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Study on the impact of community agricultural policies on economic and social cohesion (in preparation of the second cohesion report)

The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the European Commission, in the context of the Second Cohesion Report and Second Cohesion Forum. Nevertheless the opinions remain those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent Commission views.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tables and graphs of the executive summary (99 KB)

INTRODUCTION (157 KB)

1. MAIN TRENDS IN THE EU AGRICULTURE (283 KB)

Tables of chapter 1. (265 KB)

2. IMPACT OF THE CAP AMONG MEMBER STATES (276 KB)

2.1
2.1.1
2.2
2.3

Budgetary information
Budgetary variations after the 1992 Mac Sharry Reform
Preferential trade effects
Overall redistributive effects of the CAP among Member States
Appendix 2.A: Composition of total transfers generated by the CAP by
Member State [1989-98]
Appendix 2.B: Notes on Methodology

Figures 2.1 to 2.7 of chapter 2. (56 KB)
Figures 2.8 to 2.10 of chapter 2. (90 KB)
Tables of chapter 2. ( 146 KB)

3. REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL INCOMES (468 KB)

3.1

3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
3.16
3.17

The CAP and agriculture incomes within the European Union:
a preliminary review
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Portugal
Finland
Sweden
UK
Concluding remarks (283 KB)
Appendix 3.A: Distribution of Final Agricultural Production by product and
by region
Appendix 3.B: How to match Eurostat and FADN codes
Appendix 3.C: Missing data at regional level

Tables 3.2.1 to 3.16.1 of chapter 3. (272 KB)
Tables 3.2.2 to 3.16.2 of chapter 3. (138 KB)
Tables of Appendix. (391 KB)

4. REVIEW OF THE CONCENTRATION PROCESSES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AND INSIDE THE DOWNSTREAM SECTORS OF THE AGROFOOD CHAIN

4.1
4.2

The concentration of the main agricultural products by regions (642 KB)
EU food market and concentration processes (141 KB)
Appendix 4.A: List of Eurostat regions

Tables of chapter 4. (69 KB)

5. THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE CAP ACROSS EU REGIONS (392 KB)

5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5

Methodology (392 KB)
Price support distribution across EU regions (392 KB)
Direct income support distribution across EU regions (149 KB)
Distribution of production aids between groups of farms (285 KB)
Evaluation of the impacts of the CAP within the EU regions (285 KB)
Appendix 5.A: Total transfers generated by CAP by region
Appendix 5.B: CAP support to agricultural operators by region

Maps 5.3 & 5.4 (284 KB) maps 5.5 & 5.6 (297 KB) maps 5.7. (242 KB)
Tables of chapter 5. (541 KB)

6. CONCLUDING COMMENTS ON THE NATURE OF CAP CHANGES (157 KB)

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

From price support to direct payments: what changes?
CAP measures, allocation of production and producer's decisions
The CAP direct payments and redistributive concerns
6.4. Rural development measures under Agenda 2000

Tables of chapter 6. (157 KB)

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