EEC farm subsidies?

[Pilatus]

Why should EEC countries be more subsidised than the rest of the worlds farmers?

 

[CornishTone]

I’m not sure that they are more subsidised than the rest of the worlds farmers. Seems to be several above the EU (I don’t think we use EEC anymore)...

 

[Pilatus]

I’m not sure that they are more subsidised than the rest of the worlds farmers. Seems to be several above the EU (I don’t think we use EEC anymore)...

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Thanks for your reply.
I must do my research before starting such a thread as this.

 

[CornishTone]

No worries!

 

[FonterraFarmer]

No worries!

Who gets our "1%"?

 

[CornishTone]

Who gets our "1%"?

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[FonterraFarmer]

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Book cookers

 

[czechmate]

The boss was ranting on how much the Chinese get, why are they not on your graph?

 

[Pilatus]

I’m not sure that they are more subsidised than the rest of the worlds farmers. Seems to be several above the EU (I don’t think we use EEC anymore)...

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Which year was that graph printed?
Most of the “World Farm Subsidy Graphs” on the internet seem to have been published quite a few years ago.

 

[CornishTone]

Which year was that graph printed?
Most of the “World Farm Subsidy Graphs” on the internet seem to have been published quite a few years ago.

Yeah, to be fair that was done by OECD in 2009, but I can’t imagine the EU has topped the charts in the intervening 9 years.

I may be wrong of course and, like all contributors to TFF subsidy based threads, I’m happy to be proved wrong!

 

[CornishTone]

The boss was ranting on how much the Chinese get, why are they not on your graph?

Do you have any figures to add to “my graph”?

I have no doubt they are subsidised to the hilt, but since most of the Chinese middle class don’t trust Chinese food production systems, they probably need it... right?

 

[opininionated]

The boss was ranting on how much the Chinese get, why are they not on your graph?

Mmmmm. China, communist isnt it? Not sure how subsidies work in communist economy.

 

[milkloss]

Agricultural support has so many paths that I’m not sure many figures would be particularly accurate. Federal crop insurance etc etc

 

[CornishTone]

Are we in danger of being dragged into yet another subsidy thread?

 

[Agrivator]

You could reasonably ask '' what countries subsidise their:
Police force,
Fire service,
Road and rail
Education,
Health etc.

It doesn't seem unreasonable for a country to subsidise its food production, unless of course it's bust and can't afford to do so - like NZ.

 

[bovrill]

You could reasonably ask '' what countries subsidise their:
Police force,
Fire service,
Road and rail
Education,
Health etc.

It doesn't seem unreasonable for a country to subsidise its food production, unless of course it's bust and can't afford to do so - like NZ.

You can add housing to that list too, £24 billion the UK government paid in 2014/15 in housing benefit subsidies.

 

[andybk]

You can add housing to that list too, £24 billion the UK government paid in 2014/15 in housing benefit subsidies.

and media (BBC) take a big cut

 

[Agrivator]

and media (BBC) take a big cut

And all the people who control us are 100% subsidised - politicians, civil servants, judges, prison officers, environment agencies, VOSA, tax inspectors etc.
In fact, the private sector that pays all their wages and pensions doesn't get a look-in - just a severe reprimand every once in a while to keep us on our toes.

 

[Still Farming]

Go to Norway and stay in house for half the year(whiteout) and get 61% is it ?

 

[Pilatus]

Are we in danger of being dragged into yet another subsidy thread?

I hope not.
Just interested to know how farmers are subsidised in other countries,ie are they just paid so much a ha to boost income, or are the payments based on certain environmental schemes on the farm etc etc. I appreciate difficult to answer so quite understand if you don’t