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By Sarah Meyssonnier, Marco Trujillo and Noemie Olive LONGVILLIERS, France (Reuters) -Long lines of tractors blocked highways near Paris and across France on Monday, as angry farmers sought to put pressure on the government to do more to help them face inflation, compete with cheap imports and make a living. The protests follow similar action in other European countries, including Germany and Poland, ahead of European Parliament elections in June in which the far right, for whom farmers represent a growing constituency, is seen making gains. It s just too much, we re really fed up, said 46-year-old farmer Geraldine Grillon, speaking at a blockade on the A10 highway south of Paris. Grillon blamed President Emmanuel Macron and the European Union - where many agricultural rules, and subsidies, are decided - for the farmers woes. Macron couldn t care less about farmers, she said. Behind her, a banner on a stack of hay bales read: Macron, answer us. It s that type of comment that has promp ....
ASTANA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the development of wheat and fertiliser cargo transport routes in Asia during a visit to Kazakhstan on Thursday, as Russia seeks to forge new export routes due to Western sanctions. Chairing a conference on agricultural cooperation with Kazakh President Tokayev, Putin said Russia would have about 60 million metric tons of wheat available for exports from this year s strong crop. We are confident, certainly, that we will retain the No.1 spot globally in terms of exports of this important commodity, wheat, Putin said. He called for further development of shipping routes to large Asian markets such as China and India. Western sanctions on Russian banks and companies have made it it more difficult for Russian exporters to ship grains and arrange payments, although the sanctions do not specifically target such commodities. Moscow has also reportedly asked exporters to adopt a minimum wheat export price in order to protect farmer ....