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French farmers are angry [without / with] their government. They are blocking roads around France's capital city [of / in] Paris. There are many reasons for the farmers' [angry / anger] . It is becoming more difficult for them to survive. Inflation in France is increasing because [of / on] high energy prices. This is making food more expensive [for / of] farmers to produce. The war in Ukraine is causing [higher / heighten] prices, especially for fertilizers. The farmers are also angry because the government is not [protection / protecting] them from cheaper food coming from [other / another] countries, especially those in Eastern Europe. Finally, they are furious with European Union climate [tapes / measures] , which are adding to red tape and the costs of [done / doing] business.

The farmers blocked [major / majority] highways around Paris. They [peaked / parked] their tractors on main roads to stop traffic going in and out of the city. They also [dumped / dumping] smelly agricultural waste outside government offices. Farmer Christophe Rossignol told the Associated Press news agency: "We've come to [offend / defend] French agriculture. We go [from / by] crisis to crisis." Another farmer said: "Parisians are going to be hungry. The goal is to [staff / starve] Parisians." A large farmers [onion / union] said: "Our objective is to put pressure [on / in] the government so that we can quickly find a solution for a way [in / out] of the crisis." Some tractors had messages on them that said: "No food without farmers" and "The end of us would mean [famine / farming] for you."