They should launch a legal case on why Poland receives lower agricultural subsidies than e.g. the Netherlands (207 euro per hectare versus 417 euro per hectare)
Possibly because our productivity per hectare is greater? So, if we are to produce less - say, to avoid surplusses like milk pools and butter mountains - then that costs more than it would cost elsewhere.
Or, because out gross value added is greater (same effect). The Netherlands is one of the world’s largest agricultural producers, exporting 65 billion Euros worth of vegetables, fruit, flowers, meat and dairy products each year.
https://www.government.nl/topics/agriculture
As well as being an important producer and global supplier of flowers, vegetables, meat and dairy products, the Netherlands is also increasingly exporting high-quality agricultural materials, knowledge and technology. In 2016, the export of commodities such as agricultural machines, fertilisers, special climate control systems and applications for the food industry brought in nearly 9 billion euros (+2.2% compared to 2015) on top of the 85 billion euros in traditional agricultural goods. The export of greenhouse materials grew the most (+370 million euros). This development seamlessly ties in with Minister for Agriculture Van Dam's vision for exports, which focuses on reinforcing the Netherlands' leading position in the agri & food sector by exporting knowledge and innovation in addition to traditional agricultural produce, and on helping to boost the sustainability of world food provision.
https://www.government.nl/topics/ag...agri-food-exports-achieve-record-high-in-2016
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Agriculture_statistics_at_regional_level
Anyway, situation seems to have improved since 2008:
"On average, Dutch farmers get €1299 per hectare, while Portuguese farmers get just €88."
http://capreform.eu/dutch-farmers-get-most-subsidy-per-hectare/
If now 417 euro ($467) per hectare, we get a lot less subsidy per hectare than a decade ago!
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This is also interesting....!
EU Farm subsidies for Netherlands
These pages list farm subsidy payments made in Netherlands as published directly by the government of Netherlands or sourced via freedom of information requests.
http://farmsubsidy.openspending.org/NL/
Top recipients
Recipient name Amount
Avebe B.A. €433,774,989
Campina Melkunie Veghel €260,114,283
NESTLE NEDERLAND BV €193,279,415
HOOGWEGT INTERNATIONAL BV €161,601,809
Navobi B.V. €151,243,294
The
cooperative Avebe U.A. (abbreviation of
Aardappelmeel Verkoop Bureau) is an international Dutch
starch manufacturer located in the north of the
Netherlands and produces starch products based on
potato starch and potato protein for use in food, animal feed, paper, construction, textiles and adhesives. About 2500 farmers are member of Avebe. The cooperation is divided into six districts (two in
Germany and four in the Netherlands). Avebe starch factories in the Netherlands, Germany and
Sweden processes about 3 million tons in
potatoes. Revenues € 521.1 million (2014-2015)
http://www.avebe.com/
Friesland Campina: 22000 employees, offices in 33 countries, exports to 100 countries.
With annual
revenue of 11.0 billion euros, FrieslandCampina is one of the world’s largest dairy companies.
https://www.frieslandcampina.com/en/organisation/who-we-are/
Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss
transnational food and drink company headquartered in
Vevey,
Vaud, Switzerland. It has been the largest food company in the world, measured by revenues and other metrics, for 2014, 2015, and 2016. Nestle Nederland BV is the Dutch branch.
http://www.nestle.nl/
Hoogwegt International provides an extensive range of milk powders, butter fats, and whey products for the world dairy market. Hoogwegt Group is the world's largest privately owned dairy ingredient provider.
http://www.hoogwegtinternational.com/en
Navobi produces calfmilk replacer. It is the largest calfmilkpowderproducer of the VanDrie Group and also of the world.
http://www.navobi.com/
Most important subsidy schemes:
Bedrijfstoeslagregeling €2,692,094,235
Milk and diary products €1,855,283,274
Direct payments under European Agricultural Guarantee Fund €739,214,572
Restitutions for certain goods, obtained by €505,041,604
All schemes:
http://farmsubsidy.openspending.org/NL/scheme/