PARIS Members of the "Coordination Rurale" farmers' union of Gironde (CR 33) unload waste material outside the Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) on the second day of a nationwide protest against EU-Mercosur agreement, in Bordeaux, southwestern France on Nov. 19, 2024. French farmers have stepped up their protests against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, vowing to sow "chaos." The French government is leading resistance against ratification of