Peruvian livestock farmers gathered their cows outside the Peruvian Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday in a protest against the low market price of milk.

"Many producers are on the verge of financial ruin because prices of farm milk have been at 0.85 sols (0.25 dollars) for the last six years," said Javier Valera, president of the Peru Dairy Farmers Association.

As a protesting gesture, farmers milked their cows outside the ministry and distributed milk to the public.

Similar demonstrations also took place in the nation's major dairy regions of Arequipa, Cajamarca, Trujillo and Chiclayo.