The countryside approaches 700 million in compensations by October

The various climatic events that have affected the countryside this year have resulted in agricultural insurance indemnities approaching 700 million in the first ten months of the year and exceeding those of 2024 by 3%, despite the fact that last year included the effect of the dana in Valencia. As of October, 1,438,000 hectares have been declared damaged, which is 11% less than as of October 2024, according to the Agroseguro report. Of the total payments expected, in the case of livestock, the sum of indemnities for accidents, diseases, withdrawal, and destruction amounts to 139.79 million euros as of October; this is only seven million more than a year ago. For the next fiscal year, the Agricultural Insurance Plan is already known, which will again include 315 million from the State Agricultural Insurance Entity (Enesa) and, as a novelty, will cover livestock damages due to sheep pox, which also affects goats. The Plan, presented this Wednesday, incorporates new actions for the ...