The cuts come at a time when difficult adjustment processes are under way in European farming (growing competition on the world market, reform of important common organisations of the market, rising raw material prices, etc.).
Samazinājumi notiek Eiropas lauksaimniecībai sarežģītu pielāgošanās procesu laikā (konkurences pieaugums pasaules tirgū, svarīgu tirgus struktūru reforma, izejvielu cenu pieaugums u.c.).