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Les nouvelles conditions d'une politique agricole : commentaires

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[eng] International commodity agreements on a number of principal products ? - It is true that economists could have displayed more foresight in recent years. From the point of view of the individual farmer, however, total predictability - such as complete market transparency for instance - would not be entirely desirable. Nevertheless farmers do demand from an agricultural policy that it should ensure them minimum prices for their main products which will provide at least a basis for their forward budgeting. This absence of minimum price guaranteed to the farmer himself is an aspect of the EEC's common policy for beef which is particularly open to criticism. Unfortunately it is evident that, generally speaking, decisions taken within the framework of the CAP are not always the consequence of forethought on the part of the Commission or even of national ministries, but depend rather on political compromises arrived at within the Council of Ministers. As far as the future is concerned, international commodity agreements on a number of principal products constitute a possible means whereby the effects of unpredictability can be somewhat mitigated. [fre] Il est vrai que les économistes auraient pu montrer plus de prévoyance au cours de ces dernières années. Du point de vue de l'agriculteur même, la prévisibilité totale, telle qu'une transparence absolue du marché par exemple, ne serait pas entièrement souhaitable. Néanmoins l'agriculteur pourrait exiger d'une politique agricole qu'elle lui assure des prix minimaux pour ses principaux produits qui lui fourniraient au moins une base de calcul pour son budget. Ce manque de garantie de prix minimal au stade du producteur est surtout critiquable lorsqu'il s'agit de la politique commune de la CEE pour la viande bovine. Malheureusement on peut constater que grosso modo les décisions prises dans le cadre de la PAC ne résultent pas toujours d'une prévoyance de la part de la Commission ou même des administrations nationales, mais relèvent plutôt de compromis politiques établis au sein du Conseil des Ministres. Quant à l'avenir, les accords internationaux sur un certain nombre de denrées principales constituent un moyen possible de réduire dans une certaine mesure les conséquences de l'imprévisibilité.

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  • E. Neville-Rolfe, 1975. "Les nouvelles conditions d'une politique agricole : commentaires," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 108(1), pages 45-48.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1975_num_108_1_2374
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1975.2374
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