Title: Sugar policy reform in the European Union and in world sugar markets.
Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; SourceOECD (Online service)
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Sugar trade Government policy European Union countries.; Sucre Industrie Pays de l'Union européenne.
Abstract: This publication looks at the importance of the EU sugar industry in the global sugar market. It analyzes how sugar reforms adopted by the EU council in 2006 have led to market changes. The first part of this report looks at what might happen if complete policy reform and full trade liberalization took place. This gives the reader insight into the impact that sugar support policies have had in making this industry one of the most heavily subsidized, protected and distorted agricultural commodities markets. The effect that sugar support policies in the EU and worldwide have made to production and trade developments in other countries are also highlighted. The second part of this report looks forward, to examine how the sugar market may evolve up to 2015 in light of the sugar policy changes which were introduced in 2006. Finally, an initial evaluation of the EU sugar policy reform is made in light of the OECD Ministerial principles for agricultural policy reform.--Publisher's description.
Contents: Introduction -- Global sugar policy reform and trade liberalisation -- The European Union's sugar economy -- The (former) Common Market Organization for sugar : 1968-2006 -- Reform of the CMO for sugar -- Implementation of the OECD sugar model analysis of EU sugar reform -- Main results -- Changes in producer support and other reform implications -- Summary and conclusions.