Bis repeated, or almost. Like last week, egg farmers invited themselves to Carrefour Alma reindeer, to demand a fairer remuneration for their production, given the increase in the price of cereals on which they feed their hens. They charge at least 1 cent more per egg.
In Rennes, Breton producers are blocking access to Carrefour Alma. Since the end of the morning this Thursday, February 25, 2021, dozens of producers from Brittany and Pays-de-Loire, have blocked access to the Carrefour Alma hypermarket in Rennes. They put pressure on the brand to obtain a better purchase price for their eggs. © Marc Ollivier / Ouest-France
Bis repeated, or almost. Like last week, egg farmers invited themselves to Carrefour Alma in Rennes, to demand a fairer remuneration for their production, given the increase in the price of cereals on which they feed their hens. They charge at least 1 cent more per egg.
#rennes Egg producers are blocking all entrances to the Alma center and therefore to the Carrefour hypermarket pic.twitter.com/SyxCBLjtB8
– Ouest-France 35 (@ ouestfrance35) February 25, 2021
Last week the breeders were invited to the shelves. Except this time, they decided to target the store’s wallet, blocking all access to the shopping center, and therefore to the Carrefour hypermarket.
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In Rennes, Breton producers are blocking access to Carrefour Alma. Since the end of the morning this Thursday, February 25, 2021, dozens of producers from Brittany and Pays-de-Loire, have blocked access to the Carrefour Alma hypermarket in Rennes. They put pressure on the brand to obtain a better purchase price for their eggs. © Marc Ollivier / Ouest-France
No more customers can come to do their shopping since the end of the morning, this Thursday, February 25, 2021. Consumers forced to turn back, which most do not appreciate. “How do we have a bite to eat this afternoon”, ask two construction workers who came to eat at lunchtime.
New action by egg producers at Carrefour Alma in #rennes several dozen farmers gather in front of the shopping center pic.twitter.com/6gXu7YwiQv
– Ouest-France 35 (@ ouestfrance35) February 25, 2021
“Soon our henhouses will close”
The producers are blocking it. “It’s unfortunate but it’s the only way to make ourselves heard, we would prefer to stay at home to work”, explains one of them. “Today we are closing the store doors, but soon it is our henhouses that will close if we cannot make a good living from our work”, explains Benjamin, at the head of a farm of 200,000 laying hens in Ille-et-Vilaine, one of the largest in Brittany.
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Several dozen egg producers demonstrate in front of the Alma Center in Rennes, Thursday, February 25, 2021, to demand better remuneration. © Marc Ollivier / Ouest-France
According to the producers, Carrefour, but also Auchan, Casino and Aldi would demand a 4% drop in prices. Farmers, on the contrary, are asking for an increase in order to pass on the increase in the costs of cereals, but also investments in favor of animal welfare, the transition to outdoor breeding or even organic farming. As stated on their banners, they do not ask “Only 1 euro cent per egg”.
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