Mexican farmers protest coffee buying polices at Nestle offices

Associated Press

Dozens of cowboy-hatted farmers protested Monday outside the Mexico City offices of Swiss food giant Nestle, saying current trade policies were hurting Mexican coffee growers.
MEXICO CITY – Dozens of cowboy-hatted farmers protested Monday outside the Mexico City offices of Swiss food giant Nestle, saying current trade policies were hurting Mexican coffee growers.

The farmers threw heaps of unroasted coffee beans on the steps of the company's headquarters, demanding the company pay fair prices for quality coffee beans.

"Nestle got preferential treatment under NAFTA, allowing it to exercise a near monopoly over instant coffee in Mexico," the protest organizers wrote in a leaflet. Nestle officials were not immediately available for comment.

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