Why Germany keeps wiring billions to its farmers.

[Mindful]

This summer’s drought prompted Berlin once again to give hundreds of millions of euros to German farmers. Clever lobbying has turned the agricultural industry into the biggest recipient of subsidies.

Land of milk and honey.

Cash chows: Why Germany keeps wiring billions to its farmers

 

[Mindful]

Julia Klöckner, Germany’s agriculture minister, heard Gerloff’s call for help. In August, she promised farmers up to €340 million ($394 million) to cope with this summer’s drought and the payments have started flowing. Federal and state agencies will compensate half of the damages a farmer suffered.

The emergency aid will come on top of €11 billion German farmers already receive each year from the European Union and the German state (see chart below). This combination of emergency support and annual subsidies seems illogical. But it is the result of a decades-old system to support agricultural businesses in Germany and Europe. The upshot is that farmers, unlike other businesses, can use EU and German rules to mitigate their most obvious business risk. For them, that risk is the weather.

 

[Bleipriester]

Why do you come up with 2017/2018 articles? It is the right thing to do, anyway. My apple juice went up to 1,19 € from 89 Cent last year. Now it is back to 89 Cent.
US weather observers have predicted another drought for this year, maybe even worse than last year´s.

 

[Mindful]

Why do you come up with 2017/2018 articles? It is the right thing to do, anyway. My apple juice went up to 1,19 € from 89 Cent last year. Now it is back to 89 Cent.
US weather observers have predicted another drought for this year, maybe even worse than last year´s.

On the defensive again?

 

[Bleipriester]

Why do you come up with 2017/2018 articles? It is the right thing to do, anyway. My apple juice went up to 1,19 € from 89 Cent last year. Now it is back to 89 Cent.
US weather observers have predicted another drought for this year, maybe even worse than last year´s.

On the defensive again?

Don´t babble at me this way. Anything on topic, for example why you think it is wrong to help farmers...?

 

[Mindful]

Why do you come up with 2017/2018 articles? It is the right thing to do, anyway. My apple juice went up to 1,19 € from 89 Cent last year. Now it is back to 89 Cent.
US weather observers have predicted another drought for this year, maybe even worse than last year´s.

On the defensive again?

Don´t babble at me this way. Anything on topic, for example why you think it is wrong to help farmers...?

Where did I say that?

Putting words into my head now?

 

[Taz]

And the US gives $20 BILLION to its farmers every year. Where's the beef?

Agricultural Subsidies

 

[Mindful]

And the US gives $20 BILLION to its farmers every year. Where's the beef?

Agricultural Subsidies

Just some statistics, and EU expenditure.

Blei has to see the sinister in everything.

It would be useful to compare US agricultural policy.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Why do you come up with 2017/2018 articles? It is the right thing to do, anyway. My apple juice went up to 1,19 € from 89 Cent last year. Now it is back to 89 Cent.
US weather observers have predicted another drought for this year, maybe even worse than last year´s.

You actually believed they saved you money because your apple juice went back down by 30 cents?

 

[Baron]

This summer’s drought prompted Berlin once again to give hundreds of millions of euros to German farmers. Clever lobbying has turned the agricultural industry into the biggest recipient of subsidies.

Land of milk and honey.

Cash chows: Why Germany keeps wiring billions to its farmers

Germany is run by insane idiots
The country is finished: low birth rates by natives, de-industrializing, de-Christianization, rising of Islam and LGBTQ, almost 80% of 'politicians good-for-nothing-corrupted morons.Still capable citizens leaving the country in droves.

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