martin wrote in message ...
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 06:28:20 +0000 (UTC), "anton"
wrote:

The reason that farmers are getting out is because without subsidies
many small farms aren't profitable. The CAP policy is to reduce
subsidies.

?Que? Care to give me a source for this assertion? The
CAP is changing the payment systems (which is the legal farce
I referred to) towards land-holding/management subsidies, as opposed to
production subsidies.

New Zealand abolished subsidies completely some time ago.
There is no point in subsidising somebody to produce food at
uneconomic prices that nobody wants.


True. There is however every point in making legislative
changes in a controlled manner, instead of broad-brush arm-waving nonsense
which comes into force before the
legislative wallies have worked out the details.

--
Anton