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BRUSSELS — Dairy farmers created traffic chaos in Berlin, blocked milk-processing plants in France and protested at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, seeking more aid to stay in business as milk prices plummet.
EU farm ministers later decided to allow member states to bring forward the payment of 70 percent of direct aid to farmers from December to mid-October, hoping it will alleviate financial difficulties.
Farmers say they have to sell milk below cost because prices have fallen by up to 50 percent over the past year.
