Lika oroande är dock reformens konsekvenser för produktionen i den autonoma regionen Azorerna, med tanke på behovet av att upprätthålla den här verksamheten i de yttersta randområdena. ###>We would be faced with a relocation of sugar beet production from the present production areas to more competitive areas, accompanied by a drastic reduction in prices, which would seriously affect the development of the numerous less-developed regions of the European Union, including Portugal.