Farmers have been protesting for days across the country to denounce low wages, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad.
The President of Young Farmers union, Arnaud Gaillot, spoke alongside the head of France's biggest farmers union FNSEA on Thursday and said: "We call on our members to suspend the blockades."
"We have been heard on a number of points, with tangible progress," including emergency measures to financially support struggling farmers and wine producers, said Arnaud Rousseau, president of FNSEA.
Earlier Thursday, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced a new set of measures, coming on top of other promises made in recent days.
His speech came as convoys with hundreds of angry farmers driving heavy-duty tractors created chaos outside the European Union's headquarters, demanding leaders at an EU summit provide relief from rising prices and bureaucracy.
"The question is currently being asked throughout Europe: is there a future for our agriculture? Of course, the answer is yes," Attal said.
On road blockades across France, protesters watched the speech on smartphones and televisions they had set up. There were on Thursday morning traffic barricades on eight highways around Paris amid a large police presence.
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