Early Thursday morning local time, French farmers parked tractors on roads and off some famous landmarks in Paris to protest the agreement reached between the European Union and the Mercosur trade group formed by South American countries. The pre-dawn lockdown stemmed from local concerns that cheap imports would bankrupt struggling French farmers.

Early Thursday morning local time, French farmers parked tractors on roads and off some famous landmarks in Paris to protest the agreement reached between the European Union and the Mercosur trade group formed by South American countries. The pre-dawn lockdown stemmed from local concerns that cheap imports would bankrupt struggling French farmers.