Farmers bombard ministry of agriculture with half a tonne of tomatoes
Saturday, December 15, 2012 @ 11:49 PM
FARMERS pelted the ministry of agriculture building with 500 kilos of tomatoes and several crates of peppers and cucumbers yesterday in protest over 'illegal' imports of fruit and vegetables from Morocco. Tomatoes from the north African country are coming into Spain without any proper control, claim members of the farming association COAG. And they are undercutting Spanish prices by such a degree that the agricultural sector in Spain cannot compete.
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