Trucks are seen after farmers, members of the agricultural union Coordination Rurale (Rural Coordination), set up a roadblock along the A9 motorway to block freight between Spain and France, to the border in Le Boulou, southwestern France on November 19, 2024. Spearheading the agricultural protest movement at the start of the year, the Coordination Rurale is ready to block 'strategic points' to combat 'unfair competition' from foreign producers. French farmers are up in arms due to perceived excessive bureaucracy, low incomes, poor harvests and losses from emerging animal diseases. The farmers are also concerned about a free-trade agreement between the European Union and the Latin American countries of Mercosur, which France rejects as it stands. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)