A short survey on EU agriculture developments: Cropping patterns, prices and policy

Abstract

Agriculture forms a fundamental economic branch in the European economy, which has developed particular premises and highlighted significantly transformations in accordance with the Common Agricultural Policy and the new European agricultural model imperatives. The papers' main aim is to design a short survey on EU agriculture development from the perspective of the evolution of cropping pattern, prices and the implications on the sectoral economy. Derived results prove that EU agricultural sector has experienced important and unique transformations regarding the cropping pattern, prices and policy in term of achieving a functional agricultural model.

Keywords

• agriculture
• cropping pattern
• prices
• cereals
• cap