However these proposals have nothing to do with the proposal to decouple beef and sheep production from subsidies.
He predicted the eventual removal of all supply controls, including quota and set aside regulations because the EU will continue to decouple payments from production.
Detailed proposals for the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy are most likely to include a move to decouple direct payments from production.
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The Minister said that a decision to fully decouple support payments from production was made as a consequence of the 2003 CAP Reform Agreement.
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The proposals to decouple direct payments from production and pay farmers a lump sum based on previous years' payments is seen as a major stumbling block for new entrants and existing young farmers he said.
And the key proposal as previously reported is to decouple payments from cattle, sheep or crops based on historic earnings.
He said that in the new era where premia are decoupled from production a price rise will be essential for beef produced during the expensive winter period.
‘The Fischler proposals will reduce the farmer's ability to earn a decent income by decoupling payments from production ’, she said.
