Newsletters
Tomato producers from Türkiye's Balikesir, Bandirma district, have launched a march to Ankara, blocking roads with tractors to protest escalating costs and inadequate purchase prices.
The farmers, hailing from Aksakal village, have expressed frustration over unsold tomatoes and called on the Ministry of Agriculture to address their grievances.
Key Points from protest
Meanwhile, the farmers have announced that they will continue their protests, blocking roads, until they have a meeting with the minister to address low prices for their products.
While such protests by farmers are rare in Türkiye, this particular example is reminiscent of the farmers' protests in EU countries at the beginning of 2024.
In EU member states, farmers organized protests over high costs and falling incomes. The protests spread from east to west across the continent.
In Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Romania and now Spain, farmers protested with tractors.
1 min read
1 min read
