The Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA) has published the first resolution of aid to compensate for the rise in fertiliser prices. Farmers in Lebrija can receive up to €92.50 per irrigated hectare.
The Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA) has made public the first resolution granting extraordinary and temporary aid for agricultural holders, a measure that also affects farmers in Lebrija and aims to compensate for the cost increases caused by the rise in fertiliser prices, exacerbated by the Middle East conflict.
The resolution, signed on 3 September 2026, includes a first list of beneficiaries who have expressly accepted the aid and meet the requirements, for a total amount of €494,572,001.72. This aid is part of the Comprehensive Crisis Response Plan for the Middle East, approved by Royal Decree-Law 7/2026, of 20 March.
The amount varies according to the eligible area of each farm. The maximum unit amounts are €38.33 per dryland hectare and €92.50 per irrigated hectare. Aid will not be granted if the resulting amount is less than €100, and there is a limit of 300 hectares per beneficiary, prioritising irrigated land.
The area considered will be that declared in the single application for the 2025 campaign or, for farms that do not receive direct CAP aid, that which appears in the regional agricultural exploitation registers. In the case of Lebrija, most farms are dryland, although there are also irrigated areas around the Guadalquivir.
The total funding amounts to €665 million, of which €500 million corresponds to the initial extraordinary credit and €165 million to a supplement approved later.
Beneficiaries who accept the aid must submit a responsible declaration that they have purchased or will purchase fertilisers after 1 March 2026. In addition, they must keep the invoices for ten years and make them available to the Administration when required.
The resolution also states that holders who reported material identification errors or require additional checks may be included in a future list of grants. The publication of this first list does not close the procedure.
The aid is granted for the period between 1 March and 31 December 2026, within the time frame of state aid established by the European Commission.
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