The increase in surface area means that beet producers in Spain will see their crop-related aid reduced by 31.21% this season

ASAJA León has denounced that the greater area of beet sowing that has occurred in León and in other producing provinces of Spain, particularly in Castilla y León, has led to a reduction of 31.21% this campaign in the aid associated with beet linked to the hectares declared by each producer. The Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (Fega) published an information circular on Monday, September 23, which sets the provisional amount of the aid at 407 euros per hectare, which represents 31.21% less than the 591.7 that the aid represented in the previous 2023 campaign. And the fact is that Spain has allocated a total budget, for this purpose, of 17 million euros, which are distributed among the number of hectares cultivated, differentiating the autumn sowings of Andalusia from the spring sowings of the rest of the country. In the province of León, 10,491 hectares have been cultivated this year, which represents an increase of 48.3% compared to the 7,074 in 2023. This sowing area ...