In France dairy farmers are protesting for several days now because of their anger concerning the non handling of the dramatic situation on the milkmarket by politicians, the retail and the dairy industry. There have been gatherings like in the  Bretagne in front of the chamber of commerce. And in Ile et Vilaine and Calvados distribution centers have been blockaded. The same happend to dairies like in Maine et Loire and the commerce center in Paris. The protest actions continue throughout the whole country. 

<link fileadmin dokumente press_release frankreich mai-juli_2009 brief_franz_fr.pdf download file>letter from the EMB to French dairy farmers