The agricultural situation in the European Union
Subtitle: 2004 report
By: European Commission
Contributors: European Commission
Publisher: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Luxembourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9789279016790
Subjects: Agriculture
Description: This is the 30th annual situation report. Areas examined include the economic situation and farm incomes; policy developments and legislative initiatives; agricultural markets; agrimonetary arrangements; rural development (with sections on all member countries); environment and forestry; the financing of the Common Agricultural Policy in 2004; enlargement; and international relations. The 2004 agricultural year was marked by an increase in crop production and a recovery or a stabilisation of production for livestock products. Farm incomes for the EU as a whole rose by +3.3 per cent in real terms, though this figure masks a range from -11.5 per cent for the Netherlands to +107.8 per cent for the Czech Republic.