The aid to farmers in China has reached the level of the OECD, where it has decreased.

The weight of aid to farmers in China, measured as a percentage of production, has practically tripled since the beginning of the century and has reached the level of the OECD, where it has been reduced to less than half. In its annual report on the evaluation of agricultural policies, published this Thursday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) explains that in 2022-2024, subsidies to farmers in China represented 13.3% of the value of production, compared to just over 5% in 2000-2002. Across the OECD, this percentage decreased from over 28% in 2000-2002 to 13% in 2022-2024, which is the latest reference. Of the 54 countries analyzed in the study, only China, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Ukraine saw a relative increase in aid, and in practice, the Asian giant was the only one where this increase was of such magnitude. However, China's level of aid to producers is much lower than that of Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and South Korea, which exceeded 40% in ...