EU Farm subsidies, United Kingdom, 2008
The Basics
Total contribution: € 4,956 Million
Total spending: € 3,755 Million
Net budget balance: €-1,201 Million
Contribution per citizen: €81
Spending per citizen: €62
Spending per farm: €12,517
Spending per farm worker: €9,441
Spending per hectare: €224
How the CAP is divided
Proportion direct aids: 84%
Proportion of payments to top 10%: 49%
Proportion rural development: 14%
Proportion of payments to top 20%: 67%
Proportion export subsidies: 0%
Top 20 recipients
| Name | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| TATE & LYLE EUROPE | €134,069,000 | |
| Czarnikow Group Limited | €8,478,880 | |
| KG GROWERS LTD | €3,981,080 | |
| G'S GROWERS LTD | €3,653,060 | |
| FARMCARE LIMITED | €2,494,120 | |
| THE BERRYWORLD PRODUCER ORGANISATION LTD | €2,441,350 | |
| RSPB | €2,076,360 | |
| Forest of Dartmoor Commoners Association | €1,752,900 | |
| THE BERRYWORLD PRODUCER ORGANISATION LTD | €1,739,630 | |
| AGRESERVES LTD | €1,708,440 | |
| Fruition Po Limited | €1,564,420 | |
| VOLAC | €1,479,470 | |
| RMR WINGFIELD | €1,475,430 | |
| STRUTT & PARKER (FARMS) LTD | €1,319,690 | |
| NESTLE UK LTD | €1,279,020 | |
| G'S GROWERS LTD | €1,226,030 | |
| TATE & LYLE EUROPE | €1,212,890 | |
| THE NATIONAL TRUST | €1,150,960 | |
| MEAT AND LIVESTOCK COMMISSION | €1,105,120 | |
| SIR RICHARD SUTTONS SETTLED ESTATES | €1,101,540 |