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Preserving the CAP budget was the necessary price for direct payment equalization
At the time of the 2013 CAP negotiations, the Doha Round was stalled. This time, however, the negotiations were failing in multiple sectors and agriculture, though one of the points of trouble, was not to blame for delaying the successful conclusion of the entire round. Perhaps most importantly, the CAP was not a sticking point…
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The assessment on dairy production was eliminated immediately and this affected producers immediately
The most important of the California state policies that we cover is the milk marketing order. However, we also discuss other state marketing orders and state outlays for agricultural support.Other chapters in this book have dealt with environmental and resource policies that are particularly important in California. Labor market policy is also important and the…