Michel-Edouard Leclerc confronts agriculture minister “who spends his time dividing us”

Michel-Edouard Leclerc, president of the strategic committee of distribution leader E.Leclerc and guest on the C l’hebdo show on France 5 on Saturday, attacked Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau, in a tense atmosphere between the government and distributors. Background of Agrarian Crisis.

“It’s still unbelievable, the Minister of Agriculture spends his time dividing us!”declared Leclerc’s media spokesperson in response to a question about his relationship with farmers. “I don’t know what he wants to do.”

He continued, lamenting not knowing “plan” Minister’s and not associated with its development. Marc Fesneau and Michel-Edouard Leclerc have been engaged in a standoff with the media for several weeks.

For example, in late December on X (formerly Twitter), the Minister of Agriculture criticized “Premature Comments” Of the businessman, J “has served only one cause: the accumulation of his profits alone”. Mass distribution players are usually in the crosshairs of governments that are trying to curb inflation, especially on food products. Farmers’ protest movements in January brought these tensions to the surface, as the start of the agricultural show approached and the orientation law was being prepared.

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Michel-Edouard Leclerc reiterated that he was not opposed to the Iglim law, which aims to protect farmers’ remuneration. He pointed to the transformer. According to him, “40% Agricultural Buyers Don’t Respect Aglim Law”. Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Monday that he has identified 124 contracts, signed as part of commercial negotiations between manufacturers and distributors, that do not respect the law and has sent injunctions to force the companies concerned to comply.