AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFishing Crisis: Cepesca warns Spain’s fishing sector is sliding into a “critical” profitability squeeze and asks Agriculture Minister Luis Planas for “extraordinary measures,” citing diesel costs around €1.20/l and saying current aid is not enough. Fertilizer Support: Spain has started paying fertilizer aid to 249,376 farmers via FEGA, with a total envelope of €494.57m, offering up to €92.5/ha for irrigated crops and €38.33/ha for dryland to blunt the sharp rise in input prices. Climate Adaptation Push: Spain is urging the EU to create a dedicated climate adaptation fund and set binding adaptation targets, arguing reactive policies no longer protect security and competitiveness as heat, wildfires and drought keep escalating. El Niño Watch: The WMO says El Niño is likely to intensify into a “very strong” event and persist through February 2027, raising risks of extreme heat, floods and drought that could hit agriculture planning across Europe. Agri-Tech & Inputs: Fertiberia expands its nitrogen-efficiency push with NSAFE, a bio-inhibitor aimed at cutting nitrogen losses and protecting soil microbes, rolling out in the Netherlands and Germany. Livestock Health Research: Spanish scientists report that warming plus fertilizer pollution during tadpole stages can reshape adult frog biology long after exposure, underscoring how farm runoff and heat can echo through ecosystems.
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