Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries 2009
Monitoring and Evaluation
The 2008 United States Farm Act, the Health Check of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy and the new Growing Forward policy framework in Canada are also reviewed in the report. A special feature in the report focuses on agri-environmental policies in OECD countries.
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Executive Summary
In 2008, support to producers in the OECD area was estimated at USD 265 billion or EUR 182 billion, as measured by the Producer Support Estimate (PSE). This is equivalent to 21% of aggregate gross receipts of OECD farm producers, down from 22% in 2007 and 26% in 2006. The currently observed level of producer support is the lowest since the mid-1980s.
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