BEIRUT: Dairy farmers in northeast Lebanon blocked a major road Sunday to protest the sharp fall in milk prices prompted by the recent closures of labneh factories, the National News Agency reported.
The protesters blocked for half an hour the Labweh-Arsal road, pouring milk on the ground to signify that their product no longer has value, the NNA said.
The farmers called on Lebanese authorities to intervene before their industry collapses, after the price of 1 liter of milk sunk to LL700 ($0.46), which they say is less than the cost of production.
Last week the farmers said that they were selling a liter of milk for LL 500, nearly half the LL 900 amount it costs to produce it, due to a lack of demand.
The crisis began after the economy and trade ministry less than two weeks ago ordered shut six labneh factories in the eastern Bekaa Valley because of serious health violations.
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