French farmers drive 350 tractors to Parliament in mass protest

Tractors parked along the Seine River, on Tuesday. PIC/GETTY IMAGES

French farmers steered over 350 tractors on Tuesday over cobblestoned Paris avenues toward Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods.

Escorted by police, the tractors tangled rush-hour traffic as they rumbled down the Champs-Elysees and other Paris avenues, and then over the Seine River to reach the National Assembly.

Farmer anger in France and other European countries has escalated over a rash of challenges. The unions leading Tuesday's protests said they are demanding concrete and immediate action to defend France's food security.

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