Andalusia has begun paying nearly €775 million in European subsidies as an advance on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aid for the 2026 campaign. The regional government’s cabinet was briefed on the start of the payments, which are being processed by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. They are allocated to more than 187,600 farmers and livestock breeders across the region’s eight provinces; nearly 37% of recipients are women (69,310).
The advance exceeds €14 million for 4,375 recipients in Almería; totals €57 million for 6,213 producers in Cádiz; and is nearly €177.2 million for 34,746 recipients in Córdoba. Granada is to receive more than €81.8 million for 26,822 beneficiaries, while Huelva’s nearly €28 million is allocated to 5,277 producers. In Jaén, more than €205.8 million is being distributed among 71,302 farmers and livestock breeders. Málaga’s advance is close to €47.8 million for 14,813 beneficiaries, and Sevilla’s exceeds €163 million for 24,075 producers.
EU rules allow payments from 16 October of an advance equal to 50% of approved aid, with the percentage able to rise if conditions set by Brussels are met. The difficulties facing the agricultural sector in recent years led to advances of up to 70% in previous years. For 2026, the advance is set to be 5 percentage points higher. The Andalusian government says it is working to pay 75% of the total approved CAP aid to the region’s farmers and livestock breeders in the coming weeks.
The release cites financial difficulties caused by rising production costs amid the Middle East crisis, particularly the increase in fertilizer costs, as one of the challenges facing European agriculture. It says the advance is intended to strengthen producers’ liquidity during a key point in the agricultural cycle, helping them meet operating costs and maintain employment and economic activity in rural areas.
The payments include direct aid such as €451.5 million in basic income support for sustainability, €90.5 million in complementary redistributive support, and €6 million in complementary income support for young farmers. They also include €107.8 million for eco-schemes involving spontaneous or sown plant cover in permanent crops and €24 million for crop rotation with soil-improving species.
Other direct payments include nearly €10 million for olive groves facing specific difficulties and €3.6 million for nut producers in areas at risk of desertification. Livestock-related payments include €15.7 million for extensive sheep and goat meat producers and €11.3 million for beef producers.