摘要：The grains and oilseeds markets of the European Union (EU) have been under constant change duringthe last years. These changes were first of all driven by reforms of the EU's Common AgriculturalPolicy. The MacSharry reform from 1995/96 to 1997/98 was the first step towards a more market-orientated agricultural policy in the grain sector. Reforms under the Agenda 2000 decisions were startedin July 2000 with the intention to increase the competitiveness of EU grains on the world market. Today,additional pressure for change has emerged from the second BSE crisis. The following paper outlinessome of these changes.
