The agricultural sector is the most protected sector
within the European Union. Although European farmers
receive significant sums of subsidies each year in
order to protect them from global competition and to
ensure their survival in a changing market,
fluctuating food prices regularly represent an issue
for controversy. As a result, the agricultural budget
is constantly inflating. How does the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union
effect food prices and what are the consequences for
both European and non-European farmers? The author
Maximilian Heyde investigates the impact...