Farmers protest at milk prices

EUROPEAN farmers angry over a collapse in milk prices threw eggs, burned tyres and hay and poured milk onto the streets of Brussels yesterday.

The protest came as agriculture ministers met in emergency session with Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel to discuss the crisis in the industry.

About 200 tractors snaked their way through the city to join 1,500 protesters, with some of the farmers hurling eggs and chestnuts at EU buildings.