FARMERS STAGE ANTOHER PROTEST RALLY, STILL NO MONEY FOR WHEAT

CAJKOVCI, Nov 9 (Hina) - The protest rally staged by some 50 farmers in the village of Cajkovci in eastern Croatia, who blocked traffic at 9am today, was not staged to demonstrate their power but disappear because they have been waiting for their money for five months, a vice-president of the Croatian Farmers' Association (HSS), Darko Grivicic, said on Thursday. "We want to tell parliamentary deputies and those in power who receive their salaries regularly that, now that they have taken care of themselves, they should also take care of the farmers who have to seek their money in the street. (Economy) Minister Goranko Fizulic only now wants to cancel the contract with the In-cubo company, and we have been warning about that for months," Grivicic said, adding the farmers would stage protest rallies until they are given their money, even if it meant they had to stage rallies until winter. Between 9am and 3pm, about 50 farmers, driving 20 tractors, blocked traffic in Cajkovci in the eastern part of Slavonski Brod-Posavina County, protesting against the failure of the Osijek-based In-cubo factory and several co-operatives from the area to pay for their wheat. The rally was organised by the county HSS branch, which estimates that farmers from the area claim about 1.5 million kuna for their wheat, whereas farmers from the whole county claim about five million kuna. (hina) jn rml