Agrarian associations call for protests in several regions of Spain
The Spanish primary sector is preparing for a week of high tension. The main agrarian organizations in the country have called to mobilize between January 26 and 30, 2026. The discontent is directed towards European and national institutions, with the Spanish countryside up in arms. 🚜
Calendar and extent of the mobilizations
The protest actions will begin on Monday, January 26, in the Cantabria region, where a column of tractors is scheduled to reach the capital, Santander. The strategy is to escalate the pressure in the following days, taking the protests to other autonomous communities. The objective is clear: maintain a constant presence so that the administrations cannot ignore their demands.
Action plan by days:- Monday 26: Start in Cantabria with tractor concentration in Santander.
- Tuesday 27 to Friday 30: Extension of the protests to other regions of the national territory.
- Weekly objective: Constant pressure to negotiate measures that guarantee the survival of farms.
It seems that the only way a tractor makes the news in the city is when it blocks a main avenue, instead of when it works silently in the countryside producing food.
Central reasons for agrarian discontent
Farmers and ranchers claim that the future outlined by policies is unviable. There are two main focuses of their malaise, both originating in Brussels but with direct impact on the Spanish countryside.
Main complaints from the sector:- Cuts in the CAP: They anticipate that the funds for the future Common Agricultural Policy will be reduced, which will drastically limit their ability to compete in the markets.
- EU-Mercosur Agreement: They outright reject the impact they foresee from this trade agreement, as it allows the entry of agri-food products with different production standards and costs, which they consider unfair competition.
- Prices and regulations: They demand a framework that ensures fair prices for their products and regulations that do not suffocate farms economically.
A sector fighting for its future
The mobilizations scheduled for the end of January 2026 are the expression