Overview

• The newly formalized EU–US framework caps duties on EU farm exports at 15% without carve‑outs for sensitive products, according to Spanish unions.
• Castilla‑La Mancha’s vice president said the region will lodge a complaint in Brussels over 15% duties on wine, olive oil and cheese.
• Unió Llauradora brands the pact a "political surrender" and presses for mandatory origin labeling of ingredients such as almonds and honey.
• Valencia’s vulnerability is underscored by €355 million in U.S. nut imports last year, equal to 19.7% of the region’s total imports.
• Critics, including MEP Cristina Maestre, warn the agreement favors competitively priced U.S. agri‑food—some entering at zero tariff—and may dilute EU deforestation and sanitary safeguards.