AreaFrance

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date19/03/2021

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment market intervention

DescriptionAnnounced a state aid measure of EUR 25 million (USD 29.8 million), approved by the EU, to provide compensation to horticulturalists for losses suffered in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Entitled beneficiaries are horticulturists who registered a loss of profit in 2020 of at least 30 percent of total value. The financial grant is available until 31 December 2021.