"Rising Farmer Unrest: Threat of Nationwide Protests in France and Beyond"

France's largest farm union, FNSEA, is considering nationwide protests over government taxes on tractor fuel, competition from cheap imports, and excessive restrictions and red tape. Farmers in the southwest have already blocked highways and dumped manure on public buildings, with hundreds of tractors causing traffic jams in Toulouse. The protests come amid concerns about growing support for the far right among rural workers and a desire to avoid further demonstrations and a resurgence of the Yellow Vest movement.