Nyon town centre was partially blocked for a short while today when farmers (driving tractors and other agricultural machinery) drove into town. Tractors were parked neatly along Rue Juste Olivier but two of the exit roads near the supermarket and the main entry to the town were blocked.
The farmers then gathered in the centre near La Combe shopping centre to hand out leaflets and explain their cause to the public.
As it stands, a farmer earns .55 centimes per litre of milk whereas the farmers say they need 1 chf to meet the cost of production. The current rate they are given by the milk purchasers (Migros and Co-op) means the farmers are running milk production at a loss and they need the fair price of 1 chf per litre to survive. The protest went peacefully and although some citizens were suprised to see a “cow” aloft in the street, many seemed sympathetic to their cause and purchased milk from their temporary milk stand.