Photo Gallery Germany's Dairy Wars
Germany's milk farmers are protesting: They are refusing to sell dairies their milk, instead feeding it to their cows.
The nationwide protests started a week ago Tuesday. Farmers say they will keep up the demonstrations until retailers agree to pay higher prices for milk.
Milk lakes: Farmers on Monday poured milk on to the road in front of the headquarters of the Association of the German Dairy Industry.
Any way to get rid of it: A farmer in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania sprays his fields with milk.
Nationwide demonstrations: On Sunday, 200 milk farmers from across Germany got together in the state of Saxony to block the entrance to the dairy Sachsenmilch, which is part of the Müllermilch company.
The blockades are starting to have an effect. Germany's large dairies admitted Tuesday that milk supplies were getting tight.
According to the Association of the German Dairy Industry, over the last few days farmers have delivered less than half the normal amount of milk.
There are now fears that, if the protests continue, supermarkets could face shortages of milk and dairy products.
At another demonstration in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, police on Monday carried away protestors who had been blocking the entrance to a dairy. The blockade had been going on since Saturday.
Higher prices: The protesting farmers say they should be paid at least 0.43 per liter of milk and consumers should be forking out 0.85. At the moment farmers only receive between 0.27 and 0.35 per liter of milk.
Protestors also blocked the entrance to a Müllermilch dairy in Bavaria. Milk prices have been falling in Germany because of an excess in supply.
The protests have received political support. Erwin Huber, head of the conservative Bavarian Christian Social Union party, told farmers "quality has its price."
At the moment there is no end in sight to the strike. A first round of talks was held on Sunday with a second round planned for Tuesday.
The dairies are now looking to strike back: They are threatening to take milk farmers to court, as they say the boycotts are illegal.
