Memorandum submitted by The National Hop
Association
IMPLEMENTATION OF CAP REFORM IN THE UK
The National Hop Association is in favour of
the total decoupling of the production aid given to hop growers
as recommended in the Commission report to the Council on evolution
of the hop sector.
However, if the payment system were to be regionalized,
hop growers would be unduly penalized as production aid is at
a higher rate than AAPS. The reduction, therefore, would be much
higher than for the arable sector.
This reduction in Aid would be disastrous for
hop growers individually and for the whole industry.
The National Hop Association
November 2003
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