Farmers stage vegetable giveaway to protest low prices
Thousands of people lined up for hours in the capital's Plaza Mayor for handouts of spinach, tomatoes and other farm goods.
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Thousands of people lined up for hours in the capital's Plaza Mayor for handouts of spinach, tomatoes and other farm goods -- the second such giveaway this week by farmers.
Some four tons were distributed in the square, close to the presidential palace. Farmers also planted lettuce and celery in a flowerbed.
One farmer who declined to be identified said producers were unable to survive because they were being paid the equivalent of 30 to 60 US cents per kilogram (two pounds).
Inflation in Argentina topped 40 percent last year, and is continuing at a high rate despite promises by President Mauricio Macri to turn around the flagging economy.
More than a third of the population is living in poverty, according to official figures.
Farmers who protested Monday called for a law to rein in constantly rising prices for leasing the land they grow crops on.
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