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Explainer: Why do Spanish farmers oppose a trade agreement with South American countries? And how will this affect you?

EXPLAINER: Why are Spanish farmers so against an EU trade deal with South American countries - and how will it affect you?

THOUSANDS OF farmers from all over Spain protested in Madrid following the EU’s landmark agreement with a group of South American nations. More than 350 honking tractors rolled down the capital’s main thoroughfare, Paseo de la Castellana, as protesters waved placards reading ‘the Spanish countryside is not for sale’ on Wednesday. After an hour-long traffic standstill, the 2,500 protesters ended …

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