EU unveils support for farmers hit by fertilizer costs

The Council of the EU has adopted a regulation giving member states new tools to support farmers hit by sharply higher fertilizer and input costs linked to the recent crisis in the Middle East. The measures aim to ease liquidity pressures, stabilise production and underpin food security across the bloc.

“Recent disruptions to global supply chains and soaring fertilizer prices have placed significant pressure on our agricultural sector,” said Martin Heydon, Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. “Today’s decision demonstrates that the European Union is determined to respond swiftly and decisively to support European farmers and our food security.”