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Spanish Farmers Protest In Madrid Against EU And Local Farming Policies

Tractors rumble through Madrid as Spanish farmers stage a massive protest against European Union and local farming policies, demanding relief from soaring production costs.

Spain Farmers Protest | Photo: AP/Manu Fernandez

Farmers drive their tractors during a protest in Madrid, Spain as part of ongoing protests against European Union and local farming policies and to demand measures to alleviate production cost hikes.

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Farmers sit on a tractor during a protest in Madrid, Spain. Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors into central Madrid on Wednesday as part of ongoing protests against European Union and local farming policies and to demand measures to alleviate production cost hikes.

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Farmers march during a protest in Madrid, Spain.

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Farmers march during a protest in Madrid, Spain.

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Farmers stand on their tractors during a protest in Madrid, Spain.

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Farmers gather during a protest in Madrid, Spain.

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Farmers gather during a protest in Madrid, Spain.

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Farmers gather during a protest in Madrid, Spain.

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A farmer shakes a cowbell during a protest in Madrid, Spain.

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Spanish police, right, block farmers during a protest in Madrid, Spain.