European farmers protest against low prices for milk.

Monday, May 25, 12 thousand French farmers blocked the entrances to the 81 dairies in the country to protest against low procurement prices of milk from wholesalers, reports AFP.
At the same time, farmers in ten countries of the European Union hold a protest in Brussels. It is noted that during the week to join the protest actions and four thousand. AFP appreciates the number of protesters at about 900 people. Associated Press said that in protest involved more than a thousand people.
Farmers argue that despite a 30 per cent drop in purchase prices for milk from wholesalers, the price of finished dairy products in supermarkets has not changed. Now for a liter of milk French farmers receive 21 Euro cents (about thirty U.S. cents). Final consumer liter of milk goes to one euro.
The French government appointed mediators for the negotiations between buyers and producers of milk, but the unions promised to continue protests throughout Europe. AFP reported that in dairy cattle breeding France employs more than 150 thousand people working at three thousand farms.
Together with the French people are ready to connect to the protests by German farmers, the Deutsche Welle. According to the publication of a strike by farmers will be attended by about six of the 30 thousand German dairy farmers.
To strike are ready to connect the farmers of Northern Ireland. Quoting President Irish Farmers Association Padraigda Walsh, The Belfast Telegraph notes that the low prices, bad weather and lack of working capital makes the life of Irish farmers "very difficult".