The present study examines the support-political background of the short supply chains (SSCs) in the European Union. The main objective was to answer the following question: what are the economic and agro-economic reasons which differentiates the weight of SSC-supports among EU Member States, in their rural development programs (RDPs). We used the statistical method of correlation-analysis. (For example) we quantified connections between the percentages of the amount appropriated to the support and the percentages of the small-sized agricultural producers. The results can be considered partial; they are based on the examined index-numbers, and used method. Authentic explanations need further examinations.