Since mid-1987 Austrian dairy farmers have been reducing the supply of milk thereby allowing a cut in unprofitable exports. The 1988 reform of the dairy market introduced significant changes affecting both farmers and milk processing firms. They may be regarded as a first step towards...

1993 was a disappointing year for agriculture and forestry. Production stagnated at a low level, agricultural prices sank, and transfers were lower than in the preceding year. As a result, gross value added and net value added decreased. In view of poor results in the preceding two years, the...

In 1998, the agricultural sector achieved a brisk expansion of its production in terms of volume, although its final output in terms of value failed to come up to the level of 1997. Incomes from agriculture and forestry once again declined in 1998 (after losses in the two previous years). The...

An EC membership of Austria constitutes a major challenge for this country's agriculture. Agricultural prices are higher than those in the Community and, on present circumstances, would have to be reduced by about 15 percent. Only part of the domestic production and distribution of food products...