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In Spain, angry farmers mobilise over ‘pitiful prices’

By AFP
07 February 2020   |   8:20 am
Thousands of Spanish farmers and livestock breeders hit the streets in anger, demanding "fair" prices as a growing wave of protest spreads across the country. Unions say low prices and a rise in the cost of production have eroded profitability for farmers and livestock breeders, describing the situation as "very bad".

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