Many of the biggest protests were organized by farmers through WhatsApp or other social networks, according to El Pais, overshadowing the ones organized by the three main farmers’ unions.
Demanding “fair prices,” the protests have cut off or disrupted traffic on major highways as well as access to some food distribution centers and industrial areas. El Pais reported that one protester was arrested in Castile and Leon for attacking a police officer.
The protests came amid massive farmers’ mobilizations in France, Brussels, and other EU countries, with many of the complaints directed at EU regulations.
