French farmers block refineries over palm oil imports

French farmers block refineries over palm oil imports

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-06-french-farmers-block-refineries-palm.html

French rapeseed and sunflower growers, who say they will lose out due to Total's imports, accuse foreign palm oil producers of failing to respect the regulatory requirements European producers must follow.

Farmers parked tractors in front of refinery gates while dumping piles of haystacks, dirt, manure and potatoes.