The paper investigates the medium-term impacts of the 2014-2020 CAP reform in the Italian rice sector, ana- lyzing farm\u2019s structural characteristics and profitability. Using FADN data, first pillar payments and their con- tribution to income were computed and compared be- fore reform (2012) and in 2019 (at the end of the inter- nal convergence). The data calculated for the 165 farms in the FADN sample were reported to the universe, and show that the support for rice will fall from 979 to 746 \u20ac/hectare and 230 million to 176 million overall, with a 24% loss. However, rice farms will keep a higher sup- port, compared to other arable crops farms. The effect of greening obligations on rice farms was also estimated, even if they are largely exempted by the diversification requirements and ecological focus areas
