for other commodities scts are below of commodity receipts and in some cases far below those levels for milk and sugar which in the past strongly depended on commodity specific support scts decreased to around of commodity receipts compared to in the mid s and in the late s as emphasised throughout this report the period since the late s has been marked by historically high agricultural prices the declining level of support in particular market price support as a result is not only the consequence of changes in the policy settings but also of rising world prices