Price relations between production inputs nad agricultural commodities were analyzed. The collected material proved that an unfavourable price relations for agriculture takes place. Favourable price relations were obserwed only in 1996 and 2004. At the first stage of integration with Europen...

The 1996 Farm Bill marks a new direction for the government in agriculture. By decoupling payments from price levels for crops, it undermines long-run political support for programs. Dairy price supports will end in 2000, and nutrition programs will be on a separate reauthorization schedule from...

The impact of agricultural policies and their reform is of major concern when addressing issues of growth, innovation and consolidation in the food manufacturing sector. Growth is one of the forces fueling the globalization of food manufacturing activities. Market- and policy-driven forces...