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Milk Day turns sour for Belgian farmers

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Published 31 May, 2008, 06:05

Belgian’s dairy farmers marked International Milk Day with a rally against low milk prices. More than a hundred protesters gathered in the city of Namur to hand over a letter of complaint to the regional government.

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As part of the rally, the farmers gave away free milk in the supermarket.

The farmers want the price of milk to be fixed so it covers the cost of production.

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