NFU calls on Defra to put in place fair CAP deal across the UK after EU agreement

The Council and the European Parliament has reached a political agreement on outstanding issues of the Common Agriculture Policy reform.

This agreement marks a major step towards the goal of finalising the CAP reform package.

NFU Director of Policy Martin Haworth said: “While we think this reform has missed an opportunity to become more common, more simple and more market oriented we do welcome the fact that the Council and the European Parliament have resolved their differences and reached a final agreement.

“The important thing now is that the implementing rules are quickly settled. Farmers need to be able to plan their businesses . Our focus will now turn to Defra to ensure that the way the Reform is applied in England allows our farmers to compete fairly with their European counterparts.