IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC SIZE OF FARMS ON THE RANGE OF SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY MEASURES

The purpose of this paper is an attempt to present the impact of the economic size of farms on the range of support measures of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy. Detailed analyzes were conducted on the example of direct payments and payments for areas with unfavourable farming conditions (LFA). Their amount was considered in relation to farm income. The analysis covered the year 2011. In relation to the total amount of the analyzed farms, CAP support the EU in 2011 was 43.7% of farm income. The basic elements of support from the EU CAP payments were direct payments and payments for less favoured areas. They created respectively 74.3% and 9.9% of the total support. The increasing impact of these measures on income is observed year by year.