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There is much debate over whether the EU should extend sugar production quotas until 2020 or abandon them, as proposed by the European Commission, and move to a freer market in 2015. This note looks at the constraints on the policy makers and the options for the future of the EU sugar policy.

This note analyses the European Commission’s proposals for reform of the common agricultural policy for the period 2014–2020. The analysis focuses on measures intended to respond to the volatility of agricultural markets. After explaining the possible justifications for public action aimed at mitigating and managing risks in agriculture, we will examine the effectiveness of the new measures that have been proposed, which include a crisis reserve and mutual funds for economic losses, as well as the ...

Indicators of real support make it possible to compare policies across countries. EU farmers are more supported than their US colleagues, but EU support generates little distortion on world markets. US and Canada adjust support to protect farmers from adverse situations. Like the growing levels of support in Russia and China, these policies generate market distortions. Swiss support is directed towards the provision of public goods. In some countries such as Brazil, agricultural support targets innovation ...