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High subsidies not favoured by farmers

Series: Farmers' Weekly ; 134(24) 15 June 2001, 8(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: According to LloydsTSB's "Focus on Farming - Survey Results 2001", over 95% of farmers are against a high rate of subsidies, or a strictly controlled market. This is despite the widely held view that the number of farm businesses will fall by over 20% during the next five years. Eight out of ten farmers surveyed felt that substantial reform of the CAP is needed to secure the long-term future of UK agriculture.

According to LloydsTSB's "Focus on Farming - Survey Results 2001", over 95% of farmers are against a high rate of subsidies, or a strictly controlled market. This is despite the widely held view that the number of farm businesses will fall by over 20% during the next five years. Eight out of ten farmers surveyed felt that substantial reform of the CAP is needed to secure the long-term future of UK agriculture.