AGP Executive Report

Olive Oil: Spain will keep 12% of the 2026/27 crop—about 188,000 tonnes—off the market until September 2027, aiming to support prices after a bumper harvest forecast at 1.6 million tonnes. Cattle Health: Spain has detected EHD virus serotype 7 for the first time, with outbreaks at three farms in Cádiz, Badajoz and Ciudad Real; existing serotype 8 vaccines do not protect against it. EU Farm Funding: A proposed 2028–34 budget compromise shields agricultural aid, with much of the planned reduction falling on competitiveness spending. Fruit Outlook: EU apple production is forecast to fall 13.5%, lifting import demand, while Spain’s crop is projected to rise 12% to 525,000 tonnes.

Fisheries: The EU’s 2027 proposal raises catch limits for anglerfish by 22% and horse mackerel by 6% in Iberian waters. ClientEarth is also taking Spain to court, alleging the government has failed to properly monitor and reduce whale and dolphin deaths in fisheries. Olive Oil: Spanish cooperatives Dcoop and Acesur are teaming up to buy rival Deoleo, a major move in the country’s olive-oil industry. Crop Markets: Spain’s garlic sector is demanding action over Moroccan restrictions and UK tariff changes, while a delayed tomato season and tight European supply are pushing prices higher. More than €6 million is also earmarked to promote Spanish oranges and mandarins from 2027 to 2029. Farm Innovation: Agriculture Minister Luis Planas says Spain is a leader in agrotechnology and innovation is crucial to the sector.

Agri-tech: Agriculture Minister Luis Planas says Spain’s research and business ecosystem makes it a global agri-tech power, and called for innovation to reach smaller farms as they face climate and resource pressures. Olive oil: Dcoop and Acesur have agreed to buy a 91.99% stake in Deoleo, owner of Carbonell and Bertolli, in a deal valuing the business at €520 million; the two Spanish groups would each hold half. Port investment: Málaga is preparing a €48.4 million cargo project that will add more than 70,000 square metres of operating space and capacity for growing agricultural bulk traffic. Seasonal labour: Spain’s 2026 GECCO scheme allows eligible foreign workers permits of up to four years, with work capped at nine months annually and return home required between seasons. Market pressures: Spain’s garlic sector is seeking urgent action over Moroccan restrictions and UK tariff liberalisation, while Galicia is demanding sufficient EU funding for the next Common Agricultural Policy. Citrus promotion: More than €6 million is earmarked to promote Spanish oranges and mandarins from 2027 to 2029.

CAP Funding: Galicia’s Xunta is opposing proposed cuts to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and calling for adequate funding in the 2028–34 budget. Trade and Supply: Spain’s garlic sector wants action over Moroccan restrictions and UK tariff liberalisation. A delayed Spanish tomato season and low European supply are also pushing prices higher. New Crops: A Spanish startup is developing greenhouse-grown dragon fruit, bringing the tropical crop into controlled cultivation. Citrus: More than €6 million is planned to promote Spanish oranges and mandarins from 2027 to 2029, as lemon and grapefruit growers face pressure from rising Turkish volumes. Farm Safety: Three people died after toxic fumes filled a slurry pit at a pig farm near Pitillas, Navarre. Investigators believe two entered while trying to rescue a third.

CAP Funding: Galicia’s agriculture chief is opposing the proposed 2028–34 Common Agricultural Policy, warning it could leave the region’s farms with up to €80 million less a year and demanding a protected budget. Trade Pressure: Spain’s garlic sector wants coordinated action over Morocco’s new import-licensing scheme and the UK’s planned tariff suspension, which could intensify competition from third countries. Crop Innovation: A Catalan startup is developing greenhouse-grown dragon fruit for Mediterranean conditions, with plans to expand into other Spanish regions and Europe. Livestock: Cádiz’s Fegasur fair returns to Jerez on November 6–8 after a two-year pause, with more than 600 animals and free admission. Research and Markets: Spain is among the countries in an €8 million EU grassland project developing farm decision tools; meanwhile, delayed Spanish tomato supplies are pushing prices higher across Europe.**

Farm Safety: Spain’s new biocide rules ban storing the products in homes, garages and vehicles, and require facilities handling them to register. Grain Logistics: Three cereal wagons broke loose from a Cargill siding in Martorell and hit a Renfe locomotive; the driver was treated and discharged. Tomato Market: A delayed Spanish season and tight European supply are pushing prices higher. Citrus Trade: Turkish volumes are adding price pressure for Spain’s lemon and grapefruit season, while more than €6 million is earmarked to promote Spanish oranges and mandarins from 2027 to 2029. Fruit Imports: Brazil supplied 68% of Spain’s imported melons in the 2025/26 season. Farm Business: A Granada-based group is linking Spanish agricultural companies with workers from Central America. Olive Oil: Spain is changing marketing rules to help prevent market distortions.

Rural Recovery: In Galicia, residents of fire-hit Quereño are rebuilding the village’s burned hills with mountain-bike trails, hoping to revive a rural community facing wildfire and depopulation. Trade: A draft UK-EU deal could remove health and plant-export certificates, cutting paperwork for exporters using routes between Britain, France and Spain; the proposal is still under review. Fresh Produce: Spain’s delayed tomato season and low European supply are pushing prices higher, while thrips are disrupting pepper production. Spanish citrus growers also face price pressure as Turkish lemon and grapefruit volumes rise. Olive Oil: Spain’s agriculture ministry has introduced a new marketing rule aimed at preventing market distortions. Fisheries: Research on Mediterranean fish, including work by a Spanish scientist, finds that commercial fishing can drive genetic changes that may leave populations less able to cope with climate change and disease.

Vegetable Markets: Spain’s tomato season is running late, leaving European supply tight and pushing Almería auction prices above their three-year average. Pepper production is also facing disruption from thrips, while tomato supplies remain limited. Citrus: Spanish lemon and grapefruit growers face price pressure as Turkish volumes rise in Europe. Olive Oil: Spain’s agriculture ministry has introduced a new marketing rule aimed at preventing market distortions. Farm Innovation: Extremadura and Portuguese organisations are set to showcase new agri-food innovation tools in Badajoz. A Lanzarote farmer has also reached the final of Spain’s National Young Farmer Award.

Farm Biodiversity: Nestlé and BirdLife Europe are launching a three-and-a-half-year study of regenerative farming in Spain and Poland, measuring effects on wildlife and identifying ways to strengthen farm practices. Agri-food Digitalisation: Extremadura’s CICYTEX will present Spain-Portugal project tools in Badajoz on Nov. 4, including sensors and AI for traceability and process improvements; the initiative has worked with 32 food businesses and cooperatives. Crop Market Pressure: Spain’s lemon and grapefruit season faces price pressure as Turkish supplies rise, while thrips are disrupting pepper production. Olive Oil: Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has set a new marketing rule intended to prevent market distortions. Pig Sector: Weak demand and falling exports are adding to downward pressure on EU pork prices, with Spanish producers exposed to the wider market slump.

Agri-food Innovation: Extremadura and Portugal will present digital tools for farms and food businesses in Badajoz, including sensor and AI systems for traceability and process improvement. Crop Markets: Spain’s lemon and grapefruit season faces price pressure in Europe as Turkish volumes rise; meanwhile, thrips are disrupting pepper production and tomato supplies remain limited. Olive Oil: Spain’s agriculture ministry has introduced a new marketing rule intended to prevent market distortions. Young Farmers: Lanzarote farmer Karliana Aguilera has been named a finalist for the 2026 National Young Farmer Award.

Citrus Prices: Spain’s lemon and grapefruit season faces pressure in Europe as higher Turkish volumes intensify competition. Olive Oil Rules: The Agriculture Ministry has introduced a new marketing rule intended to prevent market distortions. Crop Pressures: Thrips are disrupting Spanish pepper production while tomato supplies remain limited. Farmers and Policy: Tractor protests in Madrid put countryside concerns in the spotlight, while a campaign group is challenging Spain over access to pesticide assessment reports. Young Farmer: Lanzarote grower Karliana Aguilera is a finalist for the 2026 National Young Farmer Award, recognized for adding value to the island’s sweet potato crop.

Young Farmers: Lanzarote grower Karliana Aguilera is a finalist for Spain’s National Young Farmer Award, recognized for building a business around the island’s traditional sweet potato. Citrus Markets: Spanish lemon and grapefruit growers face price pressure in Europe as rising Turkish volumes compete with the new season’s crop. Crop Outlook: Thrips are disrupting pepper production, while tomato supplies remain limited; separately, Spain’s potato harvest is forecast to fall 8% to 1.8 million tonnes. Weather Damage: Storm Adam has hit Spanish vegetable and citrus crops. Olive Oil: Agriculture officials have introduced a new marketing rule aimed at preventing distortions in the olive oil market. Farm Policy: Spain is among the countries extending fuel-tax relief as high oil prices raise costs for businesses, including farms.

Young Farmers: Lanzarote sweet-potato grower Karliana Aguilera has been named a finalist for Spain’s 2026 National Young Farmer Award. Her Batatas Roferas brand adds value to the island crop, with winners due to be announced on November 5. Crop Pressures: Spain’s citrus season faces price competition as Turkish lemon and grapefruit volumes rise, while thrips are disrupting pepper production and tomato supplies remain limited. Harvests: Spain’s potato crop is forecast at 1.8 million tonnes, down 8% this year; the country remains the EU’s leading fruit and vegetable producer. Market Rules: Spain’s agriculture ministry has introduced a new olive-oil marketing rule aimed at preventing market distortions.

Markets: Spain’s lemon and grapefruit season faces price pressure in Europe as Turkish volumes rise. Moroccan peppers are in exceptionally high demand, while some buyers are seeking winter tomatoes to reduce their reliance on Spanish supply. Crop outlook: Storm Adam damaged Spanish vegetable and citrus crops, and the 2026 potato harvest fell 8% to 1.8 million tonnes. Thrips have also disrupted pepper production as tomato supplies remain limited. Olive oil: Spain’s agriculture ministry has introduced a new marketing rule aimed at preventing market distortions. Production: Spain remains the EU’s leading fruit and vegetable producer.

Olive Oil: Spain has set a temporary 2026/27 marketing rule that can withdraw oil from the market if forecast supply reaches 120% of the six-season average, aiming to limit market disruption. Citrus: Spanish lemon and grapefruit growers face price pressure as larger Turkish volumes reach European markets, while demand in some destinations remains subdued. Protected Crops: Thrips have sharply reduced Spanish pepper production, lifting demand and farm-gate prices for Moroccan peppers; growers there are also harvesting below usual volumes. Harvests: Spain’s 2026 potato crop is forecast at 1.8 million tonnes, down 8% year on year. Storm Adam has also damaged Spanish vegetable and citrus crops. Almonds: A brighter outlook for Spanish and Portuguese yields is helping lift the EU’s 2026/27 almond production forecast.

Crop Pressures: Thrips are disrupting Spanish pepper production as tomato supplies remain limited. Storm Adam has also damaged vegetable and citrus crops. Harvests: Spain’s 2026 potato harvest fell 8% to 1.8 million tonnes, while the country remains the EU’s top fruit and vegetable producer. Farm Policy: EU ministers reached a partial agreement on the framework for the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy. Spanish farmers also suspended their Madrid tractor protest after observing a silence for victims of the deadly train crash. Market Watch: Europe’s winter herb supply is shifting toward imports as costs rise.