Farmers give evidence on agricultural price volatility
16 December 2015
The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee continues its inquiry into price volatility and agricultural resilience by taking evidence from farmers' organisations and academics.
- Parliament TV: Price volatility and agricultural resilience
- Inquiry: Price volatility and agricultural resilience
- EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 16 December in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
At 11.00am:
- Philip Becknell, Head of Food and Farming, National Farmers' Union
- Ross Murray, President, Country Land and Business Association
- Paul Wilson, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Nottingham
At 12 noon:
- Lynsey Martin, AGRI Steering Group Chairman, National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs
- George Dunn, Chief Executive, Tenant Farmers' Association
Likely questions
- What effect has price volatility, as opposed to low prices, had on farmers across the UK?
- Has price volatility and the effects of it on farmers historically been a bad or a good thing?
- Are some devolved areas of the UK mitigating the effects of price volatility on farmers better than others and what are they doing?
- What are the main opportunities for farmers arising from price volatility?
- Has EU and UK public policy improved or exacerbated the negative effects of price volatility on farmers?
- What effect has the commoditisation of agricultural goods had on farmers' abilities to mitigate risks stemming from price volatility?
- What role does innovation play in mitigating the effects of price volatility on farmers?
- How does the impact of price volatility differ for young and tenant farmers compared to the situation for older farmers and owner-occupiers across the UK?
- Do young and tenant farmers have access to the necessary finance?
Further information
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