Deal on CAP is done at last
THERE’S going to be winners and losers with the new CAP agreed last weekend – with each individual farmer having to look closely at how the deal will impact on their income for the 2023 to 2027 five-year period.
That’s the advice from Connacht IFA Chair, Pat Murphy, who told the Farming Tribune that everyone would have to examine the ‘nuts-and-bolts’ of the deal in relation to their own farms.
“Some of the higher production farmers will be losers in the new deal while there should be some gains for smaller farmers – we really have done everything we can to try and payment levels for all participants,” said Pat Murphy.
In the new deal all direct payments will be brought up to an 85% figure of the national average payment with 25% of payments ‘ringfenced’ for eco-schemes.
However, for the first two years of the scheme, this will be reduced for 20% to cover a so-called ‘learning period’. A figure of 10% has been set for the redistribution of payments.
“What is critical with eco-schemes is that farmers don’t have to commit to high-cost invest to take part. This money is being taken from them and the schemes must be either low-cost or no-cost to the participating farmers,” said Pat Murphy.
For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.
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