French farmers in tractors and trucks expanded their roadblocks on Tuesday, resulting in numerous traffic jams as well as one fatal accident, as unions urged the government to ease its push for lower consumer prices and reduce environmental regulations. "We won’t lift the roadblocks as long as the prime minister does not make very concrete announcements … The time of talking is over, action is needed", said Arnaud Gaillot, head of the Jeunes Agriculteurs (Young Farmers) union.
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