Agricultural protests reach Crevillent and Elche

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they follow Alicante farmers’ protests, once again plays a leading role on the roads in the south of the province with a new tractor trailer. Since about three o’clock this afternoon, 60 vehicles traveled on N-340 to show yours Unrest over European policies and lack of profitability As in recent days, the sector is being victimized by a mobilization that is not supported and called for by the main agricultural organizations. via social media.

The starting point was the same as in previous days, La Granadina de San Isidro polygon, where they left off to Crevillent causing some detention in its path. From there they headed for the same national road to the city Elche. Although initially the march was planned to pass through several streets in the city center, organizers eventually chose to stay outside the city to avoid problems.

For this reason, their intention was to concentrate on the area next to El Corte Inglés, where the fair was generally held, but since the police did not allow this, they preferred to stop the vehicles on Avenida de. Mayor Ramón Pastor, with this they cut off traffic in one of the two circulation directions.

About protests that fall completely outside the calls of the main organizations Agricultural groups – Asaja, La Unió, Coag and UPA-PV – who plan to carry out their own mobilization on the 16th when they plan to cut the A-7 motorways near Orihuela and the A-31 motorway in the region of Villena.




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Tractor unit in Crevillent and Elche
ALEX DOMINGUEZ

The trucks currently passing through the province, unlike in other parts of the country, did not create a serious circulation problem beyond certain moments, and thus it was possible for companies to continue their economic activities.

Farmers make farmers visible with these protests. difficulties those who constantly face decline in profitability The number of productions increasing day by day Restrictions due to new environmental regulations Flagged from Brussels. Regulations that, they insist on condemning, products from third countries are not obliged to comply with and therefore accept these products unfair competition.

In the case of the province, the situation is exacerbated by poor harvests and lack of sufficient water in recent years.

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