Paris, France, Feb 10, 2026 (AFP) - Bumper potato harvests spell crisis for European farmers

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2026-02-10

Farmers across Europe are protesting amid one of the most plentiful potato harvests in years, as the unintended consequences of US tariffs and increased competition drive down prices. More than twenty tonnes of potatoes were dumped in front of the National Assembly in Paris last month, heaped into piles and peppered with French and trade union flags, in a vivid display of farmers' frustrations. "It costs us less to give these potatoes to Parisian......

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