Castilla y León grants 552,186 euros to 141 farms due to fires

The Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Environment, and Environmental Policy of the Regional Government of Castilla y León has resolved the direct granting of subsidies to 141 professional and non-professional farmers, livestock breeders, and beekeepers whose holdings were damaged by the large forest fires of the summer of 2026. The decision is formalized in Order AGR/1206/2026, of November 6, published in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León (BOCYL) No. 218, of November 11, 2026 (pp. 418 to 427). The total amount amounts to 552,186.50 euros, charged to the budget allocation 03.04.G.412A01.77039.0.

The framework: from the July agreement to the November order

The order derives from Agreement 135/2026, of July 30, of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, which scheduled actions to recover the areas affected by the summer fires. The territorial scope is established by the resolutions of the Second Vice-Presidency of the Regional Government of Castilla y León of July 30, August 4, and September 2, 2026, which list the affected municipal districts and localities and are supplemented by the Ministry’s graphic and satellite systems.

On August 13, 2026, the Regional Government of Castilla y León authorized the direct grant in favor of 339 professional farmers, livestock breeders, and beekeepers, with a minimum aid of 5,500 euros per affected holding owner and a ceiling of 25,000 euros depending on surface area, deceased animals, or hives. Subsequently, on August 27, 5,500 euros were approved for 48 owners, and on September 24, another 5,500 euros for 31 owners.

The new resolution is based on the Agreement of November 5, 2026, of the Regional Government and on article 22.2.c) of the General Subsidies Law 38/2003, which allows for direct granting for reasons of public, social, and economic interest. The aid is framed within Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2472.

Scale per hectare, head of livestock, and hive

Annex I establishes the amounts applied in this resolution:

• 400 euros per hectare of unharvested herbaceous crops.
• 700 euros per hectare of woody crops in production and properly maintained.
• 20 euros per hectare of pasture areas.
• 160 euros per lost hive.
• Cattle: from 1,200 euros (less than or equal to 6 months) to 5,000 euros (males over 17 months); females from 24 months to 9 years, 2,500 euros.
• Sheep and goats: between 60 and 300 euros per animal depending on age and condition; other ages, 160 euros (sheep) and 155 euros (goats).
• Iberian pigs: from 200 euros per piglet up to 1,500 euros per boar.
• Coefficients: ×1.5 for animals registered in a Stud Book and ×1.2 for holdings with a Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indication, Guarantee Mark, or organic production; ×1.8 if both apply.

The minimum amount per beneficiary in this order is 100 euros —below this figure, there is no entitlement to aid— and the maximum is 25,000 euros. Losses of stocks intended for livestock feed and veterinary care expenses linked to the damages are also considered eligible for subsidies.

Who collects and how much

Annex II lists the 141 recipients by name, with the NIF partially hidden and the assigned subsidy. Most of the amounts range between several hundred and a few thousand euros, while four holders reach the ceiling of 25,000 euros: Bioapicola Cañete, S.L., Antonio Solanas de la Fuente, Alfonso Velasco Postigo, and Germán Vicente Ponce.

Among the highest amounts are also Justo Parra Rodríguez (€17,350.00), María Rosario Villar Ríos (€17,160.00), Ignacio Jesús Nieto Vaquero (€16,708.73), and Juan José Fernández de la Cruz (€16,350.95). At the opposite end appear minimum aids of 112.00, 120.20, or 126.00 euros. The list includes natural persons and companies such as Benandanti, S.L., Domus Vettonia SL, and Finca La Migueluesa S.L., as well as shared holders and vacant inheritances.

Acceptance, payment, and appeals

The subsidies are understood to be accepted from the publication of the order in the BOCYL, although the interested party may reject them within a period of ten days. A single payment per beneficiary will be issued once it is verified that they are up to date with tax obligations and Social Security.

Against the order, which exhausts the administrative route, a request for reversal (recurso de reposición) may be filed before the same body within one month, or a contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León within two months. The text is signed by the counselor Joaquín Antonio Pino.

The impact is twofold: the order specifies in names and euros a commitment announced in August and provides certainty to farms that had not yet received anything, while confirming that the bulk of the aid is directed toward damage to agricultural land, loss of livestock, and destroyed beehives—the three fronts that defined the fires of the summer of 2026.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla y León, no. 218, November 11, 2026, section I.C. Subsidies, pp. 418-427 (official reference: BOCYL-D-11112026-218-19).