West Flemish farmer destroys his own harvest because vegetable companies pay too little: “They want to give half the price. Then it stops” | Economy

The video that the West Flemish greengrocer Bart Vanneste (47) made on Friday morning has been doing the rounds in the Whatsapp groups of Flemish farmers in recent days. The images show how he ‘mills’ a field full of harvest-ripe cauliflower into the ground. Thousands of plants with fresh coals fly in pieces over the field.