Three Andalusian organisations will join a national tractor protest in Madrid on 28 October. About 500 tractors are due to set off at 11:00 as farmers demand relief from rising costs and fairer competition.
About 500 tractors are scheduled to leave Plaza de Colón at 11:00 on Wednesday 28 October. The procession will pass along Paseo de Recoletos and continue via Paseo del Prado before finishing on Paseo de la Infanta Isabel outside the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
ASAJA-Andalucía and COAG Andalucía will take part. Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de Andalucía is also joining the national mobilisation, called by ASAJA and COAG. Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos is another organiser. Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España has also joined the action under the slogan “Dar de comer tiene que dar para vivir,” translated as “Producing food must provide a living.” Farmers and livestock producers from every Andalusian province are expected in Madrid. More than 250 Andalusians have confirmed travel by train, in addition to those arriving by tractor, Europa Press reported.
The groups say mounting production costs are squeezing farm profitability. They also point to prices that fail to cover expenses and expanding regulatory demands. Imports from countries outside the EU, they say, do not face the same requirements as European producers. Their stated aim is to secure conditions that allow farms to produce profitably and continue operating. The protest is part of a coordinated national mobilisation, with groups calling for urgent action on rising costs and weak returns.
Their demands include a plan to curb input costs. They want a professional agricultural diesel scheme with reduced taxation and a direct discount at the pump. Until it is introduced, they are seeking aid covering 70% of diesel’s actual additional cost. They also want measures to ease the burden of fertiliser and energy prices.
On the Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP, the organisations oppose what they describe as a weakening of the policy. They want a separate and sufficient budget for 2028 to 2034, directed primarily towards people who produce and earn their living from farming. The manifesto says the European Commission’s proposal would mean almost €10 billion less for Spain, a 28% reduction in real terms. The groups also call for adequate CAP funding and simpler administrative requirements.
They are also calling for food prices to cover effective production costs and for stronger inspections of abusive trading practices. They say enforcement of Spain’s Food Chain Law must account for the realities of the cooperative model. Their demands include prices that remunerate farmers’ and livestock producers’ work.
For imports, their demands include reciprocal standards and mirror clauses, backed by effective border checks. They also want traceability and clear origin labelling. Safeguards should protect sectors harmed by competition. The organisations say products entering the EU should meet requirements comparable to those imposed on European producers.
On regulation, the groups want simpler CAP requirements and fewer unnecessary obligations. They call for an end to duplicated paperwork. They also want a right to correct errors, so that minor mistakes are not treated as fraud.
The organisations say the approach of the general election must not delay urgent measures or longer-term decisions for the sector. The planned march is due to end outside the Ministry of Agriculture on Paseo de la Infanta Isabel. Farmers and livestock producers are travelling to Madrid from across Spain.
