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HomeStudy on the adaptation strategies of the sugar supply chain after the end of the sugar quotas
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Study on the adaptation strategies of the sugar supply chain after the end of the sugar quotas
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Starting from the 2006 reform of the EU sugar regime, and following the termination of the production quota system after the 2016/17 marketing year, the EU sugar sector has undergone a deep restructuring process. An exceptionally abundant EU sugar beet crop in the first marketing year after the quotas (2017/18), combined with a situation of oversupply on the international sugar market, translated into a prolonged price depression on the EU sugar market in the following marketing years, which posed serious threats to the economic viability of the actors in the EU sugar supply chain (sugar beet growers, beet sugar producers and raw cane sugar refiners in particular). The difficult situation briefly outlined above is the context that led to the carrying out of this study for the European Commission Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. The overall objective of the study is the provision of a sound and comprehensive analysis on the EU sugar sector’s capacity to adapt to its post-quota environment, as well as on its ability to respond to varying market and production conditions. The study investigates in particular the consequences of the end of quotas for the EU sugar sector, and it assesses whether and to what extent the existing adaptation strategies implemented in the sector ensure an appropriate level of resilience against current and future threats, also considering the context of the international sugar market and its developments. The study was conceived as a follow-up to the conclusions of the High Level Group on Sugar (July 2019), which recommended to the European Commission to initiate a comprehensive review of the possible strategies for improving the market resilience of the sector. This objective is further detailed in the Joint statement from the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission on the CMO provisions related to the EU sugar sector (28 June 2021).
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- Corporate author(s): Areté , Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (European Commission) , IHS Markit
- Personal author(s): Gentile, Enrica ; Loi, Alberico ; Gentile, Mario ; Bruni, Mauro ; Berisio, Serena ; Roda, Filippo ; Piccoli, Giannina ; Bradley, Dylan ; Christodoulou, Maria ; Oliver, Edward ; Berg, Christoph ; Uhlenbrock, Stefan ; Bracken, John ; Scott, Tom
- Themes: Vegetable production
- Subject: crisis management , economic recession , economic stabilisation , farm prices , international market , production quota , sugar , supply chain
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-41510-7 | DOI 10.2762/427109 | Catalogue number KF-08-21-279-EN-N |
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