative.

Thomas Padilla

Farmers light fires as they block a highway near Ableiges, north of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests
France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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Farmers block the Saint-Arnoult highway toll with their tractors in Saint-Arnoult, south of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Thomas Padilla
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Farmers install a banner reading "No farming, no food" on a bridge as they block a highway near Ableiges, north of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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A farmer walks past a tractor with a poster reading "Macron, answer", as farmers block the Saint-Arnoult highway toll with their tractors in Saint-Arnoult, south of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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Farmers listen to speeches as they block the Saint-Arnoult highway toll with their tractors in Saint-Arnoult, south of Paris.

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Farmers block a highway near Ableiges, north of Paris.

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Farmers block a highway near Ableiges, north of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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Farmers block the Saint-Arnoult highway toll with their tractors in Saint-Arnoult, south of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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Farmers block the Saint-Arnoult highway toll with their tractors in Saint-Arnoult, south of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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A farmer stands by his tractor during a blockade on a highway in Villabe, south of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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A woman cheers farmers with French flags as farmers drive their tractors on their way to a blockade on a highway near Saint-Arnoult, south of Paris.

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France Farmer Protests | Photo: AP/Thomas Padilla
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Farmers occupy a highway near Ableiges, north of Paris. Banner reads: no farming, no food.