Abstract
The Baltic States have faced multiple changes in the agricultural policy. The latest stage of the agricultural policy development in these countries began in 2004 following the accession to the European Union. The Common Agricultural Policy has been in effect since then. The analysis shows that the Baltic States still show different productivity levels from those observed in the old EU Member States. The results suggest that Poland, Denmark and Germany shape the frontier if the labor productivity is considered. The Baltic States show relatively small farm size if compared to Germany and Denmark, yet Poland shows the lowest size among all the countries analyzed (measures in terms of hectares per Annual Work Unit). Lithuania has seen a transition from the smallest farm size comparable to that in Poland to the higher level (form 7.5 ha/AWU to 15 ha/AWU). Estonian farms showed the highest increase in the farm size. In general, all the countries showed the increasing labor productivity along with increasing farm size.
Sapolaite, V. 2020. The Structural Dynamics, Investments, Employment and Production in the Baltic States Agriculture. III International Science Conference SER 2020 "New Trends and Best Practices in Socioeconomic Research". ISBN 978-9940-673-18-5.