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Farmers Stage Coordinated Tractor Protests Across Spain Over EUMercosur Deal

Organizers say the pact invites unfair competition, weakens import controls and risks traceability.

Overview

  • Tractor convoys and road block actions rolled out Friday across multiple regions, including Burgos, Asturias and Extremadura, in a coordinated push by agrarian unions.
  • More than 300 tractors intend to block access routes around Navalmoral de la Mata in La Vera from late morning through the evening, with passage allowed for emergency services, according to Asaja Cáceres.
  • The Local Police in Burgos published detailed street closures and urged drivers to use alternative routes as the tractor march proceeded toward government offices.
  • APAG and UPA scheduled parallel tractor routes across Badajoz province, linking towns such as Azuaga, Llerena, Almendralejo, Zafra and Talarrubias.
  • Union leaders argue the EUMercosur agreement would let in farm goods produced with banned pesticides or growth hormones, and they called on citizens and elected representatives to back the protests.