Aragón calls for 13.6 million euros in emergency aid for the countryside

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food of the Government of Aragon has announced emergency financial aid totaling 13,632,077.79 euros to partially compensate farmers and livestock breeders for losses caused by the rising cost of fertilizers and energy. The measure is approved via Order AGA/1616/2026, dated November 4, published in the Official Gazette of Aragon number 216, dated November 9, 2026, with the official reference BOA20261109001. Beneficiaries must apply for payment before February 28, 2027.

The regulation is issued under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1894 of the European Commission, dated July 27, 2026, which grants emergency financial aid to farmers affected by specific problems impacting their economic viability as a consequence of the crisis in the Middle East. The regional Executive traces the origin of the problem to the crisis that began on February 28, 2026, and the trade disruptions resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which have raised the prices of fertilizers and energy products, particularly fuels and agricultural diesel, with a direct impact on the liquidity of the farms.

Article 2 of that community regulation allows for the granting of complementary national aid of up to 200% of the Union allocation using the same criteria, an option that Aragon has chosen. Hence the distribution of the total allocation:

• 4,544,025.93 euros charged to the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), item 14020/G/7123/470268/12101.
• 9,088,051.86 euros from complementary regional financing, item 14020/G/7123/470268/91001 (DGA), PEP 2026/000194.
• The amount may be increased according to budget availability, subject to the publication of the final amount in the Official Gazette of Aragon.

Who can collect and how to apply

Beneficiaries may be natural or legal persons and entities without legal personality who own agricultural or livestock farms located totally or partially in Aragon that have submitted the 2026 CAP Single Application, in accordance with Order AGA/126/2026, dated January 21, and Order AGA/573/2026, dated April 15. As of May 15, 2026, the final day for submitting that application, they must meet at least one of these conditions:

• Be affiliated and registered with the corresponding Social Security scheme for the exercise of agricultural activity.
• Be owners of a priority agricultural holding registered in the corresponding registry.
• In companies and entities without legal personality, that at least one partner meets the previous condition.

The application is considered submitted upon the presentation of the CAP 2026 Single Application, and the processing will be entirely electronic. The summary of the call is published with the identifier BDNS 940186 in the National Database of Subsidies.

Areas, animals, and amounts

Eligible for subsidies will be the admissible agricultural crop areas declared in the CAP 2026 Single Application, both rainfed and irrigated, excluding fallow land and pastures as they do not receive fertilization, as well as the livestock units (LSU) for extensive cattle and sheep-goat farming, as well as beekeeping equivalents. The approved modules are:

• Rainfed crops: 10.00 euros per hectare.
• Irrigated crops: 21.00 euros per hectare.
• Extensive livestock and beekeeping: 10.00 euros per LSU.

The fixed equivalencies are 0.8 LSU per breeding bovine animal and 0.1 LSU per sheep or goat animal and per beehive. In holdings with rainfed, irrigated, and LSU simultaneously, the maximum number of eligible units may not exceed 300 per holding, prioritizing those with the highest unit amount. Aid lower than 100 euros per beneficiary will not be granted and, if the eligible applications exceed the credit, a linear reduction coefficient will be applied; if they do not reach it, the modules may be expanded with an increase coefficient.

Processing, control, and compatibility

The instruction corresponds to the Direct Area Aid Service of the General Directorate of Agricultural Production, with the support of a valuation commission of three officials designated by the general directorate. The General Director of Agricultural Production shall resolve within a maximum period of three months from the publication of the order, with publicity in the Official Gazette of Aragon and on the electronic headquarters (procedure 12015). An administrative appeal may be filed against the resolution before the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food within one month, and the waiver may be presented within seven business days from publication.

The aid is compatible with other national or Union aids for the same losses, including those from EAFRD or EAGF, provided that the accumulation does not exceed the estimated loss; otherwise, the amount will be reduced or reimbursement will be required. Member States must notify the European Commission, no later than July 31, 2027, of the amounts paid per measure, the number and type of beneficiaries, and the effectiveness evaluation.

The call is signed by the minister Aránzazu Simón Pérez and enters into force on the day of its publication. It is also incorporated into the Aragon Strategic Subsidy Plan 2023-2027, in the lines managed by the General Directorate of Agricultural Production, through the modification of section 5.2.

The impact of the measure depends on how many holdings apply: with modules of 10 euros per hectare of rain-fed land and 21 per hectare of irrigated land, the effective distribution may fall below the available credit, in which case the order provides for increasing the unit amounts. For the sector, the calendar is decisive: those who do not appear in the 2026 CAP Single Application will not be able to benefit from an aid that is managed without additional formalities and whose payment will be made by transfer to the account validated in that same application.

Source: Official Gazette of Aragon, number 216, of November 9, 2026, section I. General Provisions, Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (official reference: BOA20261109001).