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With twice the arable land of France, Ukraine’s vast farms spooks European counterparts amid looming fight over market access and EU subsidies
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EUobserver
That is twice the amount of arable land in France (17 million hectares) and three times that of Spain and Poland (11 million each, according to the World Bank).
In the event of accession, Ukraine would become the EU’s leading producer of cereals and oilseeds—rapeseed, sunflower and soybeans.
This is due to the central role of CAP in the EU budget and the general vulnerability of farming systems.
The 1986 enlargement (Spain and Portugal) increased the EU’s agricultural land area by 30 percent, while the 2004–2007 enlargements added 44 percent.
The enlargement including Ukraine, Moldova and the Balkans would represent a 28 percent increase.