The protests are planned in Liepāja, Saldus, Talsi, Tukums, Kuldīga, Jelgava, Dobele, Bauska, Jēkabpils, Aizkraukle, Daugavpils, Rēzekne, Valmiera, Gulbene, Limbaži, and Ogre.
Farmers will gather at pre-determined locations at 10:00 and start moving on different routes in each city at 11:00.
The meeting points are as follows:
- Liepāja: "Linas Agro" center "Grobiņa"
- Saldus: agricultural co-op "LATRAPS"
- Talsi: "Wurth" square
- Tukums: at the roundabouts on P104 and P98
- Kuldīga: the square at the Venta bridge
- Jelgava: "LATRAPS" in Eleja
- Dobele: "HG FARMING"
- Bauska: Agricultural co-op "Saimnieks-V"
- Jēkabpils: "LATRAPS"
- Aizkraukle: at the Tīnūži road roundabout
- Daugavpils: "LATRAPS"
- Rēzekne: JSC "Rēzeknes dzirnavnieks" on Ziemeļu Street
- Valmiera: at the agricultural co-op "Vaks"
- Gulbene: at the agricultural co-op "Vaks"
- Limbaži: "Elagro Trade" in Skulte
- Ogre: on E22 on the Ogresgals overpass.
Farmers' demands focus on the following issues critical to the sector:
1) an immediate ban on imports of foodstuffs from Russia and Belarus without a transitional period;
2) restoration of the 5% reduced VAT rate for fruits and berries grown in Latvia; promotion of competitiveness of the sector;
3) reduction of bureaucracy in the agricultural sector;
4) a broader approach to insurance and working capital programs;
5) waiver of land encumbrances or other restrictions on land use at the national level.
