What do Vladimir Putin, drought, a viral disease and supermarkets have in common?
They are all factors that have to some degree contributed to the current state of agriculture in Europe - the topic of a special meeting of EU farm ministers on Monday (7 September) in Brussels.
Several thousand farmers are expected to protest in the EU capital while ministers discuss possible aid measures with EU commissioner Jyrki Katainen, who is filling in for Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters