7. Data obtained - timeline
May 2006 May 2007 August 2008
Value of
€33 billion €55 billion €66 billion
payments
Number of
n/a 8.2 million 12.1 million
payments
Number of
0.9 million 2.6 million 6.5 million
recipients
Countries 8 18 21
8. CAP payments
Czech Republic, 2007
Total Number of Number of
amount € payments recipients
615 million 47 264 23 337
9. In the Czech Republic
the biggest 10 per cent of
farms get 76 per cent of
the money (2007)
10. Top 10% of recipients
Next 10% of recipients
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Spain
Greece
France
Ireland
Italy
Hungary
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
UK
0 20 40 60 80 100
Percentage of all direct payments (2006)
11. Top 10 recipients SAPS, 2007
Recipient name Amount Kor. Amount €
AGRO - MERÍN, A.S. 88 867 708 3 127 315
VOJENSKÉ LESY A STATKY CR, S.P. 59 091 118 2 079 456
ZEMEDELSKÉ DRUŽSTVO DOLNÍ
44 129 176
ÚJEZD 1 552 935
ZD MORINA 39 833 202 1 401 757
ZD KRÁSNÁ HORA NAD VLTAVOU
38 179 494
A.S. 1 343 562
ROSTENICE, A.S. 37 664 868 1 325 453
ZEMEDELSKO-OBCHODNÍ 35 845 093
DRUŽSTVO ŽICHLÍNEK 1 261 413
ÚNEŠOVSKÝ STATEK, A.S. 35 672 403 1 255 336
HORYMAS, SPOL. S R.O. 34 831 633 1 225 749
AGRODRUŽSTVO JEVIŠOVICE 32 393 009 1 139 932
12.
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CASH COWS
WHAT IT COSTS THE TAXPAYER TO DESTABILISE DAIRY MARKETS
British export subsidies, by Export subsidy granted, by company, 2004 and 2005
destination country, 2004 and 2005
Fayrefield
Foods* £22,149,818
Philpot Dairy
Products £21,957,002
SAUDI Dale
ARABIA Farm* £19,391,504
£2,147,003
INDIA
£1,244,914 Nestle
UK £7,442,672
JA N
APAN
UAE BANGLADESH £1,24 273
£ 44,2
ALGERIA £6,016,605 £3,479,499
£9,413,948
TMC Dairies
EGYP
YPT (NI) £6,421,069
MEXICO £3,03 340
,031,340
£7,714,200
PH IPPINE
PHILIP NES
JAMAICA
JA AICA £1,7 ,901
,708,9
£2,296,9 7
£2 296,987 OMA
OMAN Hoogwegt
£4,660,97
,660,973 International £6,016,872
SUDAN THAILA D
HAILAND
IVORY COAST
IVO £3,906,970 £6 06,805
£6,706,80
VENEZUELA £5,722,515
722,515 Lakeland Dairies
£2,274,752 (NI) £4,863,754
NIGERIA
£11,782,308 IND
INDONESIA
ESIA
£2,94 8
£2,947,118
Eilers & Wheeler
Sales £4,009,257
Meadow
Foods £3,335,750
KEY F Uhrenholt
Dairy £3,084,188
*includes subsidiaries
£1 to £4m £4 to £7m £7m+
£0m 5 10 15 20
GRAPHIC: CATH LEVETT PHOTOGRAPH: ALAMY SOURCE: FARMSUBSIDY.COM
Who’s creaming off EU subsidies?
Exports of cheap European dairy products are crushing the livelihoods of developing world farmers, writes Heather Stewart
B
ritish-based exporters, including known as the EU ‘butter mountain’ cow is one of the most reliable ways of on behalf of the EU, said Britain would
Nestle and Dairy Crest, have (‘wine lakes’ were another manifestation Peter Mandelson lifting yourself out of poverty,’ says like to see them abolished.
claimed £126m of taxpayers’ of the same problem). But after a barrage agreed to Europe Thurston, who is trying to compile a ‘We would prefer that export refunds
money over the past two years for of criticism of this very visible waste, giving up export Europe-wide directory of how Cap disappeared as soon as possible; but as
sending surplus butter and milk powder to Brussels switched its attention – and its subsidies by subsidies are spent. long as they are there, British farmers are
poor countries such as Nigeria and cash – towards exporting the products. 2013. Critics say Sheila Page of the Overseas Develop- entitled to claim them just like all EU
Bangladesh, according to a new report Since the EU price is so much higher this is no help to ment Institute says small-scale farmers farmers,’ he said. He added that the gap
obtained exclusively by The Observer. than the world average, farmers are farmers driven in Bangladesh or Indonesia would prob- between the fixed EU price and the
Export support for British dairy prod- given a refund for each kilogram of but- out of business. ably not be the beneficiaries if the subsi- world price had narrowed in recent
ucts is only a tiny part of the complex ter or skimmed-milk powder they dies were removed; but more efficient years, and argued that the amount spent
€43bn web of farm subsidies that export, so that they can sell at something exporters, such as Argentina and Aus- on export refunds had been ‘withering
stretches across the European Union. closer to the market price and avoid major destinations for exports are sur- tralia, could win such markets in fair away’.
But by anatomising this one subsidy in making a huge loss on the transaction. prising. British firms were handed (unsubsidised) competition. Britain’s small-scale dairy farmers,
detail, the figures provide a startling pic- This year the subsidies are €109 (£73) for £11.8m over the two-year period for ‘If they weren’t getting it from the EU, many of whom have been driven out of
ture of how the Common Agricultural every 100kg of butter exported. sending milk products to Nigeria, for they would be getting it from some- business recently, see little of the benefits
14. LaTribune
Jeudi 3 novembre 2005 - 1,20 * LE QUOTIDIEN ÉCONOMIQUE ET FINANCIER www.latribune.fr
Agriculture : à qui profite
Renault chute
sur un marché
la PAC en France
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français en baisse d’un groupe de recherche
qui lève une partie du voile
L es immatriculations modèles
de l’ex-
Régie ont baissé de 11,7 % en
octobre. La plupart des sur ce que touchent 24 gros
plongent. Le gâteau automobile
français s’est replié de 5,8 %.
bénéficiaires de la politique
P. 14 agricole commune européenne.
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ÉCONOMIE toujours de révéler leur nom
EMPLOI. Le Cerc veut en s’abritant derrière
réformer l’indemnisation
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la protection des données
privées.
ENTREPRISES I Pourtant, sous la pression
CLUB MED. Retour à des ONG et avec la bénédiction
l’équilibre en 2005. P. 18 de Bruxelles, plusieurs pays
RENSEIGNEMENTS. France européens ont livré des listes
Télécom compte rester nominatives.
leader du marché. P. 22
P. 2 ET 3 ET ÉDITORIAL P. 43
FINANCE
RÉASSURANCE. Swiss Re
affaibli par les cyclones.
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32.000 SUPPRESSIONS D’EMPLOIS D’ICI À 2008
MARCHÉS Purge sociale chez Deutsche Telekom
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historique en octobre. P. 27 D eutsche Telekom, premier
opérateur européen de télé-
sur 111.000 à temps plein qui, à
la fin 2004, représentaient près de
patron, Kai-Uwe Ricke, n’a ja-
mais exclu que des mesures de ra-
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22. EU Budget Transparency (at last!)
30 Sept 2008: Pillar 2 + non-CAP
30 April 2009: Pillar 1
23. Farmsubsidy.org 2.0
(March 2009)
More interactivity
More mapping
More analysis
Faster and more powerful searching
25. Insight 1
A flat rate for
direct payments
would mostly benefit
new member states
26. Direct payments, € per hectare, 2013
Elláda
Malta
Nederland
Belgique/België
kypros/Kibris
Danmark
Deutschland
Ireland
Luxembourg
France
Italia
Slovenija
Sverige
Česká republika
Suomi/Finland
United Kingdom
Österreich
Magyarország
Slovensko
España
Polska
Portugal
Bulgaria
Lietuva
Eesti
Romania
Latvija
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
27. Direct payments, € per hectare, 2013
Elláda
Malta
Nederland
Belgique/België
kypros/Kibris
Danmark
Deutschland
Ireland
Luxembourg
France
Italia
Slovenija
Sverige
Česká republika
Suomi/Finland
United Kingdom
A flat payment at
Österreich
Magyarország
Slovensko
España
at €229 per hectare
Polska
Portugal
Bulgaria
Lietuva
Eesti
Romania
Latvija
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
28. Subsidy cut per hectare / €
Elláda 366
Malta 359
Nederland 211
Belgique/België 209
kypros/Kibris 133
Danmark 128
Deutschland 110
Ireland 82
Luxembourg 58
France 54
Italia 39
Slovenija 32
Sverige 22
Česká republika 14
Suomi/Finland 14
United Kingdom 7
29. Subsidy gain per hectare / €
Latvija 149
Romania 110
Eesti 108
Lietuva 99
Bulgaria 78
Portugal 69 € 229 - flat rate
Polska 49
España 45
Slovensko 34
Magyarország 10
Österreich 1
0 100 200 300 400
30. Insight 1.1
A flat rate for direct
payments would mostly
benefit new member
states but presents
political challenges
31. Insight 2
New member states get a
better deal from rural
development than from
direct payments
32. 2013
600
Direct Payments / € per ha
500
400
300
200
100
0
0 100 200 300
Rural Development / € per ha
33. 2013
600
EU-15 Czech Republic
Direct Payments / € per ha
500
400
300
O
200
EU-12
100
0
0 100 200 300
Rural Development / € per ha
34. €72 2013
600
EU-15 Czech Rep
Direct Payments / € per ha
500
400
300
O €229
200
EU-12
100
0
0 100 200 300
Rural Development / € per ha
39. CAP is...
“little more than an instrument for
Ministers of Agriculture to get for
their farmers in Brussels and in the
name of Europe what they would
not get at their national Cabinet
tables.”
Lord Dahrendorf, former European
Commissioner.