Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food began releasing fertiliser purchasing subsidies to 249,376 farmers on 4 September 2026, disbursing a first tranche of €494.57 million. The payments are part of a wider €700 million programme established under article 50 del Real Decreto-ley 7/2026, de 20 de marzo, which forms the Comprehensive Response Plan to the Middle East Crisis.
Eligible farmers can receive subsidies for irrigated crops and rain-fed cultivation. Beneficiaries can check their individual subsidy amounts through the website of the Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA).
The ministry stated that fertilisers are among the raw materials whose prices have risen most sharply as a result of the armed conflict, and that the measure is designed to offset the impact of those increases on farming operations. The stated objective is to allow farmers to maintain adequate fertilisation levels — described as essential for sustaining agricultural output volumes — without bearing a heavy additional cost that could feed through into higher food prices.
The first published list covers 249,376 potential beneficiaries. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food said it will publish a second list of potential beneficiaries at a later date, meaning the total number of recipients and the remaining portion of the €700 million envelope are yet to be allocated.
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