EMBARGO: Sunday, 5th June 2005, 9.00am EU FARM REFORMS – NO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR AUSTRALIAN FARMERS
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These reforms should theoretically result in reduced EU farm production, however, as the authors of papers in the Farm Policy Journal point out, this is unlikely to happen in the near future. Projections suggest EU farm production levels are likely to be maintained for most commodities and even increase for some, meaning that current EU trade barriers will remain in place, and the EU’s use of export subsidies may continue to be maintained.
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