OSIJEK, May 19 (Hina) - The alliance of associations of farmers from Slavonia and Baranja on Wednesday announced a new protest for May 23 due to the failure of the Government to pay the farmers for last year's yields of sugar-beet,
fruit and vegetables, and a delay in the buy-off of pigs. The protest meeting has been registered with the police, the alliance's president Antun Laslo said. We will block all access roads to the Osijek-Baranja County and the protest will last until our requests are met, Laslo said. He also announced the first conference of farmers from Slavonia and Baranja for May 29 in Bizovac.(hina) rml
OSIJEK, May 19 (Hina) - The alliance of associations of farmers from
Slavonia and Baranja on Wednesday announced a new protest for May 23
due to the failure of the Government to pay the farmers for last
year's yields of sugar-beet, fruit and vegetables, and a delay in
the buy-off of pigs.
The protest meeting has been registered with the police, the
alliance's president Antun Laslo said.
We will block all access roads to the Osijek-Baranja County and the
protest will last until our requests are met, Laslo said.
He also announced the first conference of farmers from Slavonia and
Baranja for May 29 in Bizovac.
(hina) rml