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Paris Agriculture Show opens as angry farmers continue quarrel over costs

Protesters wearing caps of the FNSEA gather to protest prior to the opening of the 60th International Agriculture Fair (Salon de l'Agriculture) at the Porte Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, on February 24, 2024. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

French President Emmanuel Macron was met with whistles and insults from angry protesters who clashed with police ahead of the opening of France’s annual Agriculture Show in Paris on Saturday. This comes as farmers continue to protest in France and Europe over rising costs and dropping revenue.

Facing dozens of policemen inside the trade fair, the farmers were shouting and booing, calling for Macron to resign, using expletives aimed at the French leader.

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