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French farmers furious with low prices and storm shops selling foreign goods

Friday, February 26th 2016 - 07:46 UTC
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French government has been trying to defuse the week-long protests by farmers over the collapsing prices of agriculture including cereals, milk and vegetables.The depression of prices is partly due to EU agriculture ministers, who have come under pressure from the French government to ease Russian trade sanctions and to remove excess meat and dairy products off the European market. Read full article

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  • ChrisR

    These cretins already have the lions share of the CAP and now they want MORE!

    Throwing willies at buildings! Whatever next, bursting into tears when somebody with balls tells them to STFU and go home.

    Ah! Just spotted the weakness here, there isn't anybody with balls in France, except Marie La Pen and she's a woman.

    Feb 26th, 2016 - 01:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marti Llazo

    France: the Argentistan of Europe.

    Feb 26th, 2016 - 01:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    ... plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose ... as they say in gay Paree...

    Feb 27th, 2016 - 01:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    Is Paris gay? The gay capital of France

    Feb 27th, 2016 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Tik Tok

    20 acre plots don't cut it in the big world no more

    Feb 27th, 2016 - 10:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marti Llazo

    French farmer in protest:

    “I fart in your general direction! Your mother is a hampster, and your father smells of old elderberries! Now go away, before I taunt you a second time! ”

    Feb 28th, 2016 - 12:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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