The second round of negotiations between representatives of farmers and Lactalis has failed again Friday night in Laval and the agriculture minister called the industry leader to make efforts this Saturday. “Lactalis is the world leader in dairy products, is a dairy that, in France, pays the lowest liter of milk of all French dairies, that I said and I repeat, I consider it is not acceptable and must be from Lactalis the effort is to upgrade to all others, there is no reason for Lactalis is below, “said Stéphane Le Foll reporters during an agricultural show held in the Sarthe.
256.90 euros per tonne bought in July, Lactalis was far behind the group and the Laïta Silav company (290 euros tonne) or dairy Holy Father, a subsidiary of Intermarché, which pays farmers 300 EUR 1 000 liters. Lactalis announced Friday an increase of 15 euros per tonne of milk as from 1 September, about 271 euros. The Ombudsman has offered 280 euros per tonne, which was not accepted by the milk producers. A producer in five in France working for Lactalis, or 20% of the French collection, or 5 billion liters of milk collected from a total of 25 billion produced annually in France.
“It was said the fact that prices elsewhere in Europe are lower, it’s true, but in France we value the milk in a different way, converting the dairy product with products that have more value, so the price paid the producer may be greater, “he said. When asked whether the state had a way of pressuring Lactalis, Stéphane Le Foll said that “no.” “Is what I can put pressure on an industrial player? I can not. [...] I can not negotiate prices instead of economic actors or it must say that we are in a situation where prices are decided by the minister, “he said, adding that he could only push “for people to negotiate.”
Le Foll invites to “adapt”
About the despair of farmers and measures that could be implemented to accompany them to an exit milk production, Stéphane Le Foll said he was “no question of returning to a large restructuring production system.” “It’s not the end of the French agricultural model or the French dairy model, there are ways to adapt,” he said. “Cases that require abut must [...] remain extremely limited for the most difficult cases decisions, with the will to settle youth find recovery solutions.”
the Agriculture Minister also recalled that it would establish “on Tuesday” the milk production control french plan to “stabilize the European milk production so that prices eventually go up.” The European Commission announced on July 18 a package of 500 million euros to support the agricultural world, including 150 million for incentives to reduce milk production.
Continued discussions
exchanges will continue “throughout the weekend” between the FNSEA, the milk producer organizations and the Young farmers, promised the FNSEA President Xavier Beulin after holding a telephone meeting on Saturday to allow to define a new strategy to deal with Lactalis. “We are in the time of consultation: we want to take the time to do a tour of France with all producers and thus we will continue the exchanges between the different parties throughout the weekend,” said Xavier Beulin , president of the FNSEA, strongly recalling its “willingness to reopen discussions with Lactalis.”
“We can not stay in this form of contempt, disrespect from Lactalis. Certainly if Lactalis became entangled in silence, farmers take their responsibilities and new will be pressure on the group, “said Xavier Beulin.
No date for the resumption of negotiations
this phone meeting aimed to “debrief of what happened so far” and especially “to what extent it is possible to reopen discussions with Lactalis,” explained the leader union. The second session of negotiations on the price of milk between Lactalis and producer representatives failed in the night from Friday to Saturday, after five hours of discussion. No date has been discussed by negotiators representing producers for a possible resumption of talks with the dairy group.
A first round of negotiations took place eleven hours Thursday in Paris, without success. Friday night, the FDSEA 53 called against all expectations the demonstrators to cease their occupation, which started last Monday, a roundabout near a industrial site Lactalis in Laval.
Other protests
While the milk producers are refining their strategy against the giant Lactalis, which owns the brands Lactel, Bridel, President or Lanquetot, actions are already beginning to develop in France. Saturday morning, a dozen trade unionists FDSEA have withdrawn products Lactalis rays in an Auchan supermarket in Louvroil (Nord), calling for the upgrading of milk purchase price to producers. I-boycott.org launched on the site, a campaign designed to educate consumers to the future of the dairy sector.
In the West, without waiting for the word national, regional federations (FRSEA ) and the Young Farmers regions of Brittany, Loire Valley and Normandy said Saturday in a joint statement “a strategy that will be followed early next week.”
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