Agricultural Crisis In France: Farmers Block Highways, Set Pigs Loose In Supermarkets To Protest Market Conditions

Nestled in the French Peyrissas region near the Pyrenees mountains bordering Spain, Didier Frechou's pig farm has been passed down from father to son for more than five generations. But after a century of selling whole animals, Frechou recently broke with family tradition and instead started peddling sausages and other finished products because he couldn't keep up with the low prices of pork cuts from neighboring Spain.