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More farmers' protests continue across Europe

Co-ordinated protests across Europe continue as farmers complain about cheap produce flooding in from Ukraine as well as use of pesticides and costs.

Farmers in Poland and Hungary are the latest to begin protesting over cheap produce flooding in from Ukraine. Elsewhere in Europe the complaints continue over pesticide use and costs; we bring you the latest.

Global cocoa prices have hit a fresh record high as dry weather hurts crops in West Africa. We hear from a cocoa grower in the Ivory Coast.

Rahul Tandon also hears from Tim Draper - one of the funders of Nikki Haley's Presidential campaign - about why he backs the former US Ambassador to the UN's attempt to take the Republican nomination.

(Photo: A wheelbarrow full of hay with the letters UE written on the side panel. Credit: Jakub Kaczmarczyk/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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Fri 9 Feb 2024 15:32GMT

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  • Fri 9 Feb 2024 15:32GMT