'I'll leave them to the birds': Spanish olive farmers protest low prices
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MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of Spanish olive oil farmers staged a protest in Madrid on Thursday calling for a fairer pricing system for their produce as they fear a recent slump could be exacerbated by impending U.S. tariffs.After a record harvest last season, farmers now receive less than two euros per litre for their oil, down from 3.5-3.75 euros a year ago, said Reyes Alarcon, an olive oil producer who joined the march. Yet Spanish olive oil can fetch double that price once it is exported,..