Over a thousand French farmers have blocked roads from Spain and Germany to stop foreign produce entering the country. The protest follows a week of action against a fall in food prices, pushing them towards bankruptcy.

The blockade in France's northeastern region of Alsace began at 10:00p.m. local time (2000 UTC) on Sunday and was expected to continue until at least Monday afternoon.

According to President of the Departmental Federation of Agricultural Holders' Union (FDSEA ), Franck Sander, more than a thousand agricultural workers took part in the blockades, forcing a dozen trucks to turn back from the French-German border overnight.

"We let the cars and everything that comes from France pass," Sander said.

Local French newspaper "L'Alsace" reported 60 tractors blocking the French side of the "Bridge of Europe," close to Strasbourg and the German town of Kehl.

DW