Scottish farmers appear to have escaped the massive cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget they were dreading following yesterday's deal at the EU budget summit.
However, the fine details of the CAP regulations have still to be worked out, as only headline figures have been agreed.
The budget for direct support payments, or Pillar 1 as it is known to farmers, appears to have been cut by 17% to 18%.
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