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Farmers spray milk onto a field in Ciney, Belgium, Wednesday. Farmers turned the Belgian highway and nearby fields white on Wednesday by spilling 3 million liters (3.2 million quarts) of milk to protest low prices which they say are pushing them toward financial ruin. Growing frustration with the economic downturn has led to widening protests across the European Union in recent weeks.
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Farmers spray milk onto a field in Ciney, Belgium, Wednesday. Farmers turned the Belgian highway and nearby fields white on Wednesday by spilling 3 million liters (3.2 million quarts) of milk to protest low prices which they say are pushing them toward financial ruin. Growing frustration with the economic downturn has led to widening protests across the European Union in recent weeks.