Speaking to Lusa, the spokesperson for the National Association of Public Road Freight Transporters (ANTRAM) said that the situation is "chaotic", with Portuguese companies recording high losses.

However, André Matias de Almeida stressed that there are no problems in the supply of essential goods, as the vehicles that transport them have been released. "It has been allowed to pass," he said.

"The situation has lasted for a week and a half with disruptions and changes in routes, losses are mounting for these international freight transport companies. Blockades not only delay the unloading of goods but also delay cargo, in other words, when a vehicle like this unloads, it also loads, which is also delayed", he said.

According to André Matias de Almeida, between 10 and 15 thousand Portuguese trucks, or more, will be in France.

"The information we have continues to be very worrying because the last note we have from our French counterpart is that there was no agreement in talks between unions and the French government. The protest will continue. The march has started to block the roads to Paris and, At the moment, 22 motorways are blocked across France and the situation will worsen," he said.

The ANTRAM spokesperson highlighted the difficulties that Portuguese truck drivers have been experiencing due to the constant blockades and lifting of blockades.

"As this blockade is being changed, drivers are blocked for two to three days and then manage to free themselves, but in the meantime, there are others who are blocked afterwards. It is difficult to find alternative routes for companies that always use the same route. There never was a problem of this nature in France, with roadblocks where the driver had to always be looking for new routes, looking at GPS, looking at maps", he highlighted.

The ANTRAM spokesperson also said that if the blockades reach Spain and Portugal it would be "catastrophic".

"In Portugal, a situation like this cannot happen. Portugal is not even served by roads, motorways, or national roads capable of suddenly putting the number of vehicles for the entire country on alternative roads. It is unfeasible. If that were to happen, If this happens, we could be facing a catastrophe", he stressed.

André Matias de Almeida also said that if Spain moves forward and joins France with a similar size, it will be a "giant loss" for Portuguese companies.

French farmers are blocking several roads in the country to denounce, above all, the drop in income, low pensions, administrative complexity, inflation of standards and foreign competition.

Meanwhile, there are protests in Belgium and the three main Spanish agricultural organizations announced Tuesday their joining the European farmers' protest movement with a series of mobilizations across the country over the next few weeks.

In Portugal, the National Confederation of Farmers (CNA) will promote regional protest initiatives, including slow marches and demonstrations, to improve income in the sector.