The EU offered extra funds to farmers protesting against the Mercosur trade deal, which the organisation hopes to sign on January 12. But the offer hasn’t satisfied French farmers, who have been protesting for several weeks, and have many qualms. The Mercosur deal is only one issue among others such as systematic culling of cattle to tackle lumpy skin disease, the falling price of wheat or the rising prices of pesticides.
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