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French farmers are angry their government. They are blocking roads France's capital city Paris. There are many reasons the farmers' anger. It is becoming more difficult them to survive. Inflation in France is increasing because high energy prices. This is making food more expensive farmers to produce. The war in Ukraine is causing higher prices, especially fertilizers. The farmers are also angry because the government is not protecting them cheaper food coming other countries, especially Eastern Europe. Finally, they are furious European Union climate measures, which are adding to red tape and the costs doing business.

The farmers blocked major highways Paris. They parked their tractors main roads to stop traffic going in and of the city. They also dumped smelly agricultural waste government offices. Farmer Christophe Rossignol told the Associated Press news agency: "We've come to defend French agriculture. We go crisis to crisis." Another farmer said: "Parisians are going to be hungry. The goal is to starve Parisians." A large farmers union said: "Our objective is to put pressure the government so that we can quickly find a solution a way out the crisis." Some tractors had messages them that said: "No food without farmers" and "The end of us would mean famine you."