Agricultural prices will stay firm for the next 10 years due to strong global food demand and low productivity growth, the European Commission has forecast. The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development publishes a medium-term oudook each year, using computer models to predict EU-wide trends used to make farming policy. The projections are based on moderate economic growth from 2015, normal weather conditions, steady yield and no major disruptions from disease or food safety concerns- so should be seen as a rough guide, not a precise forecast.
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