Rural Affairs publishes €3.6M aid for farmers and ranchers due to fertilizer and energy cost overruns

Direct payments, potentially benefiting over 4,500 recipients, aim to mitigate the impact of the Middle East crisis.

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The Consellería do Medio Rural (Ministry of Rural Affairs) today published in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) the resolution for aid totaling €3,652,583.30, aimed at farmers and ranchers to cope with the increased costs of fertilizers and diesel fuel resulting from the Middle East crisis.

The Galician Agricultural Guarantee Fund (Fogga) will manage these grants, which are expected to benefit over 4,500 recipients. The aid was activated with maximum agility following the approval of fund distribution among autonomous communities on October 21st. Galicia was allocated €1,652,583.30, supplemented by €2 million in regional funding.
Following the publication, interested parties can accept or reject the aid via a form on the Xunta's Electronic Headquarters. Payments for accepted aid will be processed before the end of the year. This measure will be horizontal, applying to all agricultural and livestock sectors that meet the established conditions.
Key requirements include being registered in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) or the Special System for Agricultural Self-Employed Workers (SETA) in the agricultural sector, deriving at least 25% of income from agricultural activity, and having submitted the Single Application for the 2026 CAP campaign. The aid amounts, ranging from €100 to €6,010 per beneficiary, will be determined based on objective criteria related to agricultural land area, according to the methodology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Based on information from the official source: Xunta de Galicia — Notas de prensa (portal central, cubre todas as consellerías) (29/10/2026)