Protesting farmers and construction workers caused problems on some roads during Wednesday’s rush hour, including on the A1, A9 and A7 motorways.

The ANWB motoring organisation said jams nationwide stretched to 400 kilometres by around 7.45 am and there were still delays on many roads two hours later.

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Groups of farmers on tractors gathered all over the country, as they continued their protests against government efforts to cut back on nitrogen compound pollution as well as low supermarket food prices.

The infrastructure ministry’s roads department is warning motorists to adjust their speeds if they come across tractors and other slow-moving vehicles and several farmers have been fined for failing to obey police instructions to avoid main roads.

On Tuesday night it had appeared as if there was agreement with the cabinet about plans to reduce nitrogen compound pollution caused by livestock farming, but the Farmers Defence Force and pig farmers association POV have denied they have reached any deal.

‘We have made progress but we are not yet there,’ the POV statement said.

The FDF said a deal had been agreed in principle but that there are still to many unknowns to consider the deal had been closed.

The main farmers association LTO said earlier on Tuesday evening that agreement had been reached to ensure no farmers will be subject to compulsory buyouts.

The farmers had been planning to blockade supermarket distribution centres on Wednesday but were warned in court that this would be illegal.