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Les effets combinés des coûts, des prix et de la productivité sur le revenu agricole en Europe

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  • Jean-Pierre Butault
  • Roland Carles
  • Daniel Hassan

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[eng] The Combined Effects of Costs, Prices and Productivity, On Agricultural Income in Europe has a Decisive Advantage. No European Country has a decisive advantage -. Ranked according to a scale based on the costs of production for the major agricultural products, four countries have a generally unfavorable position: the United Kingdom, West Germany, Denmark and Italy, countries which have high per unit costs for nearly all the products taken into account. Belgium, the Netherlands and Greece are near the average. France and Ireland have the lowest cost levels. But such a scale is not an accurate reflection of agricultural income. The latter does not only depend on cost, but also on the selling price of products and, to a greater extent, on productivity. On the ladder of agricultural income, the Netherlands is first, followed by Belgium and the United Kingdom, whereas Denmark, West Germany and Greece are at the bottom. The position of the various countries differs according to the product. In Greece, agricultural income is generally low, except for vegetables. In Italy, agricultural income is higher for animal products because the country has a deficit in that sector which produces higher prices. In France, there is only one sector in which relatively cheap production generates profits which are above the average, that is, the large-scale farming industry, where the relative cost advantage is coupled with that of large farms. [fre] Placés selon une hiérarchie des coûts de production des principaux produits agricoles, quatre pays occupent une position globalement peu favorable : le Royaume-Uni, l'Allemagne, le Danemark et l'Italie, pour lesquels les coûts unitaires sont élevés pour presque tous les produits considérés. La Belgique, les Pays-Bas et la Grèce sont proches de la moyenne. La France et l'Irlande ont les niveaux de coût les plus bas. Mais une telle hiérarchie reflète mal celle des revenus agricoles. En effet, ceux-ci dépendent non seulement des coûts, mais aussi des prix de vente des produits et plus encore de la productivité du travail. Sur l'échelle des revenus, les Pays- Bas sont en tête, suivis par la Belgique et le Royaume-Uni, tandis que le Danemark, la RFA et la Grèce ferment la marche. . Les positions des pays diffèrent selon les produits. En Grèce, les revenus sont généralement bas, sauf pour les légumes. En Italie, les revenus sont plus élevés dans les productions animales pour lesquelles le pays est déficitaire et, de ce fait, les prix élevés. En France, une production relativement économe ne génère des revenus supérieurs à la moyenne que dans le secteur de grandes cultures, où l'avantage relatif sur les coûts se double d'une grande taille des exploitations.

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  • Jean-Pierre Butault & Roland Carles & Daniel Hassan, 1989. "Les effets combinés des coûts, des prix et de la productivité sur le revenu agricole en Europe," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 221(1), pages 55-62.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecstat:estat_0336-1454_1989_num_221_1_5326
    DOI: 10.3406/estat.1989.5326
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