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Czech dairy farmers pour out thousands of liters of milk

Boycott calls for higher milk prices, includes Germany

May 28th, 2008 issue

(Updated June 4, 2008) Czech dairy farmers are pouring milk out into the fields to support their German counterparts, who are protesting against low buyout prices, Lidové noviny reported Wednesday.

German dairy farmers have been boycotting processors and pouring out their milk in protest. Their Czech counterparts have said they will support them by lowering their supplies to Germany and are pouring their surplus milk into the fields as well.

Dairy farmers in the Jih cooperative destroyed 150,000 liters of milk, and the Taurus milk company destroyed 5,000 liters.


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