Fed-up farmers flood streets

  • 1999-07-15
Three kilometers of the highway was also reportedly blocked by agricultural machinery for good measure. The farmers said they were fed up with the government ignoring their problems.Marijampole Cukrus may be unable to purchase its allotment of sugar beet because, according to reports from the ELTA news agency, it is teetering on bankruptcy. The farmers, however, are demanding that their entire quota of sugar beet be bought by sugar companies by Nov. 15. Employees of Marijampole Cukrus, who are in danger of losing their jobs due to the company's financial problems, are also demanding that th...
 
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