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Farmer strikes day 9: Malaga and Sevilla are among the biggest targets for tractor road blocks in Spain – while the border with France is virtually closed off

THE farmer strikes in Spain entered their ninth day on Wednesday as tractors continue to block roads up and down the country. The official protests are today being directed by the Asaja,

14 Feb, 2024 @ 13:46

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Farmer strikes in Spain enter their eighth day: Tractors block roads from Andalucia to Catalunya and will today target the border with France

FARMERS have entered their eighth day of protests across Spain by shutting down yet more major roads with their tractors. In Andalucia, the A-4 near Ecija, Sevilla and the A-92 near Lachar,

13 Feb, 2024 @ 10:00

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WATCH: Farmers in Spain destroy a truck load of tomatoes from Morocco as protests enter their FOURTH day: Tractors to ‘shut down’ major cities and roads after clashes with police

FARMERS are today protesting for the fourth day in a row as they plan to block motorways and roads across Spain. Dozens of tractors entered Barcelona on Thursday, cutting off the centre

9 Feb, 2024 @ 07:42

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Why are farmers striking in Spain and when will they stop?

FARMERS are causing chaos for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as they continue their strike for better working conditions. Roads and ports are closed across the country, including in Malaga, Barcelona,

7 Feb, 2024 @ 08:26

EXPLAINER·Lead·Must Read

Farmer strikes in Spain: Chaos to continue today with tractors blocking roads and ports from Malaga to Barcelona and Valencia

FARMERS are continuing to cause chaos across Spain today as they enter a second day of strikes and protests. Fed-up agricultural workers plan to ‘collapse’ major cities such as Barcelona, by using

7 Feb, 2024 @ 07:49

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Drought in Spain: Fruit and vegetable stocks in areas like the Costa Blanca plummet by up to 25% after months of virtually no rainfall

THE ON-GOING drought in Alicante province is causing reductions in local fruit and vegetables reaching markets and shops. The area is facing its driest autumn for 50 years with farm cooperatives unable

8 Dec, 2023 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Irrigators probed for killing fish due to installing illegal weir that dried up river in Spain's Valencia region

Irrigators probed for killing fish due to illegal weir that dried up river in Spain’s Castellon area

FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish appearing on a section in Jerica. The Guardia

11 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s ongoing drought is listed in the world’s top 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023

Spain approves €2.19 billion plan to combat effects of ongoing drought

THE SPANISH government on Thursday announced a €2.19 billion plan aimed at combating the effects of the ongoing drought in Spain. The Cabinet approved a decree that includes a package of urgent

11 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Winter drought reduces Spain’s reservoirs to national average water capacity of 50.7%

SPAIN’S reservoirs are at 50.7% capacity as the effects of the winter drought continue to bite. It means they are storing 28,400 cubic hectares of water which means that just in the

18 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News

Fire-ravaged Vall de-Ebo area of Spain's Alicante Province gets cash boost

Fire-ravaged Vall d’Ebo area of Spain’s Alicante Province gets cash boost

NEW support of up to €2 million has been promised to the fire-hit Vall d’Ebo area of Alicante Province. The pledge came on Tuesday in a meeting between 15 mayors from local

30 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

PP fails in bid to overturn wolf hunting ban in Spain

A BID to overturn Spain’s wolf hunting ban by Spain’s conservative opposition party has been rejected by parliament. The Popular Party (PP), supported by several farming organisations, were seeking to repeal a

28 May, 2022 @ 17:45

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Farmers call tractor protest for May 10 in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Association of Young Farmers of Alicante have called for a ‘tractorade’ protest in Alicante on May 10 in protest at rising costs in the agricultural sector. Farmers have become increasingly concerned

10 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Supermarkets hit by shortage as Spain’s truck driver strike continues

SUPERMARKETS across Spain are reporting shortages of some products as the strike by truck drivers continues. Fresh products such as fruit and vegetables, fish and meat are not reaching supermarket shelves as

18 Mar, 2022 @ 17:15

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

To the tractors! Malaga farmers plan protest to highlight problems in Spain’s agricultural sector

FARMERS are to take part in a tractor protest in Malaga to highlight issues that are blighting the agricultural sector, including a rise in production costs, labour reforms, unfair competition and severe

22 Feb, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga

Water Thieves Use Generators And 12 Kilometre Pipe Out Of Well To Supply Farms Across Murcia Area Of Spain

Water thieves use 12 kilometre-long pipe and pumping gear to illegally supply farms across Murcia area of Spain

A gang who hooked up an illegal water supply from a Murcia region well to irrigate farms has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Three people have been arrested and 17 others,

15 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Murcia

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

European Commission threatens Spain over environmentally-damaging water extraction plans for Andalucia’s Doñana National Park

THE European Commission has threatened to penalise Spain if plans go ahead to extract more water from one of Europe’s largest wetlands. The warning comes after the regional Andalucia government last week

14 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·European Union·Huelva·Lead

November passenger figures touch pre-pandemic levels at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Airport staying off the rails on Spain’s Costa Blanca angers business and farming groups

BUSINESS and farming groups have joined forces to criticise the ongoing absence of a rail link with Alicante-Elche airport. The Alicante Young Farmers Association(Asaja) and the Alicante Business Union(Uepal) say that the

4 Feb, 2022 @ 12:19

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Orange growers in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas rally against cheap imports

Costa Blanca orange growers cry ‘foul’ as Spain’s supermarkets squeeze them dry

ORANGE farmers in Alicante Province say crop prices have collapsed because of cheap imports from South Africa and supermarkets getting rock-bottom deals. The Alicante Young Farmers group, Asaja, says that a kilo

13 Jan, 2022 @ 17:47

Alicante·Costa Blanca·European Union·Lead·Valencian Community

Disastrous floods of 2019 in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain caused €2.3 billion of damage

Disastrous 2019 floods caused €2.3 billion of damage in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE September 2019 floods that hit Alicante Province and Murcia were Spain’s costliest natural disaster in a five years period. The annual report of the Aon Foundation priced the damage at €2.3

26 Nov, 2021 @ 13:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Spanish naval ship helps farmers in La Palma gain access to their land

THE Spanish Navy amphibious transport ship Castilla has docked in La Palma on the Canary Islands today, Saturday, November 6. The vessel’s crew will help farmers gain access to their plots that have

6 Nov, 2021 @ 12:53

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

AFTER WILDFIRE: Spain’s Andalucia to receive 50 tonnes of feed for livestock on Sierra Bermeja farms

THE Junta has received 50 tonnes of feed for livestock to help farms cope with the aftermath of the Sierra Bermeja wildfire. According to Fernando Fernandez Tapia-Ruano, the territorial delegate for Agriculture,

28 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

LESS MEAT, MORE LIFE: Spanish minister’s campaign to eat less meat receives a mixed response

HEALTH minister Alberto Garzon has launched a campaign encouraging Spaniards to eat less meat, after research revealed Spain chomps its way through more meat than any country in the EU. According to

10 Jul, 2021 @ 11:13

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

TOO MANY GOATS as farmers on Spain’s Costa Blanca predict big problems due to hospitality closure

FARMERS in Alicante Province say they will suffer an immediate loss of €500,000 because they have lost the hospitality industry as major customers. Restaurants and bars were closed yesterday(January 21) for at

22 Jan, 2021 @ 12:41

Costa Blanca·Lead

Orange farmers on Spain’s Costa Blanca vent anger over sugary drink tax plans

COSTA Blanca orange farmers are up in arms over government plans to raise IVA taxes on sugary drinks from 10% to 21%, which will include juice products. The Valencian Association of Farmers

20 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Postal service wants time extension for mail-in ballots ahead of Sunday's general election in Spain

Post office in Spain offers new lifeline to rural farmers in wake of nationwide protests

CORREOS has signed an agreement with the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) to integrate fresh produce into their Correos Market online store. Coming after a series of spectacular and confrontational

14 Feb, 2020 @ 11:42

Cordoba·Lead

REVEALED: New data shows 600% price hikes on oranges, pushing farmers in Spain’s Andalucia ‘to the brink’

Andalucian farmers have been severely struggling recently, with international tariffs hitting the country hard

10 Feb, 2020 @ 11:45

Cordoba·Food & Drink·Lead