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It was a protest that turned a little fruity.
Throwing tomatoes in protest against a Russian boycott of EU agriculture products.
We organise this because of the Russian boycotts, our farmers they have a big problem because
they cannot deliver their products anymore to Russia and we try to help them to collect
enough money, because everybody that's here, they pay 15 euros, so the money goes to the
farmers that have the problem now.
Around 2-thousand people gathered at the main square in Amsterdam on September the 14th
to join a massive tomato fight in support of the Dutch vegetable growers.
The popular Spanish La Tomatina festival inspired a few young Dutch entrepreneurs to organize
Amsterdam's very own version of the tomato fight, drawing attention to the situation of Dutch tomato
farmers affected by Russian sanctions.
The Netherlands is one of the world's largest agricultural exporters of tomatoes, potatoes
and cucumbers.