The Regional Government compensates poultry farms affected by Newcastle disease with 968,000 euros

The Regional Government of Castilla y León has arranged the direct granting of subsidies totaling 968,000 euros to the 139 owners of 176 poultry farms affected by Newcastle disease during the year 2026. The measure is formalized in Order AGR/1214/2026, of November 6, published in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León (BOCYL) No. 218, of November 11, 2026, with the reference BOCYL-D-11112026-218-20. Each affected farm will receive 5,500 euros in a single payment.

Emergency aid in the face of the zoosanitary crisis

The text recalls that Newcastle disease is a mandatory reportable infectious disease, classified as category A by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882, the appearance of which obliges the competent authority to adopt control and eradication measures. During 2026, the spread of outbreaks in farms within the community led the Regional Government of Castilla y León to apply “numerous emergency sanitary measures.”

The regional ministry justifies the direct grant—without a public call—under article 22.2.c) of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies Law, and article 31.1 of Law 5/2008, of September 25, on Subsidies of the Community of Castilla y León, which requires prior authorization from the Regional Government. This authorization was formalized in the Agreement of November 5, 2026, by the regional Executive. Funding is provided by budget allocation 03.04.G.412A01.77039.0, of Law 5/2024, of May 9, regarding budgets extended for 2026 by Decree 23/2025, of December 30.

Outbreaks in five provinces and an additional restriction zone

According to the order, epidemiological updates from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food notified outbreaks between June and September in the provinces of Valladolid, Segovia, Salamanca, Ávila, and Zamora, in meat, laying, and breeding farms. Official veterinary services applied immediate immobilizations, sanitary slaughter of birds, destruction of carcasses, feed, and contaminated materials, protection and surveillance zones, epidemiological surveys, and reinforcement of biosecurity.

The General Directorate of Agricultural and Livestock Production issued several consecutive resolutions:

• July 2, 2026: additional risk mitigation measures (control, movement, management of carcasses and by-products).
• July 31, 2026: control and intensified surveillance plan in an Additional Restriction Zone (ZRA), with mandatory vaccination in the included municipalities.
• September 14 and October 16, 2026: modifications to adapt the territorial scope of the ZRA and the applicable measures.

Requirements, amount, and processing

Beneficiaries may be the holders of holdings registered in the General Registry of Livestock Holdings (REGA) of Castilla y León affected by the disease or by the extraordinary sanitary measures of 2026. No additional documentation shall be provided: identification will be carried out using REGA data, SITRAN, outbreak files, and the animal health databases of the regional ministry.

• Amount: 5,500 euros per holding, once per holder and holding.
• Total: 968,000 euros for 176 holdings of 139 beneficiaries.
• Highest amounts: 22,000 euros (four holdings) for Explotaciones Avícolas García Puente S.A., Granja Pinilla S.L., Ibérica de Tecnología Avícola S.A.U. and Producciones Avícolas El Granjero S.L.U.
• 16,500 euros (three holdings) for Agotzaina S.L., Cría y Producción Avícola S.L.U. and Marcopolo Comercio S.L.
• Acceptance period: five days from publication; after this period, it shall be understood as a waiver.
• Compatibility: with other aids of the same nature, without exceeding the limits of each regime.

The aids are subject to the de minimis regime of Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 and will be incorporated into the control registers. The payment will be a single installment, subject to verification that the beneficiary is up to date with their tax obligations and with Social Security.

Appeals and scope

The order, signed in Valladolid on November 6, 2026, by the regional minister Joaquín Antonio Pino, exhausts the administrative route. An optional appeal for reversal may be filed 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, starting from the day following its publication in the BOCYL.

The regulation arrives as the poultry sector of Castilla y León faces the reconstruction of its productive capacity after months of restrictions. The ministry describes the activity as “strategic” for the agri-food fabric and rural employment, and maintains that the aid seeks to maintain the viability of the holdings most affected by immobilizations and commercial paralysis. The complete list of beneficiaries and amounts is listed in Annex II of the order, with tax keys partially hidden in the publication.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla y León, no. 218, of November 11, 2026, section I.C. Subsidies, pp. 430-438 (official reference: BOCYL-D-11112026-218-20).