Furthermore, the communication has not taken into account price relevant relations between farm sizes and farm gate prices; differences in dependence of farms on external inputs (energy, feed, etc) sustainability of farming practices in view of the new challenges like climate, change, biodiversity loss as mentioned in the CAP health check and the EU economic strategy 2020; the relevance of EU-hygiene standards in relation to local or distance marketing and shelf life of products; and the different criteria for food quality beyond food security.

The sample surveys specified in this Regulation must be statistically representative at a regional level (NUTS 2 level and for national aggregations of less-favoured areas) in terms of the type and the size of the agricultural holdings, in line with Commission Decision 85/377 establishing a Community typology for agricultural holdings.

Data 5: Unit benefiting from this action broken down by size of enterprise (Micro, Small, Medium, Large).

(14) Potato production is essential in Madeira, for both economic and social and environmental reasons. The small size of farms and the cost of inputs make for very high production costs. Specific aid is granted for growing potatoes for human consumption in order to support domestic production to satisfy the islands' consumption patterns.

(12) Potato production is essential in the Canary Islands, for both economic and social and environmental reasons. The cultivated areas are situated in areas of average altitude where the difficult terrain and small size of holdings (terrace cultivation), together with the high prices of inputs, make for very high production costs. Specific aid is granted for growing potatoes for human consumption in order to support domestic production to satisfy the islands' consumption patterns. Abolition of the temporary measure restricting the deliveries of potatoes for human consumption during sensitive periods for the marketing of local production ...[+++] has left the sector very vulnerable.

(34) Owing to its specific characteristics and the size of agricultural holdings, the beet industry in the south of Italy faces persistent difficulties.