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A grain train was blocked on Saturday, March 19, on the tracks at the height of Noyal-Pontivy, in Morbihan. 1,500 tons of wheat intended for the animals were dumped on the track. The Minister of Agriculture, Julien de Normandie, judges the action “irresponsible and inadmissible”.
Saturday March 19, in Morbihan, a cinder block wall, placed on the railroad, blocked a train transporting wheat for animal feed. The activists ofBrittany against factory farms” then opened the hatches of the wagons, spilling 1,500 tons of goods on the rails. They escaped before the arrival of the police, without arrest. Almost all the wheat is lost: about 600,000 euros. The collective is known for peaceful protests. They demand direct action to combat “the intensive farming system“. “We will never go on violence against people“, warns Eli, an activist.
The action sparked a wave of outrage. The FNSEAthe main agricultural union, denounces a “mess“, while with the war in Ukraine, the grain market is likely to be disrupted around the world. “The same people who denounce waste every day are wasting 4,500 tonnes of cereals, it’s absurd“, criticizes Thierry Couepresident of the FRSEA Brittany. The militant collective promises other actions in the months to come.