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Same deal in Norway where I live. We maintain an agricultural sector in a rocky subarctic climate at exorbitant prices which probably makes Japanese agriculture look like a bargain.

We have had enough bad experiences in the past however to give up having some level of self-sufficiency.

If you ever wondered why nearly every European country is in the EU, except Norway well there you got part of it he reason.



> If you ever wondered why nearly every European country is in the EU

There are many others, to be fair: Iceland, Switzerland, most of the Balkans, parts of Eastern Europe, the UK, and at least 5 microstates.


Sorry, from your comment I did not understand why Norway is not part of the EU. Would you mind clarifying?

Are you saying EU membership could affect Norway's agriculture?


The common agricultural policy is a clusterfuck.




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