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Belgian Farmers to Organize Mass Protest in Brussels Next Month

© REUTERS / Francois LenoirBelgian dairy farmers block the access to the milk processing factory Corman during a protest against low milk prices in Bethane near Liege, Belgium
Belgian dairy farmers block the access to the milk processing factory Corman during a protest against low milk prices in Bethane near Liege, Belgium - Sputnik International
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Tired of asking authorities for help, Belgian farmers took a decisive move, announcing a mass demonstration planned in Brussels for September 7, Russian TV Channel Zvezda reported.

The September protest will take place on the same day as the emergency meeting of EU agriculture ministers, who will meet to try and solve the continent wide agricultural crisis.

The meeting promises to be a difficult one. The situation in the agricultural sector is poor, as farmers' losses have amounted to an astonishing €5.5 billion.

The ministers meeting will include talks on developing government support measures for European milk producers. But the main demands of farmers, especially those who produce milk and meat, are to raise prices, so small farms won't go out of business. Then, to lift embargo, so EU farming produce could be sold in the Russian market.

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The decrease in food prices is partially caused by the oversupply of farming products in EU markets. In the past, the EU would export much of its farming products to Russia, but the Russian food embargo has caused the overproduction of food.

Last year, the Russian government banned imports of certain food products coming from a number of European countries in response to anti-Russian sanctions imposed earlier by the United States and the EU. The list of products, first prohibited to be imported in Russia in August 2014, comprises meat, poultry, fish, seafood, dairy products, fruit and vegetables.

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