Emmanuel Macron opens Paris Agricultural Show

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday inaugurated the annual Paris Agriculture Fair without cattle for the first time ever after an outbreak of lumpy skin disease.

France's two main farmer unions also boycotted the traditional meeting with the president in a bid to highlight the difficulties faced by French farmers on the ground. Organisers of the Paris Agriculture Fair said last month that no cattle would be exhibited at the Paris event this year for the first time in its history, citing concerns about the disease.