CARA Wales

From May 2010, fruit and vegetable producers in Wales will be eligible to apply for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) entitlements for the first time. This will include potato farmers.

The direct payments to fruit and vegetable producers will be at the average level per hectare of the SPS in Wales and will be based on production hectarage in 2007. The projected entitlement value is €249 per hectare or approximately £80/acre but is subject to change in the light of further work.

Applications would need to be lodged in May 2010 with payments due from the following December.  The Welsh Assembly Government is now working on setting up the scheme and needs information on potential claimants - in order to prepare IT and to make the Single Payment on the SAF in May 2010 without delays.

If you think you may be eligible, please contact the office for guidelines on how to proceed.