Farmers in Greece dump apples and chestnuts in Europe's latest agriculture protest

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In recent months, similar protests have swept Europe as farmers on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets.

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00:00 Farmer protests across the European Union continue as tractors in Germany block access

00:05 to Frankfurt Airport, one of the world`s largest transfer hubs. Even though about 2,000 trucks

00:10 were allegedly going to take part, only 400 showed up, according to local police. German

00:16 producers are protesting against the expiry of tax refunds for agriculture diesel.

00:21 In the Swiss city of Geneva, more than 30 farmers drove their tractors to the center

00:26 of the city to demand fair pay for their labor. They are protesting against the large profit

00:30 margins of supermarkets. While food appears to be expensive, the production cost and farmers`

00:35 profit is not.

00:39 In Greece, Saloniki, angry farmers dumped the produce on the ground, saying it is the

00:43 equivalent of selling the produce for no profit. Farmers from various regions of Greece display

00:48 coffins and black flags as protest organizers say that rising production costs have pushed

00:54 farmers to the brink of disaster.

00:59 (dramatic music)

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