AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date26/07/2019

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentGovernment support

DescriptionIn the wake of a prolonged drought, the European Commission facilitated the collection of direct payments and rural development funds under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), thus allowing producers to collect a higher share of payment advances in mid-October instead of December. In addition, to manage possible fodder shortages, deviations from certain CAP greening requirements will be granted, for example to allow fallow land to be used for grazing.