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Abstract
We evaluate impacts of milk quota abolition in Finland where production costs and producer price of
milk are among the highest in the EU. We analyse several price scenarios for dairy products
corresponding to 10-30% reductions in raw milk prices in the EU following milk quota expansion of
2% per year. The sector model includes 18 dairy products and regions and other agricultural
activities. Armington -assumption is used in modelling foreign trade. Trade of milk quotas and
structural change are endogenous in the model.
The results suggest that 10-15% reductions in the EU milk prices would result in less than 10%
decrease in Finnish dairy production. Investments to large farm units would still increase. However, if
the EU milk prices decreased by 15-20% production would fall by 10-22%. Overall it seems that milk
quota abolition is not likely to result in any drastic downscaling of dairy sectors in Finland.