The 62nd edition of the International Agricultural Show (SIA) opens this Saturday at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, running for nine days and notably without cows. President Emmanuel Macron is expected to attend, facing a potentially tense atmosphere due to farmer dissatisfaction stemming from issues like a contagious skin disease outbreak in the Southwest, a controversial Mercosur free-trade agreement, and concerns over France's agricultural trade balance, which is projected to be only slightly positive in 2025. Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA, highlighted the ongoing three-year agricultural crisis and alarming economic situations in various regions and production sectors, emphasizing that the show, while a celebration, masks deeper problems.