Farmers whose entitlements exceed €260/ha face a double cut in the next CAP.
The minimum level of convergence is set to rise to 85% of the national average and full flattening is not yet off the table.
A total of 55,000 Irish farmers with payments above the national average of €260/ha will lose money to finance increases for more than 60,000 farmers under it.
Farmers with higher entitlements face a further blow through eco-schemes.
Up to 30% of all direct payments will be withheld to fund these schemes.
Unlike Greening, eco-scheme payments will not be linked to entitlement values and will be paid at a flat rate.
This means that farmers with higher-value entitlements will pay in more than they can get out of eco-schemes.
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Farmers whose entitlements exceed €260/ha face a double cut in the next CAP.
The minimum level of convergence is set to rise to 85% of the national average and full flattening is not yet off the table.
A total of 55,000 Irish farmers with payments above the national average of €260/ha will lose money to finance increases for more than 60,000 farmers under it.
Farmers with higher entitlements face a further blow through eco-schemes.
Up to 30% of all direct payments will be withheld to fund these schemes.
Unlike Greening, eco-scheme payments will not be linked to entitlement values and will be paid at a flat rate.
This means that farmers with higher-value entitlements will pay in more than they can get out of eco-schemes.
Read more
McConalogue calls for maximum member state flexibility in CAP
Three things that are set to change your farm's CAP entitlements
Parliament refuses to back down in push for full flattening
Decisions on future of farm payments picking up pace
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