Angry farmers have caused havoc in France by blocking highways with straw bales and tractors, and even showering government offices with manure. Farmers in both France and Germany are protesting low agricultural prices and high supermarket profits.
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Farmers have captured France's attention by showering government offices with manure and besieging Paris with traffic-snarling barricades of tractors and hay bales. The farmers say their protests aren't a moment too soon. Grievances have long been brewing in the European Union's leading agricultural power.