Dispersal of protesters by excavators in the Netherlands caught on video
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The dispersal of protesters by excavators in the Netherlands was caught on video, the corresponding videos were published on social networks.
The protests of Dutch farmers have not subsided since the beginning of 2022. This is due to the fact that the country’s authorities are forced to buy out and close up to 3 thousand farms in order to comply with EU environmental standards for soil pollution.
At the same time, the country is the most important supplier of agricultural products for Europe, supplying vegetables, meat and dairy products. There are over 100 million cows, pigs and poultry in the country. The Netherlands is the largest producer and exporter of meat in the EU.
As reported, a significant part of the farmers will have to close the business. It is expected that a third of farmers will go bankrupt due to the high price of energy, rise in price of fertilizers.
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