French farmers threaten to block refineries over palm oil imports

French farmers who grow local oilseed crops like rapeseed that are also used to make biodiesel see cheaper palm oil imports as unfair competition

France’s largest farmers’ union called on Thursday for French oil refineries to be blocked in protest at a decision allowing…

Full text: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-biofuels-protests/french-farm-union-calls-to-block-refineries-over-palm-oil-imports-idUSKCN1IW2DG

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Reuters, 2018-05-31.

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