French authorities said the worst part of the crisis, in which farmers blocked roads for days, has passed.
Protesters have begun to lift barricades, but demonstrations continue in other parts of Europe, including Spain, Italy and Greece.
During some of the most violent protests across the EU, French farmers took to the streets for more than a week, using tractors to block key roads into Paris and other major highways across the country.
The farmers' many grievances range from heavy-handed environmental rules to cheap imports of produce from outside the EU, including Ukraine.
On 1 February, two of France's main farming unions announced they were ending the protest, calling on demonstrators to withdraw their tractors from the streets.
Earlier that day, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised cash, regulatory relaxation and protection against unfair competition.
Agriculture Minister Marc Fesno said today that the worst of the crisis was "almost behind us".
"But the problems that we have to deal with and that have emerged in this crisis are still in front of us," he said.
Authorities said many roadblocks across the country have been lifted or eased, and farmers will continue to move tractors off the streets in the coming hours, although some blockades remain.
In a number of other European countries, including Italy, Spain and Greece, farmers said protests would continue.
In Spain, the three main farming unions announced that they would continue to mobilise after a meeting with the agriculture minister, who promised to "work" to tackle the crisis. / BGNES
