Belgian farmers choke off traffic arteries in fourth day of protests over their dire prospects
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Tractors face military vehicles on a blocked highway, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. Protesters say it's becoming harder than ever to make a decent living from their fields, greenhouses and herds. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A police officer talks to a farmer outside the Rungis international market, which supplies the capital and surrounding region with much of its fresh food, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Rungis, south of Paris. French farmers maintained their protests on major roads around Paris and across the country on Wednesday as police was deployed to protect the capital, its airports and an international market. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Farmers gather with their parked tractors near the highway junction, in Orte, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Farmers have been protesting in various parts of Italy and Europe against EU agriculture policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Farmers gather with their parked tractors near the highway junction, in Orte, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Farmers have been protesting in various parts of Italy and Europe against EU agriculture policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Police officers control the entrance of the Rungis international market, which supplies the capital and surrounding region with much of its fresh food, with armored vehicles, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Rungis, south of Paris. French farmers maintained their protests on major roads around Paris and across the country on Wednesday as police was deployed to protect the capital, its airports and an international market. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Farmers eat croissants for breakfast after spending the night at a highway barricade in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. France's protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades, vowing a 'siege' over grievances. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)A delegation from the Belgian Young Farmers association blocks the main highway between Paris and Brussels in Halle, just outside the Belgian capital, Tuesday, Jan.30, 2024, for a third day in a row. Like their fellow farmers from across the European Union they demand less bureaucracy and more money for their produce. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)Military vehicles, top right, face farmers blocking a highway, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. Protesters say it's becoming harder than ever to make a decent living from their fields, greenhouses and herds. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)A delegation from the Belgian Young Farmers association blocks the main highway between Paris and Brussels in Halle, just outside the Belgian capital, Tuesday, Jan.30, 2024, for a third day in a row. Like their fellow farmers from across the European Union they demand less bureaucracy and more money for their produce. (AP Photo/Raf Casert)Farmers block a highway, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. Protesters say it's becoming harder than ever to make a decent living from their fields, greenhouses and herds. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)French gendarmes stand by their military vehicles on a blocked highway, preventing farmers to enter Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. Protesters say it's becoming harder than ever to make a decent living from their fields, greenhouses and herds. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Gendarmes with armored vehicles face farmers and their tractors blocking a highway, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. French farmers maintained their protests on major roads around Paris and across the country on Wednesday as police was deployed to protect the capital, its airports and an international market. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Tractors park outside the Rungis international market, which supplies the capital and surrounding region with much of its fresh food, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Rungis, south of Paris. French farmers maintained their protests on major roads around Paris and across the country on Wednesday as police was deployed to protect the capital, its airports and an international market. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Farmers run with their ractors on the highway in Orte, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Farmers have been protesting in various parts of Italy and Europe against EU agriculture policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Tractors face military vehicles on a blocked highway, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Chilly-Mazarin, south of Paris. Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. Protesters say it's becoming harder than ever to make a decent living from their fields, greenhouses and herds. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)